Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ...Collection. "Given to the King hy the Mar-quis of Hamilton." Charles had a better duplicate of this "given by Lord Denbigh." Mary is in weeds for her first husband, Francis II. 326. Henri/ Stuart, Lord Darnley at the age of 17, and his brother Charles Stuart at 6--L. De Heere. Among Charles I.'s pictures at Greenwich, " Lord Darnley and his brother at length in little," appraised at and sold for 6. Small and neatly finished. Lord Darnley's head engraved by Vertue. 327. Francis II. of France when a boy--Janet? Very good. In Charles I.'s Collection. 328. Head of King James I.--Van Somer. 329. Queen of Francis I.--Janet. Half-length, holding a letter. 330. Francis I. and his mistress, the Duchess oTElampes. His fool, Triboulet, in the back-ground--Janet. Among Henry VIII.'s 153 pictures, was "a Table of the Frenche Kinge, the Queene his wife, and a foole standynge behind him." (Harl. MSS. 1419.) Is this the same picture? 331. Sir Robert Cave, with a sword. (Dated 1589.)--Unknown. 332. Portrait of a Man in black, said to be " The Admirable Crichton."--Unknown. 333. Holbein?--Holbein? 334. Lady of Henry VIII.'s Court--L. Cornelis. 335. The Children of Henry VII. Prince Arthur, Prince Henry, and the Princess Margaret.--Jan Mabuse. Very curious, but faded. In Charles I.'s Collection, and sold for 10. Walpole mentions a copy "in the china closet at Windsor," another "very good," at Wilton, and a fourth at Mr. (now) Lord Methven's. 336. Portrait of the old Marquis Spinola, (it is thought)--Unknown. 337. Portrait of Erasmus, with his hands on a book--Holbein. "The architecture added afterwards by Steenwyck."--Horace Walpolb. There are some doubts if this is..."
