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Letter XXV.
Yv ARDOUR CASTLE.
171
Paul Veronese.—1. A Flight into Egypt, called a Lorenzo
Lotto, I am inclined to attribute to this master : it is in his heavy,
reddish tones.
Sir Anthony More.—Portrait of a lady of honour to Queen
Mary daughter to Henry VIII. Very transparent and careful.
Domenichino.-—2. St. Cecilia. Painted for Cardinal Sansi on
a small scale, from which the large picture now in the Louvre was
executed for Cardinal Ludovisi. Very delicate, careful, and trans-
parent.
In a large hall, which is adorned with family portraits, the fol-
lowing were particularly remarkable :—
Mark Gerards.— 1, 2, and 3. Three female portraits, whole-
length figures, life size.
Van Somer.—Portrait of the Duke of Buckingham, favourite
of James I. and Charles I. The head delicate and transparent;
otherwise rather dark.
Janson van Ceulen.—To this painter I attribute a delicately
conceived and softly executed male portrait, bust size.
In the library is a large and careful sketch by Paul Veronese
—2, for one of his great feasts.
To give you some idea of the abundance of works of art in the
county of Wiltshire, I may remark that, besides the seats I have
already described, there are three others of similar attractions.
Though unable to visit them in person, I am glad to have it in
my power to note down the principal works in two of them.
WARDOUR CASTLE, SEAT OF LORD ARUNDEL OF WAEDOUR,
Titian.—The infant Christ sleeping on the Cross.
Spagnoletto.—A picture, the subject of which is unknown
to me.
Murillo.—Joseph relating his dream to his brethren.
Rubens.—1. Descent from the Cross (in the chapel), and—2,
the portrait of Hugo Grotius.
Gerard Dow.—A wood-scene, with robbers; a large picture.
S wane veldt.—Four landscapes.
J. Vernet.—Three landscapes.
Sir Joshua Reynolds.—Four family portraits.
Yv ARDOUR CASTLE.
171
Paul Veronese.—1. A Flight into Egypt, called a Lorenzo
Lotto, I am inclined to attribute to this master : it is in his heavy,
reddish tones.
Sir Anthony More.—Portrait of a lady of honour to Queen
Mary daughter to Henry VIII. Very transparent and careful.
Domenichino.-—2. St. Cecilia. Painted for Cardinal Sansi on
a small scale, from which the large picture now in the Louvre was
executed for Cardinal Ludovisi. Very delicate, careful, and trans-
parent.
In a large hall, which is adorned with family portraits, the fol-
lowing were particularly remarkable :—
Mark Gerards.— 1, 2, and 3. Three female portraits, whole-
length figures, life size.
Van Somer.—Portrait of the Duke of Buckingham, favourite
of James I. and Charles I. The head delicate and transparent;
otherwise rather dark.
Janson van Ceulen.—To this painter I attribute a delicately
conceived and softly executed male portrait, bust size.
In the library is a large and careful sketch by Paul Veronese
—2, for one of his great feasts.
To give you some idea of the abundance of works of art in the
county of Wiltshire, I may remark that, besides the seats I have
already described, there are three others of similar attractions.
Though unable to visit them in person, I am glad to have it in
my power to note down the principal works in two of them.
WARDOUR CASTLE, SEAT OF LORD ARUNDEL OF WAEDOUR,
Titian.—The infant Christ sleeping on the Cross.
Spagnoletto.—A picture, the subject of which is unknown
to me.
Murillo.—Joseph relating his dream to his brethren.
Rubens.—1. Descent from the Cross (in the chapel), and—2,
the portrait of Hugo Grotius.
Gerard Dow.—A wood-scene, with robbers; a large picture.
S wane veldt.—Four landscapes.
J. Vernet.—Three landscapes.
Sir Joshua Reynolds.—Four family portraits.