The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 403
nd a crowd of spec-tators are seen.—To these personages, so conformable tohistory, Rubens, with his usual fondness for allegory,has added two imaginary beings, who are floating inthe air. They are scattering flowers, fruit, and money,the type of Abundance; and one of them has a palmin her hand. The… … ■ THE CORONATION OF MARY DE MEDICIS. other artist could, perhaps, have executed it with equalsuccess. The ministers of religion have individually acharacter grave and severe. Although placed on an ele-vation at some distance, Henry IV. is very easily recog-nized, and his features betray expressions…
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![An illustration from VII tabulae Raphaelis Urbin [graphic] : longe celeberrimae quas hortatu P. Pauli Rubenij Eq. ingenti sumptu emptas in Angliam advehi jussit serenissimus Rex Carolus I. et quibus adservandis magnificam in Aula Hamptonensi Pinacothecam fieri imperârunt augustissimi Principes Gulielmus & Maria Rex & Regina = The seven cartons of Raphael Urbin : which King Charles the 1.st bought by advice of P. Paul Rubens and which are preserved in the Gallery at Hampton Court erected for that purpose by order of King William and Queen Mary (1722)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-viitabulaeraphae00kirk-7-8.webp)