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COLLECTION OF MR. ROGERS.
mouth-filling and magnificent. When we read of his fine chivalrous
qualities, his noble birth, his riches, his palaces, his orders of knight-
hood, and, what is most rare, the warm, real, steady friendship of a
king, and, add to this, a long life, crowned with genius, felicity, and
fame, it seems almost beyond the lot of humanity. I know nothing
to be compared with it, but the history of Rubens, his friend and
contemporary, whom he resembled in character and fortune, and in
that union of rare talents with practical good sense, which ensures
success in life.]
39 The Infant Don Balthazar,—eldest son of Philip IV.
of Spain, when about six years old, on horseback. This
is a repetition of the portrait in the Grosvenor Gallery,
(No. 84,) but here the background, a court and buildings,
is left unfinished.* A similar portrait, with a landscape
background, is at Dulwich.
40 A Spaniard smoking.—Head in profile, half length,
life size, very remarkable for truth of character and depth
of colour. From Westall’s collection.
WATTEAU (Antoine), b. 1684; d. 1721. (Seep. 14.)
41 A Garden Scene.—A conversation between a lady
and a cavalier.
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, FRAMED.
Michael Angelo.—Study, in black chalk, for one of the
grand seated figures on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.f
From the Lawrence collection.
Raphael.—Study for two figures in the famous “ En-
tombment,” in the Palazzo Borghese. Slightly, but most
beautifully drawn with a pen. From the Crozat collec-
* This and the Grosvenor picture appear to represent the young prince as
taking his riding lesson, and are studies for the great picture, (life size,) now in
the Museum at Madrid.
t The man robed, with a tablet and pen, which is under the prophet Daniel.
COLLECTION OF MR. ROGERS.
mouth-filling and magnificent. When we read of his fine chivalrous
qualities, his noble birth, his riches, his palaces, his orders of knight-
hood, and, what is most rare, the warm, real, steady friendship of a
king, and, add to this, a long life, crowned with genius, felicity, and
fame, it seems almost beyond the lot of humanity. I know nothing
to be compared with it, but the history of Rubens, his friend and
contemporary, whom he resembled in character and fortune, and in
that union of rare talents with practical good sense, which ensures
success in life.]
39 The Infant Don Balthazar,—eldest son of Philip IV.
of Spain, when about six years old, on horseback. This
is a repetition of the portrait in the Grosvenor Gallery,
(No. 84,) but here the background, a court and buildings,
is left unfinished.* A similar portrait, with a landscape
background, is at Dulwich.
40 A Spaniard smoking.—Head in profile, half length,
life size, very remarkable for truth of character and depth
of colour. From Westall’s collection.
WATTEAU (Antoine), b. 1684; d. 1721. (Seep. 14.)
41 A Garden Scene.—A conversation between a lady
and a cavalier.
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, FRAMED.
Michael Angelo.—Study, in black chalk, for one of the
grand seated figures on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.f
From the Lawrence collection.
Raphael.—Study for two figures in the famous “ En-
tombment,” in the Palazzo Borghese. Slightly, but most
beautifully drawn with a pen. From the Crozat collec-
* This and the Grosvenor picture appear to represent the young prince as
taking his riding lesson, and are studies for the great picture, (life size,) now in
the Museum at Madrid.
t The man robed, with a tablet and pen, which is under the prophet Daniel.