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SPEECH OF DISRAELI 131
Here are also drawings attributed to Verrocchio :
a Warrior on Horseback, five studies of horses,
and an interesting drawing of A Man and Woman,
all in the style of Pisanello.
La Joconde (also in the Galerie du Logis), a
cartoon for the picture attributed to Leonardo da
Vinci at St. Petersburg, came from the Reiset
Collection, as also did studies for Signorelli’s
Last Judgment at Orvieto ; studies for Michael
Angelo’s Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel; and draw-
ings by Fra Bartolomeo for his great composition
in the Pitti. A fine group of eleven figures by
Lucas van Leyden, illustrating The Return of
the Prodigal Son, is one of the most important
items in this series; and a study of a Virgin
by Diirer, an interesting Portrait by Holbein
the elder, a Mountainous Landscape by Rem-
brandt, and certain studies of costume attributed
to Pisanello, etc., are all worthy of more than a
passing notice.
Orleans House was soon found to be far too small
to contain all these treasures, and an annexe was
built to it. The Due d’Aumale presently organised
an exhibition, to which he invited the members of
the Burlington Fine Arts Club. Disraeli, who was
present, and was much struck by what he saw on that
occasion, referred to him in his speech at the anni-
versary of the Foundation of the Royal Literary
Fund in the following appropriate words : “ Happy
the prince who, though exiled from his palaces
and military pursuits through no fault of his own,
Here are also drawings attributed to Verrocchio :
a Warrior on Horseback, five studies of horses,
and an interesting drawing of A Man and Woman,
all in the style of Pisanello.
La Joconde (also in the Galerie du Logis), a
cartoon for the picture attributed to Leonardo da
Vinci at St. Petersburg, came from the Reiset
Collection, as also did studies for Signorelli’s
Last Judgment at Orvieto ; studies for Michael
Angelo’s Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel; and draw-
ings by Fra Bartolomeo for his great composition
in the Pitti. A fine group of eleven figures by
Lucas van Leyden, illustrating The Return of
the Prodigal Son, is one of the most important
items in this series; and a study of a Virgin
by Diirer, an interesting Portrait by Holbein
the elder, a Mountainous Landscape by Rem-
brandt, and certain studies of costume attributed
to Pisanello, etc., are all worthy of more than a
passing notice.
Orleans House was soon found to be far too small
to contain all these treasures, and an annexe was
built to it. The Due d’Aumale presently organised
an exhibition, to which he invited the members of
the Burlington Fine Arts Club. Disraeli, who was
present, and was much struck by what he saw on that
occasion, referred to him in his speech at the anni-
versary of the Foundation of the Royal Literary
Fund in the following appropriate words : “ Happy
the prince who, though exiled from his palaces
and military pursuits through no fault of his own,