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liarpers» Of these Mr Salt has made a coloured drawing, whichj 
though a perfeety^c simile^ is as different from the coloured en- 
graving of the French national work, as theirs is from Mr 
Bruce’s representation. The work mentions this view as having 
been coloured on the spot by the artists ; and states, that as 
iheir time would not admit the other coloured drawings to 
be completed in the same manner, they were afterwards co- 
loured and finished in a style analogous to this: But, as 
an this drawing they have actually put black for white, and. 
changed other colours, some idea may be formed of the ac- 
curacy of the rest Yet they have posted poor Bruce for his 
errors. Over the harper is written, probably by one of the 
same artists, Bruce est un menteur.” A tomb much superior 
to any of the others, and totally different in plan, discovered 
within these few months by Mr Belzoni, is likely to make some 
noise in England. This gentleman is employed in taking mo- 
dels, in plaster of Paris, of all the figures, and a young painter 
is tracing the whole upon paper, for the purpose of having an 
Egyptian tomb represented in London. It will be attended 
with an enormous expence, and I think its ultimate success is 
doubtful. The plan is singular. A long descending passage, 
beautifull}^ sculptured and painted, is terminated by a deep well, 
to prevent farther progress. This arrested Mr B. only for a 
short time, and seemed but to make him more anxious to pro- 
ceed. With great labour he got the well filled up, and passed 
on to a large chamber, supported by several square columns, all 
painted in the most brilliant manner. This led to several others. 
After wandering about, admiring every thing, and looking in 
vain for the sarcophagus, he came to a broad descending flight 
of steps, in descending which, he found himself in a second story 
below, consisting of more chambers than that above, and equal- 
ly beautiful in sculpture and painting. In the farthest cham- 
ber, which was unfinished, stood an alabaster sarcophagus, per- 
fectly transparent, covered with hieroglyphics. This tomb, hke 
all the others, is cut in the solid rock ; it surpasses them all in 
size, and in beauty of colouring, the freshness of which is the 
same as if newly finished. One of the chambers, which has no 
large figures, but is entirely covered with small hierogl3q)hics<> 
looks like an elegant modem room, newly and richly papered 
