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London, England, 1824-04-24 00:00:00

WORKS OF ANCIENT ART.

Subjoined is a list of the works of art belonging to the
Papal Gov( rinnunt, which were taken from Rome by the
French in 1797, and carried to Paris. Besides these, five
hundred manuscripts were taken from the Vatican Library.
The Vatican \lnscuw was also Apoi4rl of medals, pr;nts,
cameos, and Christian antninith s, intliTendcutly of the
valuable articles siirretuhroil order the armistice previous

to the Treaty of To!, tuit:o.
of art were restored to Itothe
'.51,198 francs were placed at
defraying the costs of such re

In thy year Isl.; th,s.v works
; and by the Treaty of Paris
the disposal of Canova, for

STA•

The Torso Belvedere.
Antiootil ditto.
Hermits, with a Child in his

ulna. suppo.ed to
Apollo Itelvedere.
laocuon, ditto.
31eleager.
A C010...al Nile, in a recumbent

posture.
A Colossal Tiber.
(!lenpatra, or rather Ariaane.
I.leninsthenta, in a bitting pas-

ture.
Trajan, ditto.
Potodippus, ditto.
Menander.
II ygeia.
Phocion, the Athenian General.
An Amazon.
A crouching Vcnua.
Paris.
Apollo, with him Lyre.
The Nine 31usea.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto. 41

A CoblltAld Melpomene.
A Semi-Colmisal (:(rev.
Sphinx of I lrielital Granite.
Another, ditto.
Sardanapalus.
A Priest.
Tiberius.
A u gusto&
A I)iccobolua.
Ditto.
Urania, in a aitting posture, Ow
palms high.
Cere•, five palms high.
Antinous rapitolinus.
Apollo, with the If ippogreph.
Group of Cupid and Pysche.
A dying Gladiator.
iuro.
Pandora.
Fannin ; by Praxiteles.
Zeno.
Flora.
Vinus.

Menelaus.
Itlinerva.
Cato and Portia.
Tragedy.
Con:etly.
Jupiter.
Jupiter Serapit.
A ntinoua.
Iladrianus.
Oceanus.
A riadne.
Alexander.
Marcus Brutus.
Junius Brutus, in bronze.
A Sarcophagus, with figures of
the Nine Muses, in has relief.
Another, ditto, representing the
Triumph of the Nereids.

Antinowt, represented as an
Egyptian Idol.
Torso of Cupid.
A Statue of Ilygeia of " Nem
A mien."
A Youth, extracting a thorn
from his foot, in bronze.

A Candelabra, with intaglios.
Another ditto.
Another ditto,
A circular Altar, with Baccha-
nalian&
A Tripod, in marble, with
intaglios.
A Onto's, with embillishmenta.
Another ditto.
A entitle Chair.
Another ditto.
A capacious Vase, or Bell of
1 la.alt.
Another Tripod, in marble.
An ancient Seat of Russo An.
tico.
Another ditto.

PAINTINGS.
The Transfiguration; by Raphael.
A Madonna of Foligno ; by Raphael.
Si. Petronilla ; by Guercino.
St. Jermne ; by Dotnenichino,
A dead Christ carrying to the Sepulchre ; by Caravaggio.
t dead Christ, from the church of St. Francesco Aripa ; by
Carracci.
St. Erasmus; by Poussin.
Martyry ; by Valentino.
The Ladder of St. Benedict Iby Andrea Sacchi.
The Miracle of the Corporal
Fortuna ; by Guif o.
St. Gregory ; by Carracci.
Descent from the Cross ; by Borroccio.
The Virgin in Heaven ; by l'erugino.
The Virgin crowned ; by Raphael.
A Chiaroscuro, representing the Three Virtues ; by Raphael.
St. Cecilia; by Raphael.
The Martyrdom of St. Agnes ; by Dotnenichino.
The Rosary ; by Dimenichino.
St. Petronim ; by Cavedone.
The Massacre of the Innocents ; by Guido.
The Purification of the Virgin ; by Guido.
The Annunciation ; by Guido.
The Circumcision ; by Guercino.
St. Joseph asking pardon of the Virgin ; by Tiarini.
The Ansumptitn ; by Hannibal Carracci.
The Apparition of the Virgin ; by Hannibal Carracci.
('heist calling St. Matthew ; by laidovico Carucci.
The Virgin appearing to St. Dominick ; by L. Carr:m:6.—&c.