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and others on their Knees, imploring his 

 Protedion or AfTiftance. 



In a Compartment are the Bacchanalia^ 

 or Feafts and Sacrifices of Bacchus, 



In another the Rivers Nile and Tiller are 

 reprefented by gigantic Figures emble- 

 matically ornamented : And there are 

 Views of beautiful Landfcapes at a Dif- 

 tance, and feveral fine Pieces of Archi- 

 tedlure. 



On the Ceiling the Story of Phaeton 

 reprefents itfelf : The Gods are aflembled, 

 and the Youth appears afking Phoshus to 

 permit him to drive his Chariot for a Day j 

 he confents, and in another Part is feen 

 conducing him to the Chariot : Diana is 

 liear them, and Juno is attended by Iris. 



Farther on, Phaeton^ with all the Ar- 

 dour of Youth, is driving the Sun's Cha- 

 riot, accompanied by the Hours in the 

 Form of Women. Time is reprefented 

 by Saturn^ with a Scythe and an Hour- 

 Glafs ^ and Eternity by a Woman holding 

 a Serpent, with the Tail in its Mouth, 



