Portrait of Prince Rupert-Marquis of Montrose.

general, high in the favor of CHARLES V. and PHILIP II. but "damned to eternal fame," says GRANGER, for his cruelties in the Low Countries, which then meditated a revolt from the Spanish yoke. Here, he is said to have boasted that, within a few years, he dispatched, by the hands of the common executioner, 3,600 souls.

LEFT side-JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUIS OF MONTROSE-by Vandyck " the radiant eye proclaims the valiant chief."-This great hero of his age, was no less distinguished, by his accomplishments as a scholar, his high-born greatness of soul as a noble, his ardent and generous feelings of humanity as a man, than by his consummate skill, and dauntless courage, as a general. Involved in the fortunes of the STUARTS, to whom he faithfully adhered, he was treacherously betrayed, and carried to Edinburgh; where he was executed, with every possible mark of indignity, on a gibbet 30 feet high, 1650. Even his book, written in elegant Latin, containing an account of his own life, was ignominiously tied about his neck, by the hands of the executioner. But he bore all his wrongs, with unconquerable greatness of mind-with a dignified and disdainful superiority to all that the rage and malice of his foes could inflict. "During these turbulent times, many instances of active valour occur," says GRANGER, " but Montrose is the only instance of heroism !"* -This fine painting, an undoubted original, was formerly in the possession of Lord Newhaven.

• See the character of this Nobleman, fairly and strikingly delineated in Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, v. iii. page 356.-" Let a man," says Richardson," read a character in my Lord Clarendon, and he will find it improved, by seeing a picture of the same person by Vandyck."

Portrait of Ryckaert-Muse of Painting-Circe.

NEAR the door-MARTIN RYCKAERT-by Vandyck. -RYCKAERT, a native of Antwerp, was eminent as apainter of landscape; and stood high in the estimation of VANDYCK; and other distinguished men of the same profession. He was born with only the left arm, and died 1636.

OVER the east door is-THE MUSE OF PAINTINGextremely delicate-by W. Patoun.

OVER the west door-CIRCE-by Guido-with her magic wand and enchanted cup-neither of which, says Mr. WARNER, "would this enchantress have needed, had she " possessed such a pair of eyes, as the painter has given her." -This is, indeed, a very fine picture by that astonishing artist, in whose superior genius, the various excellencies of painting seem to be united. All subjects, however, were not equally adapted to him. The tender, the pathetic, the devout, in which he could manifest the sweetness and the delicacy of his thoughts, were those in which he excelled. The heads of his figures are accounted not inferior to RAPHAEL, either for correctness of design, or propriety and force of expression. His female forms, are exquisitely fine; and the moving and persuasive beauty they possess, proceed not so much from the regularity of the features, as from the lovely turn of the mouth, and the enchanting softness and modesty of the eye. His draperies are always disposed in grand style, and his colouring is astonishingly clear and pure.

§ North. Tour, page 244.

Gilt Room.

CHAP. ΧΧΙ.

State Nooms of the Castle.

(CONTINUED.)

GILT ROOM-Portraits of Earl of Arundel-Prince Rupert-William, Prince of Orange-a General-Rubens' first Wife-a Lady-a Spanish General -Earl of Lindsay-a Nobleman-Ignatius Loyola-Charles I.- Earl of Straford-Davilia-Rich Earl of Warwick-Prince Rupert-Girl blowing bubbles-Girl with a feather-Machiavel - Marquis of Huntley-Burgomaster-Earl of Strafford--Henrietta Maria-STATE BED ROOM-Bust of Edward the Black Prince-Portraits of the Dutchess of Purma-A Lady-Robert Earl of Esser-STATE DRESSING ROOM Boy with a racket-Portrait of the Duchess of Cleveland-Sketch of the four Evangelists-Two Landscapes by Salvator Rosa-Portraits of the Dutchess of Bedford-William, First Duke of Bedford-Francis, Second Earl of Bedford-A Storm-Portrait of Luther-Boy in armour-two Portraits of Charles' Beauties-Henry IV. -a Sorceress and Companionone of Lord Brooke's children-Triton-Mrs. Digby-two Heads-a Sebastian-Bacchanalians-Inside of a Church-a Guard Room-a Boy-an old Woman eating pottage-Portraits of Catharine and Anne Boleyn-Peter in Prison-Peter delivered.

NEXT beyond the Cedar Drawing-room, which takes its name from the wood with which it is beautifully wainscotted, is another, called, from the manner in which its ceiling and its walls are finished,

THE GILT ROOм.

THE ceiling of this room is splendid, and the chimney-piece very beautiful. On its mantle, are a large

Portrait of the Earl of Arundel-Prince Rupert.

upright, two handled St. Agatha's Vase, two long eared Globular vases, with Isis' head, in terra cotta, and two tazzas, or drinking cups. The paintings are

Over the mantle-piece-centre-THOMAS HowARD, EARL OF ARUNDEL-by Rubens. To this Nobleman, the elegant arts are more indebted for encouragement than to any other of his time. He was the collector of the " Arundelian Marbles," presented by his grandson to the University of Oxford: amongst which is the celebrated "Parian Chronicle." This fine picture glowing with all the warmth and animation of real life, is pronounced by MR. LAWRENCE, painter to his MAJESTY, to be the best in the whole collection. Among the other paintings, in this room, there is one, however, which may well dispute the pre-eminence even with this. It is by the same great artist -of whom, it is almost needless to say, that for magic of colouring, fertility of invention, and grandeur of composition, he has ever been, as he ever will be, the object of high and universal admiration. He came into England, to negociate a peace between PHILIP IV. of Spain, and CHARLES I. which was soon concluded. The KING conferred on him the honour of Knighthood, and engaged him to paint the Banqueting house, at Whitehall. He excelled in almost every branch of his art, but his greatest excellence was in history or landscape. So high is his fame as an artist, that the rest of his character is little attended to. But if he had never handled a pencil, says GRANGER, his accomplishments as a gentleman, a scholar, and a statesman, would have set him far above the common level of mankind. He was born at Cologne, 1577, and died at Antwerp, 1640.

Portrait of the Prince of Orange-a General-Rubens' first Wife.

RIGHT side of the mantle-piece, above-portrait of PRINCE RUPERT. - Painter unknown.

On the same side of the mantle-piece, below-WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE-by Holbein. -This Prince was married before he was 15, to Mary, daughter of CHARLES I. He was a man of courage and enterprise; but sullied his character, by aiming at arbitrary power; and shortened his life, by chagrin at the disappointment of his views. His posthumous son, WILLIAM, pursued a nobler course : he first secured the liberties of his own country; and then offered himself, the protector of their rights and liberties, to the English nation, over whom he afterwards reigned-equally and highly distinguished, by the wisdom, and the beneficence of his government, and by the splendour and glory of his military exploits.

LEFT side of the mantle-piece, above-Portrait of

A GENERAL-with his truncheon-by Vandyck.

On the same side of the mantle-piece, belowRUBENS' FIRST WIFE-by himself. -Though it was the second wife of this great painter who was so highly celebrated for her exquisite beauty; yet, there appears no want of those charms which "the looker's eyes allure"* even in his first.

LEFT side of the window, above-Portrait of-A LADY-by Sir Peter Lely.-His pencils was light and delicate; the attitudes of his figures, graceful, natural, and well-chosen; the heads of his portraits remarkably

• Spenser.

§ Pilkington.