Anecdotes of PAINTING, &c. 



CHAP. VI. 



SMe of Painting under Edward VI . and 

 Mary. 



UN D E R a minor prince, and amidfl a 

 llruggle of religions, we are not like- 

 ly to meet with much account of the arts. 

 Nobody was at leifure to mind or record 

 them. Yet the feeds fown by Henry were 

 not eradicated ; Holbein was ftill alive. We 

 have Teen that he was chofen to celebrate 

 the inftitution of Bridewell. He drew the 

 young king more than once after he came 

 to the crown. 



Among the flores of old pi6lures at So- 

 merfet-houfe was one, painted on a long 

 board, reprefenting the head of Edward VIv 

 to be difcerned only by the refledion of a 

 cylindric mirrour. On the fide of the head 

 was a landfcape, not ill done. On the frame 

 was written Gulielmus pinxit. This was 

 probably : 



MARC 



