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to announce the happy tidings on earth. The 
other heathen divinities surround this groupe in 
admiration of the event: and, in a lower compart¬ 
ment opposite the chimney, are the Vices expelled 
from heaven on the manifestation of Wisdom. 
In the six medallions near the corners of the 
room are figured some of the principal achieve¬ 
ments of Minerva. In the first, over the door of 
the MS. Department, she is assisting Perseus in 
cutting off the head of Medusa: in the second, 
she, with some of the Muses, presides over har¬ 
mony : in No. 3, she kills a lion, (an emblem of 
her valour): in No. 4, she assists Jupiter in 
fighting the Titans : in No 5, she contends with 
Neptune about the naming of Athens: and in No. 
6, is figured the fable of Arachne metamorphosed 
by her into a spider. Between these medallions 
are groups of winged boys, emblematically al¬ 
luding, in their several employments, to Arts, 
Sciences, Commerce, and War. 
The landscapes and architectural decorations 
are by the same J. Rousseau who painted in the 
staircase: and the garlands of flowers are by John 
Baptist Monoyer, the most eminent flower painter 
of his time. 
Over the chimney is a full length portrait of 
King George II. by Shackleton: and in the mid¬ 
dle window stands a table, composed of a variety 
of volcanic substances from Mount Vesuvius,; 
presented Anno 17^4 by the Earl of Exeter. 
ROOM VII. 
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