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Chilly, Ejfoane , St. Maur , St. Mande, M, Meudon, R'mcy, Chantilly, Ver -Lioncour, all which, and I might add many others, I have survey’d;and that I might not lose the Impressions of them, I shall bring you almostall France in Paper, which I found by some or other ready design’d to myHand, in which I have spent both Labour and some Money. Bernini’ s De-sign of the Louvre I would have given my Skin for, but the old reserv’dItalian gave me but a few Minutes View ; it was five little Designs in Pa-per, for which he hath receiv’d as many thousand Pistoles ; I had only Timeto copy it in my Fancy and Memory; I shall be able by Discourse, and aCrayon, to give you a tolerable Account of it. I have purchas’d a greatdeal of Faille-douce, that I might give our Country-men Examples of Orna-ments and Grotefks, in which the Italians themselves confess the French toexcel. I hope I shall give you a very good Account of all the best Artistsof France ; my Business now is to pry into Trades and Arts, I put myselfinto all Shapes to humour them; ’tis a Comedy to me, and tho’ sometimesexpenceful, I am loth yet to leave it. Of the most noted Artisans within myKnowledge or Acquaintance I fend you only this general Detail, and shallinlarge on their respective Characters and Works at another Time.

Architect s.

Sig. Cavalier Bernini , Monf. Manfart , Monf. Faux, Monf. Gobert , Monf. L eFautre.

Messieurs Anguiere and Sarazin ; Sculptors and Statuaries.

Monf. Perrot ; famous for Basso-relievos.

Fan OJlal, Mr. Arnoldin ; Plaisterers, perform the admirable Works atthe Louvre .

Monf. Orphelin, Monf. de Tour ; Gravers of Medals and Coins. ,

Painters in History.

Mess. Le Brun , Bourdon , Poujjin , Ravine, Champeine, Vilcein , Loyrc,Coypel, Picard.

Miniard, in History and Portraits.

Monf. Beaubrun ; in Portraits for Women.

Mess. Baptifi, Robert, for Flowers.

Mr. Matthews, an EngliJJj Painter, at the Rue-Gobelins ; works for th eArras-weavers; where Monf. Bruno is the Designer, and an excellent A r 'tist.—There I saw Goldsmiths working in Plate admirably well.

Abbe Bur de lo works in Enamel.

Monf. de la Quintinye, has most excellent Skill in Agriculture, Planting’and Gardening.

My Lord Berkley returns to England at Chrijlmass , when I propose to tak cthe Opportunity of his Company, and by that Time, to perfect what I ha*®on the Anvil; Observations on the present State of Architecture, Arts,ManufaSlures in France,idea of the N . B. " Painting and Sculpture, (said the judicious Sieur de CambrffiVerfeition of " are the politest and noblest of antient Arts, true, ingenuous, and cla^'atnting. << j n g the Resemblance of Life, the Emulation of all Beauties, the fst se" Records of all Appearances whether celestial or sublunary, whether an '" gelical, divine or humane. And what Art can be more helpful, or tno^" pleafing to a philosophical Fraveller, an Architedl, and every ingenious ^

" chanician % All which must be lame without it.

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