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 venerable oaks, of an extraordinary fize ; 

 the remains of one are to be feen, yet liv- 

 ing, with a paflage cut through it large 

 enough for a coach to drive through ; 

 and another with feven vafl branches 

 growing from one body : Thefe are both 



real 



David and Nathan, by the fame matter, but 



unknown. The colours and manner the 



fame. 

 Reynolds. The late Duchefs of Leeds ; a moft 



fweet attitude and the eyes exquiiitely done. 

 Drawing-room, 25 fquare. 

 Vandyke. Earl of Stafford ; fine. 

 Rubens. Sea goddeffes •, the figures, attitudes 



and colours are not pleafing. 

 Ditto. Venus and Cupid. By no means agree- 

 able. 

 Schalken. Old woman ivith a candle. The ex- 



preflion of the light ftrong and fine. 

 Baffan. The creation. 



The land/capes : Fine. 



Adoration of the jhepherds \ ditto. 



Lucretia and Tarquin ; the picture of an old 

 hag, pulling a letcher by the nofe. 

 Carlo Marrat. Virgin and child. 

 Wife men's offerings. Figure of the Virgin, 



good. 

 Holbein. Erafmus and Sir Thomas More -, very 



line. 

 Oft end. A man reeding a paper. The minute 



expreffion ftrong. 



Vandyke 



