Through the aid of Mr. Graves and at the price
of 300 guineas, the Historical Portrait Committee have obtained a very choice likeness by Garrard of the celebrated Countess of Pembroke, "Sidney's sister, Pem- broke's mother." It is a three-quarter length with a profuse and exqui- site detail of lace and embroidery in the dress. For 250 guineas they have also added a Sonnet portrait of James I. at the age of eight yeare, in the distorted trunk hose of the day and carrying a hawk on his left wrist. The third acquisition is a full length of the Earl of Winchester, Lord Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth, in his robes of office and "gartered," at a price of 100 guineas.
Mr. Dickes, in his laudable desire to promote a knowledge of the higher works of the great mestere amongst the people, continues his pub- lication of engravings printed in colours of the two well-known works of "The Idle Servant" by Maas, and "Christ's Agony" by Correggio. There is no doubt of the acceptability of this series by the ease for whom they were intended from the report that reaches us of its extensive sale.
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