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president stood a statue of the Emperor,which is now removed, and in niches oneach side remain those of Lycurgus , Solon,Demosthenes , Brutus, Cato, and Cicero .The antichambers, and other state apart-ments, contain many good paintings, of whichone of the most remarkable is th e^Deathof Leand-er, by Taillasson; and a modernpicture, representing Napoleon at the battleof Lutzen *, taking off his hat to thewounded as they pass before him on their. litters. He is drawn upon a grey charger,in a very spirited style, and it is said to beone of the best likenesses of him. Thereis also a good painting of the EmpressMaria Louisa.
The royal manufactory of tapestry estab-lished in 1450, and called the Gobelins, isworthy of attention ; in particular a finish-ed piece representing Buonaparte visitingthe soldiers ‘infected with the plague inEgypt : a fine design, and admirably exe-cuted.