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On the other fide of the gallery, you 

 open into a blue damafk dreffing-room, 

 25 by 24 ; here are two pictures by Mr. 

 Weft, which feem to be in his happieft 

 manner ; Diana and Endymion, and O, 

 and Iphigene. In the firlt, the moft ftriking 

 peculiarity is the light, all iffuing from the 

 crefcent of Diana; this is fomething of the 

 Concetto, but the execution is fine ; the dif- 

 fufion fpirited and natural. The turn of 

 her neck and naked arm is very beautiful ; 

 all the colours are fine and brilliant ; and 

 the general harmony very pleafing. In 

 the other piece, the naked bofom of Iphigene 

 is fine, and the turn of her head ini- 

 mitable. Cymo?i y s figure is good, his attitude 

 eafy and natural ; the colours are glowing, 

 and confequently pleafing. Befides thefe 

 pieces, here is likewife a large portrait of 

 the late King on horfeback ; it is a good 

 one, the attitude natural. Likewife a 

 fmall relief in alabafter of a Cupid in a 

 car, drawn by panthers : his attitude very 

 pleafing. — Next is the chintz bed-chamber, 

 24 by 20. 



After this comes the yellow damafk 

 apartment. The dreffing-room 18 fquare; 

 and the bed-chamber 25 by 18. Upon 

 a cabinet in this room is a fmall Ve- 

 nus in white marble ; fine, delicate, and 



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