of Louis XIII. at Fontainebleau; R., 2093,
Departure of Henry for Germany, who hands to his consort the symbols
of the Regency; L., 2094, Coronation of Marie at St. Denis: the dogs
are said to have been painted by Snyders; R., 2095, Apotheosis of
Henry. Like the ascending Faust in Henry's portly form,--

"Bleibt ein Erdenrest
Zu tragen peinlich."

L., 2097, Marie's journey to Anjou; R., 2098, Exchange at Hendaye of
the Princess Elizabeth of France affianced to Philip IV., and of Anne
of Austria, affianced to Louis XIII.; L., 2099, Felicity of the
Regency--this picture was hastily improvised at Paris; R., 2100, The
Majority of Louis XIII.; L., 2101, Escape of Marie from the Chateau of
Blois; R., 2102, Reconciliation with her son, Louis XIII., at Angers;
End wall, L., 2103, Conclusion of Peace; R., 2104, Meeting between
Marie and Louis in Olympia. R. of entrance, 2105, The Triumph of
Truth.

[Footnote 209: The picture subsequently found its way to the
apartments of Louis XVI., and followed him from Versailles to Paris.
The vacillation of this ill-fated monarch towards his advisers, says
Michelet, was much influenced by a fixed idea that Charles I. lost his
head for having made war on his people, and that James II. lost his
crown for having abandoned them.]

Enclosing this hall are a series of Cabinets XX.-XXXVI., containing a
large and important collection of works by the Netherland painters. We
ascend, turn R., and enter Room XX., which is devoted to Franz Hals
and contains 2386 and 2387, superb portraits of Nicholas van Beresteyn
and his wife; and 2388 the same, with their Family; 2383, Descartes.
Room XXI., Cuyp, after whom the room is named, is seen in four typical
works, 2341-2344; 2415 and 2414 are excellent Dutch Interiors by Peter
de Hoogh. In Room XXII. reigns the jovial Van Steen: two
characteristic paintings are here shown; 2578, Feast in an Inn, and
2580, Evil Company. 2587 is a masterly Terburg, The Amorous Soldier,
and 2459 a similar subject treated by Gabriel Metsu. Room XXIII. is
assigned to Van Goyen, and Room XXIV. to Adrian van Ostade, Hals'
pupil. In the latter room, 2495, the so-called Family of the Painter,
and 2496, The Schoolmaster, stand forth pre-eminent. 2509 and 2510,
Travellers Halting and a Winter Scene, are by Adrian's brother, Isaac.
Room XXV. is rich in landscapes by Ruysdael, of which 2557, The
Forest, and 2558, Tempest near the Dykes of Holland, are masterpieces:
2588, The Mu