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Rama, and perhaps Lakshmi, bearing bows, with Ha- 
numan and another ape in a submissive attitude ; on the 
other side is Vishnu, reclining upon Sesha, the mytho¬ 
logical serpent, with a Lotus issuing from his navel, on 
which is seated Brahma accomplishing the work of 
creation. 
No. 7. A circular Stand, in two parts, decorated 
with twenty-two figures in high relief, representing some 
of the principal personages of the Hindoo mythology. 
THE SALOON. 
The Dome of this apartment was painted by the 
same artist who decorated the ceiling over the great 
staircase, Charles de la Foss. The design has gene¬ 
rally been described as representing the Apotheosis of 
Isis, but the most probable conjecture is, that it is meant 
to exhibit the Birth of Minerva. The landscape and 
architectural Decorations are, like those on the stair¬ 
case, by Jacques Rousseau, and the garlands of flowers 
by Jean Baptiste Monoyer. Over the fire place is a 
full-length Portrait of King George II. by Shackleton. 
The general collection of Quadrupeds, (Mammalia,) 
are placed, for the present, in this apartment; the 
larger species in upright glazed Cases round the room, 
the smaller in those between the windows. 
The Quadrumana, or Monkeys, Lemurs, and Bats, 
which, with man, formed the Order Primates of Lin¬ 
naeus, are contained in the Cases No. 1—4, and in some 
smaller Cases fixed beside them ;—in the last are most 
of the Bats. Amongst the Monkeys, are the Ourang 
Outang, or Man of the Woods (Simla satyrus . Linn.), 
which of all animals is considered to approach nearest 
to man, in the form of the head, the size of the fore¬ 
head, and the volume of the brain; it is found in Ma¬ 
lacca, Cochin China, and Borneo; also the Chimpanze, 
or Jocko (Simla troglodytes , Linn.), found in Guinea, 
and on the Congo. These animals are said to live in 
society, forming huts of leaves and branches, and to 
c 2 attack 
ROOM VIII. 
SALOON. 
Nat. Hist. 
