ARCHITECTURE
P E I N T U R E
E T
SCULPTURE
TOWNHOUSE

REPRESENTED IN CIX. FIGURES IN INTAGLIO.
Or we find nonfculetnent VElevation of the four facet of the outside,
but still all the Ornemcns from within, like
STATUES, COLUMNS, BAS-RELIEFS, CORNICES,
Friezes, tables, ceilings See.
LC all very cleanly serious from apris !C $ Originals.
With tine explanation Ilifloric / ne of ebaque Figure, for FnitcHigence dc $ different fiijetS) dout
La phipart font tircz DE I llifloire ancienne c? fable.

A A M S T E R D A M,
At G ER AR D V A L C K, fur LC Dam.
M D C C X I X
ARCHITECTURE
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
TOWNHOUSE
DAMSTERDAM.


E fuperbe building done here we give the description, eft to the city of Amf-terdam cc that the city even eft to the remite of Holland ; eft-to say that as Amfterdam prevails in bcaute & in magnificence along the roads the other cities of these Provinces, there is no public building in cn-ccinte of FES walls, that the town house does not emerge by size, fon good taste, & FA lafftuofite. C'eft trop peu dire mt-me De La mettre (implement AU deflus de tous les autres batimcns Qu'on admire dans cettc grande Ville, qui fait Tatonnement de tous les Etrangers ; since there may not be in any one universe a rare aufli building & aufli wonderfulcux by extended Ion, fa richefle, & fggularitcz curious that one marks there both outside and inside. Besides this Heavy Made, melts in the month of Oftobre 1648. eft: road bitie as stilts, as the rout of the refte of the City, it contains many beautiful Works, loir in Architecture, Sculpture & Painting, we can say that e eft a Abridge4 of all the good taste, both old and modern, has been able to raflemblcr, & that this masterpiece of 1 How fcra 1'admiration of the Pofteritd the most reculee. We are not contcntc to give here the entire presentation; we have only detached the parts, to put them fucceflively in front of the eyes of the curious. Elies make compressed routes in the number of CIX. Board; As dies each contain some kind of regular finger, dies require a particular explanation.
Plate I.
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This is the face of In May-
City Ion confidence from the middle of Dam Square: die a 181. Magpies wide, & fa EFT height of 116. 11 there is no perfonne who nadmire the grandeur, the majefte, & the bcau-td of this Fuperbe Frontifpice, who prefers in the eyes of the most beautiful piece of Architecture that ic puifle ever see. There are two or - dres of Colomnes Tun fur Tautrc, the first of Roman Pilafters or Compofites numbering 30. who, with their orncmens, have 36. pids of height; & the Corinthian Pilaftre bottom of the same height & fymmetry as the others. The Capitals, Architraves, Frifes & pickles make it a perfect regular it ' 4, Adorn by everything, as Your see, Feftons, garlands, & fruit slopes, all of which together make the most be! ob-jet of the world. We see at the top a magnificent pediment, omd of a very beautiful Bas-relief, & furmonte of rroi $ bronze Statues of which we will give below 1'Explication.
As for EFT du Dome, which finishes cc Fuperbe Edifice, it eft, as you voycz, lead convert, & foutenudcColonncsde Corinthian twist: this Dome encloses THor * loge done vo""c V" YCA ic dial at deflous. La Sonneric en eft compolCe d un tres-agreable Carillon, qui le fait entendre à tous les quarts d heureil joue chaque foi$ UN airdifle-rent avec le deflus & La bafle, d une moniere tres-juftc & tres-bien executee. 11 there are no Jul-quaux tremblcmens or cadences, which do not fade by the means of Two Bells, near aufli biert that fur two harpsichord strings. But fi Ton always hears with plaifir CC chime that precedes the hours; E'eft very other chofe all iours Lur the Midi, when a very skillful Carillonneur plays there all strong tunes fur a keyboard. This eft while the legc - retd eft is much greater than ccllc the reflort ordinary, which makes playing the Carillon of the hcu - res; for whatever the wheels are faflent their effect with road juftefle poflible, ceftpour - as any other chole to hear the motion - mens diflerens that the fhain is execute, with all the gloss & the a active Your peutde - firer. It is all the more difficult for Italian senators to play here with route La juftefle de la melurc & route 1'harmonie Des accords. C'eft a veritable concert, which amufe agree the multitude of Mar-


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chands, aflemblez fur 1C Dam, avant que de fe rendre à la Bourfe. There is yet another chpfc to be noticed in this clock, which, in truth, is common to all other clocks of Amfterdam: left what the de - mie always tons in advance 1 heute that must flee, but lured a bell different from 1 he - rc true, so that one does not get caught.
One enters this magnifiqneBatimcnt by seven doors, which give first material for criticism i those who NC fayent not the stiffon of their ftru & urc. Why, dilent they, fi small entries, has a building fi vafte & Fi sumptuous ? A great 8c magnificent portal, would not it have better rc * ponded in the order of all this? Therefore, we need to build small gates, most of which are grilled, to prevent the eruption of fedities in case of popular demonstration. Like the trdlor of the bank eft depole & garde in this place, it has <?in addition to preventing the over - crowd of the People, who could, in some cases, disturb the Deliberations of the Magiftrats which appear there; instead of these openings being reflected and grilled, it is akin to placing Moufquetaires inside, to hold in repeft the populace. At the refte these gates make the number of fept, to represent, it is said, the fept United Provinces.
PLATE II.
The SE CON represents the side face that eft vis-a-vis the corner of the marketd to the Pipes, & obliquely part of the back face. This side, which runs from the South, EFT adorns, aufli although that of the north of 1J. Pilaftre each floor, of the same order & the same order as Icsprdccdcns. Each of these rates A in. as much as the founder of the building from the entrance to the fortie from behind. We see at the four corners of the faillic CN advances, aufli although at the two entrances, which ddgage much more 1'Edifi-cc, than if it was united & flat by everything. 11 eft itblc of tones rate them, which makes that one can micux much notice the orncmens. 8c confiddrer the ftrudure. It can be said that one can say that one eye, never fe LAF-ler, always discovers new beautez.
BOARD HI.
The third represents the rear face of the Western cdtd, 281 wide. Magpies, like the first, which makes, with the cotez, a quarter of 80. pi<5s wider than long. This face eft ornde 8c baue in the samethe North face, the one that looks at the Ncuve Eglife (kant 6t&. Cc edtef of the Maifon City contains the Body of the Guard, lentrec of the Prifons , the Chamber of the Queftiort, 1'Apartement of the Gcolier , the Chamber of Confeil, one of the Echevins extraordinary, unc, Chamber of deflus for the Geolier, the one that we called in the lervice of the Maifön City, 1'Arlenal , Galleries, & Location* open or Course, as Iclquellcs most of these Apartetnens have vucs. The Arfenal eft a place, which particularly deserves the curio-fite of foreigners ; it shows a strong route of weapons, ancient as modern, parts of the world most distant, aufli although of Europe, & in such number that it could arm aifdment more than twenty millc homines.
PLATE VI.
S I X E M E repr6 (ente le plan enticr du has étage, ou l'on diftinguc aifement route 1'ordonnancc & La diftribution de l'Edificc. We see premiercment the ewpf entries common of which we speak; enluitc the Gallery that eft before the Tribunal which we will give a Defcription particulicre : to the Degree that leads ä the Large' Sale, the Place or take the Sergens-bearing rods; this - him, or " fc " stands Guard Bourgeoife during lanuit; the Guard house; the House of Tencurs Books of the Bank; unc other clean for a great Aflcmbkfe, that of the Recipients of the Banquc; the Chamber of Silver; the apartments of the caretaker; the Chamber of The Quest; The Chamber of Otagcs; a place of provisions; divert * " galleries, open spaces & c. the work of deflus the EFT foundation of bricks, of about seven pick depaifleur, from the pillars July to the furface. The refte of the work eft of pier-res blanches De Breme & Bentcm. The number of Piloti, s fur lefquels any 1 * Building EFT foütenu, eft de ij.thousand 6. ccnspj.
PLATE VII.
La septième rcprtffentc Le Plan entier du fccond Etage, contenant la Tribune, la Chambre des Bourguemaitres, leur Aparte - ment, le Tribunal, la Chambre de Juftice, la Chambre du Confeil, la Trcforerie ordinaire, la Chambre des Orphelins, la Secre-tairerie, la Chambre d'aflurance, la Chambre de isolation, la Chambre des Comptes, Le Comptoir du Schont, la Chambre- ordinary & extraordinary chevins, 1'Apartment Des Avocats & Procureurs, La Chambre des Comniiflaircs des petites affaires, La Trcforerie extraordinaire, La Grand 'Sale, Les Degrcz commons, Les Degrez qui mdnent a la Chambre du Confeil de Guerre, Les Degrez qui veux au Dome, les Lieux ouverts, Les Galeries qui encircle La Grand' Sale &c. This Sale, which is cleanly the Veftibuld of roads the other rooms, is 36 wide. Magpies 2-inch, fur about 110. long. The galleries are 10 wide. pick 9. the length of the sides is parallel to the length of the floor.
PLATE VIII.
The wall depicts the third floor plan, showing the courthouse, The Great Hall, The Galleries, The War Room, The Degraz commons, and the open spaces. This floor, which is the furmontc of the Dome of which we have spoken , is converted from a roof of Ardoilc, in the middle of which is a roof covered with lead, surrounded by a Baluftradc. At the four corners of the roof, make Rclead tanks, each containing 100. tons of pluyc water, in case of fire; & in another cn-right towards the Arfcnal, there is a place where the pumps are held. •
PLATE IX.
The nine th eft IC Fronton which tcr - mine IC Frontifpice of the main face DTL side of the East. It shows a woman who represents the city of Amfterdam, whose arms she carries fur ion Gcnouil right: cllca fur laT6tc an Imperial Crown: eile eft aflife fur urtc Chaifc fucortcc by two Lions, holding in the right hand an olive branch. At fes cotez font quaere Nayadcs who piefcuicnu him Laurel Palm wreaths ; two other marine challenges come to him aufli prdfenter various strong fruit. On the far right we see newts that seem to enjoy their conches: they make ac-compancz a Licornc & a sea horse: we see aufli Neptune with fbn Trident, aflis fur a shell. Marbrc's entire work eft perfectly well worked, <8c marks that the city of Amfterdam, which eft never more flourishing than when eile Joni't of peace, eft enriched by fon trade in roads the Seas, of which he is offered tribute of roads shares. CC Fronton a 81. pids of long fur 18. in fa greater height. It is crowned with three bronze figures, each of which has twelve pick high; we will quote a particular explanation.
Plates X. XI. & XII.
The I. of these three figures left the P A 1 x, holding in one hand an Olive Branch, & 1 other the Caducde of Mercury. La II. eft Id JUSTICE holding the Balance with one hand, fym-J B bole
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bole De L'équitd, & de lauere a Sceptre with a ceil always open, to mark that the Juftice eft the true Keine of the States, & quelle veillc fans celTe a leur confervation par les jugemens Plaines de jusiture quelle pronounces. 111.a ferpent, who left the fymbol, twisted around one of his arms, & holding in his right hand a fiery mirror, to mark which meets in a pcrlbnne all the rays of the brightest Raifon. Nothing is more suitable in the building which holds these statues, than such symbols of the great qualities which the Magiftrates which appear there must have. All 1c purpose of their EFT Deliberations to make this city Blossom by trade, that there is only feule Peace which may strengthen. What kind of Justice and Prudence do they not have to take to ensure that they are rested by good laws and by wise ordinances ?
PLATE XIII.
This board depicts the pediment that ends the back side of the Sunset. One sees there in the middle Decile of the Trading bus (the figure of a Woman, aiant as the täte the bonnet aikf Mercury, who eft the God Tutclairedes Dealers, & behind it a VaifTeau reprdfentant the ancient Arms of Amfterdam. Elie EFT strong driving inftrumcns road environnhe. A fes pid$ make Two River Gods , one representing the Y, & another Amftcl. On both sides make inhabitants of four parts of the world, offering to the Deefte a tribute of the fruits of their countries. All CCLA eft De Mar-bre, & pl US gr and than the Natural, puui £trc seen from below with more facilitc. CcFronton eft crowned, like the other, with three Statues each of ix.high pids.
PLATES XIV. XV. & XVI.
The I. of these three boards eft a bronze ATLAS fbu holding the Globe terreftre of the same Mdtal. He left place * fur the tip of the castle, with which he united very well by what it represents ; for it marks by The Globe that he carries fur fa tete that the city of Amfterdam dtend Ion trade by everyone, & that fa reputation has no other homes than 1 Universe, since it sent by all Colonies that make known fon name & FA puiflance to the most remote climates. La II. & la III. Board are not less own to the fujet: moon eft the TEMPERANCE relating to the hand as a brake , to mark the moderation which should be in the middle of the largest richeftes , & the far as one must take refrencr finfatiablc cupidite; 1 ' at - tre eft VIGILANCE, Ians laquellc Trade the most floriflant fe destroyed bicn-töt; it tienr of a hand, a Book of Accounts, to mark lattcntion that we must aportec ä keep the accounts in good state & 1 other a torch, for fignifier the Trade to ätre expectation shall not fe do so by click here qblcures & foüterraines. And in the end he gave the Magpies a Cocq who chantc, to hold Ians cede Ncgocians dveillcz fur their juftes interäts.
PLATE XVII.
This board depicts the Juftice chamber, or the 1 ribunal that finds it at the pid of the Great Elcalier, as seen from the East cord. In this case, the cleft is read to Criminals before they are executed; therefore, there are two Statues, the Juftice Sc La Prudence, which we will bet on below. T out what we notice there is capable only of inspiring terror, by the postponement that all the Figures have to the punishment of the guilty. This place EFT well grid on all sides to oter the criminals clpdran - cc road to be able to dchaper juftes chatimcns quils meritenr. L'archite&ure on outside eft d a noble fimplicitd; eile eft not too loaded with ornaments, but all y EFT manage with bcaucoup d'ordre & de gout. The inside eft or nd of Figures in fuport, with three Hiftories of 1 antiquity, the explanation of which will find it below.
PLATE XVIII.
This board represents the face of the same court of CP " 4 of Midi. Notice ccs Serpens, these Ephesus, these powders, & these filches cntrelaflees that compolent the grid, & that mark, some remorse that dcclii-renc the confidence of criminals condemcz for their crimes, others the trenchant sword that will fparer their thtes of their bodies, Sc the others, the terror of the Juftice, which will launch fur them Fes foudres & Fes carrcaux. It is impossible to place fans in a place that is full of horror.
PLATE XIX.
This plate represents the interior of the Cathedral as seen in the decision, and the entire complex of the three antiques galleries, each of which will be explained below. All three of them are made of white marble, worked by very skillful Masters. In the middle of the judgment of Solomon : on the right the table of Deucttti Sc on the left that of HR tn M: we will tell just now what they represent . Notice these four women who (oiitient Pilaftrcs, we will still have occasion to bet. PLATE XX.
This plate represents the view of the same tribunal of the North cdtd ; cllc contains nothing that requires a very circumference explanation. We see in the midst of a torus of death with two geniuses crying to mark that Death awaits those that justice leads to it; & quot; eft in vain that they cry at the hearing of the world, especially since it is necessary to prevent by plcurs that opcraftent a real amendment of vic. in demand of the eyes an order renter"? i Solomon. And this Example tells the judges what kind of precautionary measure they should use before making an order, to infuse themselves into the truth of the law of the parties; when it comes to awarding a good that is: litigious: when it comes to pronouncing a death sentence , since in one & in another case they make reponfa - bles of the faults they commit out of ignorance.
PLATE XXIIL



PLATE XXI.
V Ohere is the first of three tables that fo prdfentent in Commander by the left when one eft in the court. It shows Bruttu immolantcourageufcement fes two sons i la libertd of Rome, where they had wanted to ruin the Tarquins that their father had chaftez. In this case, the Roman Catholic Church, which has its own lang luge-building, has given up the father's love for his motherland, and the creatures of nature can do nothing against those of a good citizen. Ddja Tun De Les Fils eft renverfd i fes pj& having head bodyguard; & 1 ' other in a pofture of Criminal, eft ready to receive 1C mortal blow that the arm of the Boureau will de-charge fur tdte. Already he holds the axe up, & 1 it is said that we will see it fall at any time as the neck of the patient leans. Admire the father's Constitution, which looks down upon a firm heart , and which, by virtue of its decree, orders the council to complete its work, which it does in common law. A fine example for Traktes, who confide in the freedom of their fellow citizens! An admirable example for judges, who must teach them never to accept people, & to hide even the voice of nature, when it comes to the creation of laws.


PLATE XXII.
It represents Solomon's famous judgment to know the true mother of a child whom two women fear. In the middle of the court is Prince albs's scepter in his hand and the crown in the CTTC, which orders the child to be separated from him, to give half to each of these two mothers. The trenching sword is ready to do this terrible sharing, when the real Thank you embraces with a child's hand, & raised the other to undeturn the blow. The mother hawk, on the contrary, of a free & affurde capacity confent to the exclusion of Panic. 11 if the receiver, inccrtain of cc he must do,
This plate represents the first pier of cc fuperbe building, pofee the 28. Odo-bre 1648. Void the lens of the 1'infcription that is read in Latin. The day before the November calendars of 1648. at the end of the war, which had lasted more than eighty years by sea than by land in almost all parts of the world, among the peoples of the United Netherlands, the three Philippine Kings of Spain, after the liberation of the Fatherland and Religion had, after the reigns of the Lords Bourgue - maitresGvm. PANCRAS, JACQ. OE GRAEF, SIB. VALCKENIER, PIER. SC HA EP, this stone was pofee by the Hs & defendam of the so-called Lords Bourgnemajtres, conime the first foundation of this building. Elie eft for-
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note the main Condellations, such as the Great Ourfe, the Dragon, The Payfan > the Coronc Attiquc, Hercules, Pegale 8cc. The law, towards the bottom of the Sea, in the other part of the Earth, opposes what we live in , where we see the North and South America with the islands, Koreas and seas that surround them. These Planispheres consist of pieces of ra-port & stones of different colors, make quite exafts; we find there all the circles that make decries in the Golden Mapemond: the Equinodialc Lignc, 1C Zodia-que, the two Tropics, the Polai - res circles, the Meridians, the Parallel Circles, all made of copper & place in their juftes proportions. Each dc these half-Globes a / 22. pids dc Diameter & 66. dv circonfcrencc. i Like it fe done in ccttc Dirty to a contest of people of roads profeffions, we diroit that on | a cherchd fast ä entertain each Icloh leurgöGt, while they are waiting for the hcure deg Hearings: The Connoiffeurs in Architecture & Sculpture are what fa - tisfaire amplemcnt their curiofitd, by the quantity of Columns, Statues, Bas-relicfs, with Fries, Feftons , Garlands &c. whose walls, incruftttes Marble,loht road chargttes. Litigants can trust the court with all these emblems, very capable of maintaining the credibility that they all have to win their cases. The Passengers travel agrdablement a kick-ocil all Countries ob they will fönt tranfportcz, the vaftes Seas or they önt navigud; & felon 1c happiness or the evil hour that they have been prouvcdans their travels, they for ment dc nöuveaux pro - jers, or expoter even as the flors, or to remain in eufc tranquillcment the refte of their life. The pilot experiment showed the children the road he had made and the deckhand encouraged the young people who listened to him to boldly try a Navigation he had already done several times. The Savans find no less in Itwhat to take care of, both in obfcrvant the fituation of roads the parts <lc the Earth, both in confidcrant the report that it has with the parts of the Cicux that cnvi-ronnent of roads parts. Finally The Curious, who go there {imlement to smell their eyes, can paffer whole days to confiderer in this licu beautez always new.
PLATE XXXII.
Here is the vision and vision of the Bourgeois fuperbc Sale, confidence of the cdte of O-rient, that is to say in fc turning towards the tree. You enter first through two large copper doors, which you meet at the top of the Great Elcalier. When we get to the bottom of it & we turn you onon the cntrdc side, we see the beautiful perspective that this board represents here. The gold of the Portaii eft Corinthian, of red & white marble, with 1C Cfoapitcau, 1'Architrave, the Frile & the Cornichc of mime. AU deflus eft unc Femme afhfe reprdfant la Ville d'amfterdam. This eft figure of white pier-re, accompanied, as we see, garlands, & Feftons. Both side of the Sale & both side of the doors make orncz of Corinthian columns that hold the ceiling. C'eft la que 1'oeil FC promcne agrdablcement fur Les differens objects qui ic prdlcntcnt roads parts. We see only marble, Statues, Pilaftres; & everything there is a taste & D an admirable order. On the left side of the gate, entering the Chamber of Bourguemaitres, and on the right side, the Court of Justice, from where the judges see the execution of the criminals, through the windows which answer as the Dam. On the days that fe is to be questioned, a scaffold is made at the height of these fenes, by one of which the criminals are led to the place of the luplice. This is so that the populace does not undertake to remove them, as die can&re do, if we make them paffer by the street. However, the fufticc of this city is not too feverish; ' & Ton can say that when die condemns anyone to the more, he has already written it more than once.
Board XXXin.
This board depicts the dirty m£MC of the Western cotd, as seen on entering. The portal I Ja Chamber of Eche-vins that eft at the bottom, eft an architecture all icmblable I edle 1'Entrcc I laquellc it eft opofd. As in this eft (ji-im - Ber that FE renders the Juftice, we see in the deflus of the portc the Statue of this Ddefle, with the balance in unc main & 1'cpdc in the otherc. At Fes pics eft the figure of envy surrounding the t&C of Serpens. To the right is death, wrapped in a shroud, leaking as the right arm, with a fablier seen next to her. On fä tetc flutter two Genies 1'un holding thunderbolts, & the other side load of yards. On the left is the punishment with a fevc - re vifage, holding in the right hand the faifleau De fle - ches Romanes with the hachc; fur die eft UNC leg de bois, à cdtd Des chaincs, & AU deflus voltigent Des Harpies.
BOARD XXXIV.
Here eft represents the side of the Big’ Sale that looks North, with a particular desGaleries. Admircz all a / a times / a magnificence & the rcgularity of this place. Seven Co-rinthian Colonncs 1 a fur the other road occupy the width of the cotez. Confidcrez the beauty of the Statues that place D efpace. cn efpke: the first that Ion sees in lune des Gaieties, eft cdlc De La Ddefle VEN US, a beautiful white marble. L'autrc eft cdlc of the god SATURN E with FA tetc bald & ragged fes. 11 holds in the left hand a sickle, & on the right a child who seems to want to devour.
BOARD XXXV.
This other board represents the gallery of the Cote du Midi in route fa lenght. These galleries have eight faces that correspond to the square side of the dirty. They make roads ornecs of Statues of fix Magpies of high white marble fur Jeurs Pedcftaux, perfectly well worked & enriched with orncmens suitable for what the Statues represent. Cdlc that 1 is seen between the Trcforcerie ordinary & the Sccreterieeft the god Mercury, apuye fur a tree trunk, with Fon hat Ltd, holding ion Caducde: aiant right Fa a Cocq & left fa a goat, accompanied by various windings. On the other side, between the extraordinary se-creterie and the Trcforcrie, the Statue of J U P I T E R, the Ibuverain of Dicux, represents the figure of a robufte man, hairy & bearded, with a mantcan perfemd stars. This pidcc eft achcvee. This God holds lightning in his hand: to the left eft a lightning Eagle, & to the right a Belier.
PLATE XXXVI.
This board eft the gallery which fc sees DRT cotd of 1'Orienr. Elie eft of the same Architecture & fvmmcrie that roads the others. in addition to the Chamber of the Council & cdlc of the Magi ft rat orphans eft the DDEFLE CYBELE reprdfantant La Terre. The poets impel the Merc of the Dicux, because they pretend that it is Die which gave them naiftance. Elie eft veutue dune Kobe which delccnd juf - qu ' aux pies, fiir laqudle eft another vete-ment whose border eft a tiflu of road flowers strong foliage. The Crown what read the T£Te eft surrounded by castles & towers. In fa left hand die holds a key, pout montier that in winter die closes the fein of the Earth; & quelle 1'ouvre cn Etd, when die actually fortir plants & Fruits. Elijah holds a scepter in the other hand, to mark the Dominion which excreted from the Earth. In Fes pies we see two Lions to which Ion Chariot eft attelc. Confide-rcz the ornaments of picdeftal, the cornesof a-bondance filled with all strong fruit, to mark that this Ddeflc eft cdlc that feeds all the inhabitants of the world. This EFT not fans dcflcin that this Statue EFT placde near the House of orphans, C'eft a
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BOARD XXXIX.
Void the Chamber of the war council, as seen from the side of the Oricnt. Re-mark the various ornamens including Pilaf, Tres font chargcz, all of which are suitable for the Deliberations that fc hold in this room. See these trophies of weapons including arrows, Darts, spades, Javelins,flags,Etendars, deTrom - petes, Fifrcs, drums, Tymbas, Caiques, Heaumes, bouclicrs , Bracelets , leathers, armor tieres, deCarquois, bows, wheels &c. but confide fur all the picture that eft in the background. He represents the god Mars, holding in one hand a palm and another a wreath of Laurel, reserved for the one who will come back victorious. At the pids make peoples cfiraycz of the noise of war, that the renown which ell: at the deltas, makes avcc hear the trumpet. You see behind 1C God the Trophies elcvcz ä Ibn honor. 11 portc unc Crown mural, to mark that cell him who defends or who attacks the cities, ' felon that he declares it for 1C winner or for the defeated.
XL BOARD.
PLATE XXXVIII.
Void the ceiling of the Great ' Dirty, of which we have iulquici demerit the Pav<S & Les Cd - tcz. Conhdercz ccs various Compartiments, which correspond to those of white & black marble that you saw in the XXXI. Plank-as you have only noticed half of the globe celebrated, it would have been missing some cholc 1 your curiohtd, ft the other half not fc discovers to your ycux when you DLC them at the top. The other, & eft as much as micux pla-cde, that it finds it in natural Lithuania. Admire the beautiful morcccaux de pein - ture you see from both edtez. One tells of the fall of Phaeton, when he wanted to undertake to drive the chariot of The Sun. This is a great opportunity for Ambi - tious people who want to rise too high, & for those who take jobs that go beyond their strength. The other O - rithic eft 1'EnltSvemcnt per Borde. Conliderez encore, those oi-fcaux that make the two Extrcmitez from the ceiling. 11 let them cast forth the Earth, and let them flutter from off the naked eye. The refte make various other ornamens including 1'agreable variete repond to any cc who sees it curicux in the scope of this dirty lu-perbe.
Other side of the Chamber of the war council, as seen from the cord du Midi. Ccttc faced eft more firnple than the other, but he did not eft less noble in the limpli-cite. The chemindc eft ornde d a large mirror glass or FE reproduce all the objects reprefente from the other cord. Rcmar-quez leulemcnt all these arms Ecus, which hang from the Feftons of the two edtez of the chcmindc. They make vuidcs, to mark that they wait only for the return of the Gucrricrs who Id will make fjgnalcz by their exploits, to fill ccs EculTbns, which will become a-during the dtcrnal monumens of their glory.
XLI BOARD.
Here is the ceiling of this dirty mSme. There are only fins, crowns, & other marks of the awards waiting for the Warriors on their return. We see anfli Des Eculfons vuidcs, by the mdmeraifon that Ion has just said. And the same god Mars, whom we have trusted in the picture of the board XXXIX-fe sees here in the middle, holding two crowns & pr& d extend from heaven, to put them bind the tc-te of the vanquished. Mark as he Strong from among the nucs, who seem to open themselves, to grant him the freedom to come and run those whom he considers worthy of immortality.
XLII BOARD.
Void cn particulicr Le Tableau de la JUSTICE done nous avons déja parle dans I'xplication De La Planche XXXII. We can well micux discover here all beautez. All the figures make them animated > so to speak, or at least mark by their own attitude & iJncrgique their ditfe-rens cmplois. Mark the lerenite & fau - Gufte Majcfte which eft painted as the vifage & in route the contcnancc of Juftice. Elie nc parait cmuc daucunc paflion, & to te-nir the balance tfgale between the parties which judge, it is necessary what NC Ibit lulceptible of AU-Cun movement of partiality. The envy that eft I fes pies mark wellby the rage which delate lur fon vifage , & by the Serpens which take the place of hair > how many die louf - eng to see rdprimde by the Juft ice, which, giving of each cc that apartient, defend ä 1'Envie covet the property of others. The Death apuyde as fa false , mark that it is necessary to profile of life for pratiquerlesjuftes Loix; because that, when Ic Sablicr eft vuide, e lfs - i-say, when the terns that we eft donnd to 1c well-eft dcould , there is more then only a fearful expectation of a Judgment fans milericorde. This is what EFT reprdfentd by lightning that I we see above. The Pu - nish that I could see 1'aucre cdtd, held every inftrumens of fuplices deftinez to Cry - minclsi & the Harpies to alles Bat - fouris that Ion sees deflus , mark the remorse for destroying its dune confidence guilty of crimes, that cn eft ddchir<"c commc by all the Furies.
XLIII BOARD.
This other table eft cclui that 1'on sees the deflüs of the door, or the force eft re-prclentce ibus the figure of the four elements. The fire which eft the Koi of all the other eft marks by the Soldi which Fon sees at cdtd left of the main figure, & Fon Empire for the other Elemens EFT figured by 1c scepter that holds the Genic which eft aupres. A cdtd of the other kind, which represents the work of the government he is concerned with. On the right we see 1'AIR rcprdfentd by Mercury, 1C Meflager of the Gods, which has no other route 1'Air, to exdcutcr the orders that give him. And next to him eft the Earth, crazy the figure of a Genie who holds a horn filled with all FES productions. The woman aflife in the middle eft the FORCE, which reunites in eile all the qualities of these four elements. It is precisely this assembly of quali-fied opposites, which pro - duces the necessary strength and courage to overcome all difficulties. And as cct - te Force eft toüjours viftorieufe&trlomphan - te, die holds in his hands palm trees & olive Branches, which make the marks of FA Vidoire. The mural crown of which fa TC'tc eft ornde, eft still an emblem of the protection which gives to the Citcz where the Union Reigns. The Lions that make Magpies, being the bravest of all animals, come to think of the attributes of strength; & the two figures that make side, Mark What fact to use about& 1'Epee & The Butcher, to overcome the obstacles that arise to FE$ Julies defeins. But these two figures are sharp, to mark that the true force must be moderdc, & not a fiery rage that holds rather fury.
XLIV BOARD-
This panel depicts the prodigious effects of Harmony. We see Amphion, who by Ic Fon de F Lyre, rcbatit the city of Thebes. Here is the fens of this faithfulness. Amphion his de Jupiter Ar D'antiopc aprit it bien à jouer De La Lyre, que les Poctcs feigni-rent que les Pierres luivoyer, pour marquer Qu'il avoir fart d'édourir les ames les plus fcroces. They add that the Stones put it away from themselves for rclcvcr Icsmu-railles of Hiebes, because Amphion per-fuada to Thebains, by the sweetness of this inftrument, to rebuild their city Ru'ince. Now this is what we see here, where Amphion quietly playing the Lyre, moves, not the stones, but the workers who employed them in the establishment of Thebes. L a CN size quclquc-one with the cifeau; fautre cn polishes an aiirr""; * * < the third ascends a scale to place cellc he has completed. Another guinde at the top of a lifting machine one by the moycn of a pulley. Finally all these workers, animcz by the sweet fon of this inftrument, forget the trouble that their work their caufc, & nc ibngent qua lead him to FA perfection. This table eft places in the Chamber of Juftice, to mark what eft the power of fHarmonic, that is to say of the concert & meeting of those who confide for the same end. For as well as an inftrument of Music which is supposed to be agreeable if it does not agree perfectly, the members of the same body , who gather it to work for the common good, cannot agree, unless they agree perfectly ; & the slightest intelligence between them is capable of making them lose all the fruit of their pcincs. A republic nc fubfifte that by Union & Peace; this can only be achieved if there is a good Harmonic.
Argus of this city, & they must vcillcr fans cefle ä fa confervation. By confession they cannot cast their eyes too much upon this picture, to learn to defy it of all that could corrupt them & put them to sleep as their main duties.
XLVL BOARD
This Board & the fix other fuivent reprdfentent lc Triumph of the Conful Roman Fabius Maximus, that Ion Son, envoyd to him by the Senate of Rome , made defeendre Horse , aiant less regard to what he owed by the raifons of the parentd , that i cc it having Iui-m6mc has the dignitd donr it must be re - vdu. We see them both pie in this table, the Eik cnßagcant ion Pere to enter Rome, & LC Pere fe rccriant a la vuc de l appartement qui ctoit deftintf for Ion Triomphe. LcFlcuvc duTybrc aflis d un cdtcavcc Fon urn, aiant fur Fes knees UNC Cornc d'abondancc, & the She-Wolf that we see with him nursing the little ones, do not allow to dourer that the walls that adorn behind do not fbient ccux of the luperbe City of Rome. The portc in eft filled with a crowd of people, who comes to the front of the Conful.
XLVII BOARD.
lei 1'on sees the beginning of the March, as it was ordered for the triumphant an-cians. First of all, the Trom-pettes, horns and other Inftrumens that sound like the air of a melodious fon-escape the Roman Eaglcs, the Etendarts, and the other triumphal marks that we have coutumc to wear in these occasions. Between those who wear them, some do 1 pie > & the others on horseback, reais whatever-that cc table
rices, what offer them to the eyes a very agrea-ble diverfitd
BOARD XLV1I1.
There is no less varietd in cct other table, which eft a leak of pr<F - eddent. We see LC beeuf & the other videos / my dcftinces for the facrificc, with the I la - I dies & the other Inftrumens nticefTaires for immolcr. Notice the hurdles & Caftolettcs that portc ran away, & fur any nadion born of cct child who half opens this little Cofre that fun of the sacrifices por - Te .4 hand. 11 fert & put 1'cnccns that Ion must burn in the Capitol. You see next to him another priest who wears a black coat. Allcs ccs figures make beautiful & ti cs-well deflindes.
XLIX BOARD.
It lacks some chofc to the grandeur of this triumph, if J'on n'yut not made Pa-roitre captives, for rclcvcv the gloirc of the winner. Notice cc vicillard who has lids hands behind his back; & CC other who, refusing to walk, eft threatens by the efcla-vc that LC mcne. Voycz as this Efclave has his arm raised to download as a big blow of the stick he holds in his hand. The other old man EFT fled from Fes Fillcs, who still relcvcnt the pomp of this triumph by, their beautd Elies nc point lids; but I their contenancc trifte mark affez 1'afflidion of their heart. You see run away from the weapons tro - pheasants that were lifted by the pikes , and the Vales set aside for the ceremony. Here is one that has medals to contribute to the Aftcmbld.
Plate L.
Void the Conful in FON Chariot de Triomphe. 11 EFT pulls by four white Chcvaux head-on harness. He holds a palm in his hand, & the head eft crowned with Laurel, rccom-penfes ordinary of the drain. 11 eft precede many other dendarts, & a woman wearing a corbcille full of flowers. Notice with her cct Efclave who wants to load this vale fur Fes shoulders. 11 femblc he nc puific fe rclevcr with such fardcau. The city you see depicted in cct C'tendart, C'eft La Ville de Rome, Maitref-fc DE I'univcrs; & Les Lettrcs S. P. Q. A. that you see in cct other make the initial lettrcs of ccs words SENAT US POPULUSQUE ROM ANUS, which fignify the SENAT and the Roman people J To mark that all the authority dtoic then entrc the hands of the Senat Ac du Pcuple, & let all the triumphs Fe faifoient in their name.