A Journal of Travels in England, Holland, And Scotland, And of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 And 1806
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July 5. — A disposition to be thought connoisseurs in the elegant arts, and particularly in painting, is probably one of the most general traits of travellers in polished countries. As I utterly disclaim all pre- tensions to the real possession of this character, I will certainly not be guilty of affecting it. in speaking of my visit this morning to the Truchess Gallery, which is said to be one of the finest collections of paintings in England, I shall therefore give you only the genuine impres...sions of one unpractised in fashionable admira- tion. This gallery contains about 900 pictures of the Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Spanish, and Italian masters, arranged in eight large rooms, lighted from above, and so connected that every successive room 240 A JOUKNAL OF TRAVELS IN seems a capital discovery, as one is impressed with the idea that every new apartment is the last. This col- lection was brought from Vienna at a vast expense ; it is asserted that -the duties of importation alone amoun- ted to 4000/.
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