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picture for £42. This stranger was a connoisseur of paintings, 

 who took it to London, and there, when it was ascertained to be 

 one of the masterpieces of Kneller, it was re-sold for the sum of 

 £800. It next appeared amongst the effects of the late Admiral 

 Tucker, at Trematon Castle ; and when the sale took place there, 

 this picture was bought on behalf of a gentleman in Devon. 

 The Rev. W. Iago, of Bodmin, did not lose sight of it, and 

 advised the Royal Institution of Cornwall to acquire it if possible. 

 Through his interest and that of Major Parkyn, of Truro, the 

 possibility of the acquirement of the picture for the Royal Insti- 

 tution was brought about. The picture was purchased at 

 considerable cost by Mr. Robert Harvey. Thus was afforded 

 another instance of his liberality to this Institution, which is 

 already indebted to him for the large Pozo Almonte inscribed 

 stone ; for the fine series of photographic views of the land 

 which was his home for seventeen years ; and for several other 

 valuable donations. 



