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SICILY AND MALTA. 29
with in Italy. It consists of four different
parts, which form the hislory of this re-
markable chace and its consequences.
The first is the preparation sor the hunt-
There are twelve hunters, with each his
lance, and a short hanger under his left
arm of a very smgular form. The dogs
reserable those we call lurchers. The horses
are done with great fire and spirit, and are
perhaps a better proof of the excellence
of the race, than even the teslimony of
their authors ; for the artist that formed
these must certainly have been accustomed
to see very fine horses.
The second piece represents the chace.—
The third the death of the king, by a fall
from his horse.—And the fourth, the de-
spair of the queen and her attendants, on
receiving the news. She is represented as
falling down in a swoon, and supported by
her women, who are all in tears.
It
with in Italy. It consists of four different
parts, which form the hislory of this re-
markable chace and its consequences.
The first is the preparation sor the hunt-
There are twelve hunters, with each his
lance, and a short hanger under his left
arm of a very smgular form. The dogs
reserable those we call lurchers. The horses
are done with great fire and spirit, and are
perhaps a better proof of the excellence
of the race, than even the teslimony of
their authors ; for the artist that formed
these must certainly have been accustomed
to see very fine horses.
The second piece represents the chace.—
The third the death of the king, by a fall
from his horse.—And the fourth, the de-
spair of the queen and her attendants, on
receiving the news. She is represented as
falling down in a swoon, and supported by
her women, who are all in tears.
It