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emperor was here in 1521 ; Holbein did 

 not arrive at fooneil 'till five years after. 

 Peacham mentions a defign that he faw for 

 a chimney-piece * for Henry's new palace at 

 Bridewell. There undoubtedly, at White- 

 hall, and at Nonfuch were many of his pi'o- 

 du 61 ions. 



It may be wondered that I have faid no- 

 thing of a work much renowned and afcrib- 

 ed to this mafl'er ; I mean the chamber at 

 the lord Montacute's at Coudray ; but it is 

 moft certainly not executed by him. Though 

 the hiftorics reprefented there, the habits 

 and cuilomiS of the times, make that room 

 a fingular curiofity, they are it's only m^erit. 

 There is nothing good either in the defigns, 

 difpofition or colouring. 



There are three other hiftoric pieces in 

 the fame houfe, of much more m.erit, afcrib- 

 ed likev/ife to Holbein, and undoubtedly 

 of his time, llie firft reprefents Francis I. 

 on his throne, v/ith his courtiers, and die 

 duke of Sulfo (fo it is written) and the earl 

 of Southampton ftanding before him on an 

 embafiy. This is by much the woril of 

 die three, and has been repainted. The 



* I have a large drawing by bim for a magnificent 

 chimney-piece, I do not know if the fame. 



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