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MR. BUCHANAN’S IMPORTATIONS.
this. It contains almost every thing in which
Rubens excelled—women, children, a man in ar-
mour, a satyr, a tiger, fruit and furies; making
altogether a composition wonderfully rich and
pleasing. It is known in Genoa by the name of
Rubens’s family, and has always been a well-
known and celebrated picture, esteemed the best
or second best by him in this city. It is in the
collection of George Doria, a branch of the cele-
brated family of that name. I have ordered a
roller for it, as it is rather large, and has been in-
creased as usual here to fill up the side of a room.
With regard to putting it in order, I shall write to
you on a future occasion; but you must not ima-
gine from this that it is not in good preservation.
In the course of to-morrow I hope to have it
packed and put on board, and at night shall set
off with the courier on my return to Florence,
whence you will probably hear from me again.”
The picture described in this letter turned out
afterwards to be the famous picture which was
presented by Rubens to Charles I., and which is
particularly noticed in the sketch of the life of
Rubens, given in Vol. I. of this work, page 174.
On its arrival in England, the picture was relined
as advised by Mr. Irvine, and on taking away a
former canvas on which it had been lined, the
Royal Crown of England, with the letters C. R. in
MR. BUCHANAN’S IMPORTATIONS.
this. It contains almost every thing in which
Rubens excelled—women, children, a man in ar-
mour, a satyr, a tiger, fruit and furies; making
altogether a composition wonderfully rich and
pleasing. It is known in Genoa by the name of
Rubens’s family, and has always been a well-
known and celebrated picture, esteemed the best
or second best by him in this city. It is in the
collection of George Doria, a branch of the cele-
brated family of that name. I have ordered a
roller for it, as it is rather large, and has been in-
creased as usual here to fill up the side of a room.
With regard to putting it in order, I shall write to
you on a future occasion; but you must not ima-
gine from this that it is not in good preservation.
In the course of to-morrow I hope to have it
packed and put on board, and at night shall set
off with the courier on my return to Florence,
whence you will probably hear from me again.”
The picture described in this letter turned out
afterwards to be the famous picture which was
presented by Rubens to Charles I., and which is
particularly noticed in the sketch of the life of
Rubens, given in Vol. I. of this work, page 174.
On its arrival in England, the picture was relined
as advised by Mr. Irvine, and on taking away a
former canvas on which it had been lined, the
Royal Crown of England, with the letters C. R. in