The following is an account of the
choice and valuable collection of pictures
and prints of John Barnard, Esq; at his
house in Berkley square.

A holy family, by Parmegiano, well
preserved, and the characters very fine.
It was out of the Count de Platembourg's
collection at Amsterdam.

A crucifixion, by Paulo Veronese, a-
bout three feet high; there is a fine
group of figures at bottom, and the
figures on the cross are remarkably well
drawn.

Christ calling to Zacheus; and the
Angel appearing to St. John in the wil-
derness; both by Paulo Veronese, in his
finest manner and highest colouring.

A præsepe, or nativity, by Jacomo
Bassan, the light comes from the child,
and has a surprizing effect, being in his
highest colouring.  These three last are
upright narrow pictures, oval at top, and
were originally designed for some elegant
little chapel.

Christ led to be crucified, by the same
master; the colouring is the richest;

Adam ploughing and Eve spinning, by
Domenico Fetti: this picture is finely
coloured, and the character of Eve is
prettier than can well be expressed; it
was in the collection of Monsieur Bibe-
ron at Paris, and Monsieur Crozat men-
tions it in his work, along with two
others of the same subject, one of which
belongs to the King of France.

A holy family, with a little St. John
presenting a cross, by Guido.  This pic-
ture, which is but fifteen inches high,
may be truly said to be in his very finest
manner; the characters of the Virgin
and St. Joseph are inexpressibly fine, and
it is in the best preservation.  It was
in the Duke de Tallard's collection.

The martyrdom of a female saint, by
Correggio.  This picture came out of the
same collection as the last, and is much
of the same size; it is in his first manner,
but yet visibly of his hand; the colouring
and some of the characters are fine.  The
Duke of Tallard had it out of the col-
lection of Monsieur Crozat, where it was
always esteemed a true picture of Cor-
reggio.