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called *The Mall." Gainsborough was walk- ing along the Mall one day when he saw and was attracted by the lady i the picture. She perceived that the artist was (ntunpt g to draw her portrait,and very carciully walked to and fro in order (o give himevery facility for making a likeness. Sir Thomas Lawrence used (o come and look at this study when he was pamting Miss Farren for Lord Derby.~

We were now looking at a very old en- graving of the Exhibition of thc Royval Academy 1 1777 ; it bears the autograph of the Prince of Wales, who presented it to Sir Frederick. Sir Frederick merrily points out an inscription on it in Greek which he translates, “ [.ct no one enter who 15 not a lover of the Muse.” * Rather curious, that msulptlon “he saysy tlor it you look at the picturc you will sce two

dogs coming in at the door! The engraving represents Sir Joshua Reynolds as President of the Royal Aca

demy, showing the Prince of Wales and the Royal Family through the great room of the Kxhibi- tion. T may tell you that it is customary for the President to take any members of the Royal Family round when they \mmfy their intention ol visiting Burlington House. His Royal Highness saw this picture in Paris, and immediately said, pomting to the fioure of Sir Joshua, * Why, that is Leighton showing me round the Ro\ al Academy.’

So he graciously g gave me the engraving.”

Passing from the great studio through a small corridor fur- nished with ebony book-shelvesandlarge pieces of canvas, and drawing the great plush curtains on onc side, wc enter the winter studio. IHerc the great artist paints when the light of the ]nnu room 1s not sufficiently strong. A magnificent Persian carpet hangs on the wall. Herey too, 15 the [mtulc already referred to, of a 0111 shelling peas, the in- scription on which re: ads, To Sir Frederick Leghton from John Edwaid Millais, March 70 18897 A arcat cross of wond near at hand tells that Sir Frederick will shortly be engaged on a work suggestive of the Crucifixion,

In a corner of the room, set out on a black cbony table, are great jars from far- off lands crowded with brushes. Many artistic “props’ lic in this little studio. Here I found a tiny wreath of everlasting flowers, a golden lyre, tambourines, and

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many other things. The golden lyre 13 the one seen in the *Garden of the Hes- perides; the tambourine and wreath of