230 Painters in the Reign of^een Elizabeth, 



man is at table with his wife, and another 

 lady, probably ^from the refemblance, her 

 filler. The firll lady has tags of a particu- 

 lar form, exa6lly . like thofe on the drefs of 

 my duchefs of Suffolk, as is the colouring, 

 though not fo highly finifhed ; yet the heads 

 have great nature. Before them are feven 

 young children, their ages marked, which 

 fhew that diree of them were born at a birth. 

 They are playing with fruit, and by them 

 are a parrot and a monkey : but the animals 

 and fruit are much inferior to the figures. 

 There are fome Latin verfes in commenda- 

 tion of the gentleman, whofe name or title 

 was Co oh am. I fuppofe Sir George Brooke 

 lord Cobham, who died in the firfl year of 

 queen Elizabeth, leaving eight fons and two 

 dau<2;hters. He had been committed to the 

 tower by queen Mary, as privy to Wyat'a 

 rebellion. I have likewife found two more 

 pieces of this mader at Drayton, die ancient 

 caflle-like manfion of the Mordaunts, now 

 of the lady Elizabeth Germain. One is a half 

 length of Margaret Audley fecond wife of 

 Thomas duke of Norfolk beheaded temp. 

 Eliz. Her arms and titles are on the back 

 ground : but the pidlure has fuffered. The 



other. 



