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On the Ceiling the Story of Phaeton prefents it- 
felf: The Gods are afiembled, and the Youth ap¬ 
pears afking Phoebus to permit him to drive his 
Chariot for a Day; he confents, and in another 
Part is feen conducing him to the Chariot: Diana 
is near them, and Juno is attended by Iris. 
Farther on, Phaeton , with all the Ardour of 
Youth, is driving the Sun’s Chariot, 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 Ser¬ 
pent, with the Tail in its Mouth. Cybele , or the 
Goddefs of the Earth, appears alfo, with all her 
proper Symbols and Ornaments. 
As you go up Stairs, the Bufto of Sir Hans 
Sloane , on a Pedeftal, prefents itfelf immediately 
to your View. 
In the firft Room, the Story of Phaeton is corn- 
pleated on the Dome. The Gods are afiembled, 
and whilft Jupiter is calling his Thunderbolts at 
Phaeton falling from the Chariot, you fee Saturn , 
Apollo, Mars, Neptune, Juno, Diana, Vienus, Cupid, 
Mercury, Minerva, and Bacchus , in various Atti¬ 
tudes, and agitated by different Pafiions, as they 
were fcverally interefted in the great Event. 
The Hiflories are faid to be painted by La FoJJe ; 
the Flowers, and fome of the ornamental Parts, by 
Battijle\ and the Architecture and Landfcapes by 
Roujfeau, whofe Portrait is feen in this Room. 
I cannot take a better Opportunity to mention, 
that there are many Portraits of illuftrious Perfon- 
ages, hung up in the feveral Departments of this 
Mufeum ; they are all Prefents, and continually in-. 
creafing in Number : I choofe to give my Reader 
the Names of the chief of them in this Place, that 
my 
