A præsepe, by Pietro da Cortona: the
composition and the harmony of colours
in this picture are very fine.

The entombing of Christ, by Federico
Barroccio: the dead body is rather dis-
agreeable, but some of the characters
are very fine.  This was out of the Duke
D'Auvergne's collection at Paris.

The adoration of the Magi, by Ru-
bens: this is only a sketch for a large
picture, yet it is so finished, that at a
proper distance the characters are as ex-
pressive, and the colouring as rich as in
a finish'd picture.

St. Thomas, who disbelieves putting
his finger in the wound in Christ's side,
by Michael Angelo Caravaggio.  This
is also a sketch, but the dignity in the
characters, and the fine large folds of
drapery, shew it to be the work of a
great master.  Mr. Barnard has a print
of this picture etch'd by the master him-
self, which is extremely scarce.

The stoning of St. Stephen, by Filippo

Christ's agony in the garden, by the
same master.  The figures in this are small-
er than in the preceeding; and the fine
characters, and correctness of drawing
of the figures, joined to the beautiful co-
louring, have always made this picture,
though a very small one, esteemed by
the greatest judges as one of his best.

The same subject in a round, about a
foot diameter, by Carlo Maratti; the
angels heads are fine, and the colouring
pleasing.  This picture belonged to Mr.
Jarvis the painter, who had a companion
to it by the same hand, the subject a dead
Christ; he valued them very highly.

A holy family, by the same master,
about one foot seven inches high; this is
painted in his best time and finest co-
louring.

A Silence, by Nicolo Poussin: the sub-
ject a landskip, the evening, in which
a little boy is running away with a Satyr's