SEVENTEENTH WINDOW. Upper Divifion. Left Side-Reuben coming to the Pit to feek Jofeph. Right Side. Daniel in the Lions' den, and King Darius amazed at finding him alive. The astonishment expressed in Darius's countenance is a most successful stroke of art. Lower Divifion. Left Side. The women going to the fepulchre to seek for Jefus, and to anoint his body... The blue drapery of Mary Magdalen is exceedingly brilliant, flowing, and natural, and inferior to none in the chapel. The figure of the Virgin Mary possesses much grace and expression. Right Side. Mary Magdalen miftaking our Saviour for the Gardener. Mary's attitude, and many parts of this piece, are extremely natural. EIGHTEENTH WINDOW. Upper Divifion. Left Side. An Angel appearing to Habakkuk. Right Side. An Angel holding Habakkuk by the hair over the Lions' den. Lower Divifion. Left Side. Chrift appearing to two of his difciples, in the way to Emmaus. Right Side-Chrift breaking bread to two of his difciples, at Emmaus. The expression of aftonishment in the countenances of the disciples is happily delineated. NINETEENTH WINDOW. Upper Divifion. Left Side. The prodigal fon acknowledging and giving up his licentious life. Right Side.-Jofeph meeting his father and brethren, in Egypt. Lower Divifion. Left Side.-Thomas acknowledging and giving up his incredulity. Right Side.-Chrift appearing to his eleven Apostles. TWENTIETH WINDOW. Upper Divifion. Left Side.-Elijah taken up into Heaven in a chariot of fire; and Elisha catching his mantle. The attitude of Elijah, the flowing of the mantle, and the chariot, deserve the highest applause. Right Side. The law given to Mofes from Sinai. Some of the Ifraelites fallen on their faces at the foot of the mountain. Lower Divifion. Left Side.-Chrift afcending into Heaven. The aftonishment of the spectators is well depicted. Right Side.-The Holy Ghoft given to the Apostles. The Virgin Mary is here represented with an air of devotion and meekness. This window is altogether as beautiful as any in the chapel; excepting the grand caft window. TWENTY-FIRST WINDOW. Upper Divifion. Left Side.-Peter and John reftoring a lame man to his feet, at the beautiful gate of the Temple. The distorted appearance of the cripple's knee, which appears to advance out from the glass, is inimitably done; and the other parts of his figure, with his wan and meagre countenance, are extremely natural. The column of the temple is very beautiful and magnificent. Right Side. The imprisonment and beating of Peter and John. Lower Divifion. Left Side.-The beggar, reftored to the use of his feet, walking before Peter and John to the Temple. The piece possesses many beauties, particularly the expression of the group of figures. Right Side. The death of Ananias. The expiring figure of Ananias is exquifitely fine. .TWENTY-SECOND WINDOW. Left Side. The converfion of St. Paul. The light shining from heaven has great merit. Right Side-St, Paul preaching at Damafcus. A small figure of St. Paul, whom the difciples are letting down from the walls of Damascus in a basket. Observe the attitudes of the two men letting down Paul: their figures, though too diminutive to discover their beauty by the naked eye are very fine. Lower Divifion. Left Side.-Paul and Barnabas reverenced as Gods. A victim brought before them. Right Side.-Paul ftoned. TWENTY-THIRD WINDOW. : Upper Divifion. Left Side.-Paul cafting out a fpirit of divination from a A figure is reprefented for the fpirit. woman. Right Side-Paul before King Agrippa, Lower Divifion. Left Side.-Paul's friends diffuading him from his intended journey to Jerufalem. Obferve a beautiful figure of a female kneeling at his feet. A very good and perfect ship; representing the vessel in which Paul had sailed. from Ptolemais to Cæsarea, merits obfervation. Right Side.-Paul before Felix. The saint or messenger in the middle light, and lower division of this window, is remarkable for the beauty and majesty of its figure. TWENTY-FOURTH WINDOW. Inexplicable. One obfervation may be made on this window: in the upper divifion, and the left fide, is painted the flame of a candle; which is fo masterly done, that, when the Sun shines on the fouth fide of the chapel, a person may be deceived with the representation. TWENTY-FIFTH WINDOW. Inexplicable. The arches of all these windows are divided into small compartments, called crockets, illuminated with the arms and other devices of the Monarchs who contributed towards the building. It is uncertain who were the perfons who gave the original defigns of the paintings. They have sometimes been ascribed to Julio Romano, who flourished when the windows were executed; others have imagined that the drawings of Raphael were reforted to for the subjects; as one of the finest paintings, is evidently" the ftory of Ananias and Saphira, as told by Raphael in the Cartoons.". It is moft probable they were executed, not by one only, but, by many artists, and that the best pieces extant were chofen as patterns to execute the paintings from. It has frequently been reported, but erroneously, that all the windows of the chapel were taken down and concealed, at the time when the fanaticism of the long Parliament induced them to employ Commiffioners to deftroy all fuperftitious ornaments. By what influence these paintings were preserved is uncertain, as vifitors were certainly fent down to Cambridge, who ordered the organ to be removed, and fold its pipes: but it is fuppofed the windows were fpared by the entreaties of Dr. Whichcott, who had been appointed Provost by the long Parliament; while others attribute their preservation to the respect Oliver Cromwell retained for the University, where he received his education. On each fide of this building are nine fmall chapels (each 20 feet by 10) that were probably erected as chantries, and four of them have been undoubtedly fo appropriated. These chapels are built between the buttreffes; and, moftly, communicate with each other. Thofe on the north fide are used as burial places; and several of those on the fouth fide contain the COLLEGE LIBRARY; which is well furnished with scarce and valuable books; amongst which, is a rare and curious manufcript of the book of Pfalms, which is four fpans long by three broad and written upon parchment: it is faid to have been taken from the Spaniards at the fiege of Cadiz, in 1691. The fecond chapel from the west, on this fide, was confecrated to religious ufes by Provost Hacombleyn, by whom it was ornamented; and afterwards, by his own defire, made his burial place. In the window is a portrait on glass of Henry VI, and in the centre is a large table monument of marble; on the top of which is a flaming urn, and on the east and west fides cherubs, fupporting the family arms, and on the north is a Latin infcription, fignifying to whofe memory it was erected, viz. John Churchill, Marquis of Blandford, fon of the Duke of Marlborough, who was a student of this college. In August 1801 was erected against the east wall of this chapel, a white marble tablet to the memory of the celebrated Dr. Glynn; who was buried in the large vault, near the north door of the chapel. THE NEW BUILDING, fituated on the west fide of the court, was built by Mr Gibbs. It is 236 feet long, 46 broad, and 50 high; built with Portland stone. It has two magnificent fronts, one to the court, the other to the river, from which it is feparated by a large court yard. The facade next the river has a noble and beautiful appearance, and is ornamented with a grand Doric Portico in the centre. The apartments, which are large and convenient, are twenty-four in number the edifice containing three lofty stories, the upper ones commanding an extenfive and charming profpect. This building, both as to outward appearance, and interior elegance and convenience, certainly exceeds any other in the Univerfity. THE HALL is a large room, fitted up in a neat and hand |