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440 ORWELL PARK. Letter XXXII.
is therefore not large, but each master is almost invariably repre-
sented by the choicest works.
I commence my remarks by describing the two pictures I saw
first in London, as I understood from the proprietor that they
were to be sent here also.
Murillo.—1. Christ healing the lame man at the pool of Beth-
esda; whole-length figures, life-size. One of the welhknown
series of pictures which Murillo executed for the church of the
Caridad at Seville; purchased from Marshal Soult for 6000
guineas. The Saviour, who is not ideal in form, but of very dig-
nified expression, is listening to the lame man, who lies on the
right at the corner of the picture. Three of the Apostles are also
gazing at the lame man ; the St. John is very remarkable for his
noble, genuine Spanish physiognomy of powerful complexion, with
which his mantle, of a deep full red, admirably harmonises. A full
powerful colouring also prevails in the other broadly-treated dra-
peries, which gives a serious character to the whole. The pro-
portions of the figures are noble, hands and feet admirably drawn,
and in fine action. The aerial perspective of the background,
with the pool, and the sick around it, is of great delicacy. At the
same time every part of the picture, even the most subordinate,
is carried out with an equal, true, and masterly treatment. All
things considered, I look upon this as the finest Murillo in England.
Annibale Carracci.—Christ and the Magdalen in the gar-
den, with some of the apostles. One of the four well-known
pictures by the Carracci in the Giustiniani Gallery, two of which I
had already seen in Mr. Holford's possession, while the fourth is
in the Museum at Berlin. The composition is well balanced, the
heads unusually noble, the drawing very correct, and the execution
solid throughout.
The pictures now at Orwell Park I take in the order in which
they are arranged in the house.
Adrian van Ostade.—A party of peasants; dancing going
on : a rich composition, executed in the reddish flesh-tones of his
later pictures. Inscribed and dated 1675.
Titian.—1. The Emperor Charles V. ; bust-picture, in armour.
Judging from the age of the Emperor, from the very spirited and
animated conception, and from the light and transparent golden
tone, this magnificent portrait is probably one of the earliest
painted by Titian of this monarch.
is therefore not large, but each master is almost invariably repre-
sented by the choicest works.
I commence my remarks by describing the two pictures I saw
first in London, as I understood from the proprietor that they
were to be sent here also.
Murillo.—1. Christ healing the lame man at the pool of Beth-
esda; whole-length figures, life-size. One of the welhknown
series of pictures which Murillo executed for the church of the
Caridad at Seville; purchased from Marshal Soult for 6000
guineas. The Saviour, who is not ideal in form, but of very dig-
nified expression, is listening to the lame man, who lies on the
right at the corner of the picture. Three of the Apostles are also
gazing at the lame man ; the St. John is very remarkable for his
noble, genuine Spanish physiognomy of powerful complexion, with
which his mantle, of a deep full red, admirably harmonises. A full
powerful colouring also prevails in the other broadly-treated dra-
peries, which gives a serious character to the whole. The pro-
portions of the figures are noble, hands and feet admirably drawn,
and in fine action. The aerial perspective of the background,
with the pool, and the sick around it, is of great delicacy. At the
same time every part of the picture, even the most subordinate,
is carried out with an equal, true, and masterly treatment. All
things considered, I look upon this as the finest Murillo in England.
Annibale Carracci.—Christ and the Magdalen in the gar-
den, with some of the apostles. One of the four well-known
pictures by the Carracci in the Giustiniani Gallery, two of which I
had already seen in Mr. Holford's possession, while the fourth is
in the Museum at Berlin. The composition is well balanced, the
heads unusually noble, the drawing very correct, and the execution
solid throughout.
The pictures now at Orwell Park I take in the order in which
they are arranged in the house.
Adrian van Ostade.—A party of peasants; dancing going
on : a rich composition, executed in the reddish flesh-tones of his
later pictures. Inscribed and dated 1675.
Titian.—1. The Emperor Charles V. ; bust-picture, in armour.
Judging from the age of the Emperor, from the very spirited and
animated conception, and from the light and transparent golden
tone, this magnificent portrait is probably one of the earliest
painted by Titian of this monarch.