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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56585	Travels thro' Germany, Bohemia, Swisserland, Holland, and other parts of Europe describing the most considerable citys and the palaces of princes : together with historical relations and critical observations upon ancient medals and inscriptions / by Charles Patin ; made English and illustrated with copper cuts and a map.	Patin, Charles, 1633-1693.	1696 (1696)	Wing P721; ESTC R25578	112,677	496

very Ingenious Epigram was Compos'd Ingens ingentem quem personat Orbis Erasmum Hic tibi dimidium picta Tabella refert At cur non totum mirari desine Lector Integra nam totum Terra nec ipsa capit This Repository belongs to the University of Basil by vertue of a Donation made by the Magistrates of the City who had purchas'd it with the summ of a thousand Crowns of the Heirs of Amerbachius the Legatee of Erasmus whose last Will and Testament is as yet preserv'd written with his own Hand There is also in the great Church a Sumptuous piece of Marble wrought according to the Rules of Architecture which confirms this Account by its Inscription The Medal of Erasmus to be seen there seems to have taken its Type from the God Terminus who is represented on the front of that Inscription which was made on purpose to honour the Memory of this Great Man That which alone would be sufficient to procure the highest esteem for this Repository is a score of Holbein's Originals and among others that Picture of Christ Crucifi'd for which a thousand Ducats have been proffer'd Those that are ignorant of the admirable Skill of this Painter need only take a journey to Basil to be well assur'd of it There the Citizens would shew 'em in the Town-House a large Painting drawn by his Hand or rather eight several Paintings of one Piece which represent so many different Acts of the Passion 'T is in my mind one of the finest Pieces in the World And I do not admire that the Deceas'd Elector of Bavaria thought fit to offer to the City a quantity of Salt amounting to the value of twenty thousand Crowns for so choice a Rarity Give me leave My Lord to acquaint you with somewhat concerning this Holbein He was a Gallant Man but so extreamly necessitous that sometimes he had not wherewith to pay for his Dinner In another Painting of the same Repository are drawn the Portraitures of his Wife and Children whose Apparel argues that they were very little better supply'd with Necessaries In a word this Painting is a Treasure in Raggs All Travellers usually stop with delight at the corner of a narrow street in Basil where is to be seen a House Painted on the outside from the top to the bottom by Holbein's incomparable Hand Indeed even great Princes might take it as an Honour to have so Curious a piece of Workmanship in their possession nevertheless 't was only the payment which this poor Painter made for some Meals which he had there taken for it was a Victualing-House the situation of which as well as its meanness sufficiently shews that 't was none of the most noted Our Holbein was at last deliver'd out of this miserable condition by the Generosity of an Earl of Arundel from whom was descended that Illustrious English Nobleman whom Curiosity has as it were render'd immortal as well as the vast number of ancient Inscriptions and Marbles as yet to be seen in the Theatre at Oxford which he had sent for from the Levant and which were so Learnedly and fortunately explain'd by Mr. Selden This Book by the way is very scarce but if it be not in Your Highness's Library you need not be concern'd for 't is about to be Reprinted and I have been told that the new Edition will be much finer and larger than the former This Earl of Arundel as he was returning if I mistake not from an Embassy to Vienna brought over along with him Holbein and his whole Family and advanc'd his Fortune so far that Holbein himself cry'd out Is it possible that ever I shoud have been so indigent as to be forc'd to Paint to get a sorry livelyhood These are the effects of the discerning Judgment and generous Disposition of a Noble Lord without whose Favour perhaps Holbein might have spent his whole life in misery and alwaies lain hid in Obscurity Others affirm that he did not pass into England till a long while after with a Design to get some Preferment that he at first presented himself to Sir Thomas More with the Commendatory Letters of Erasmus and that he was entertain'd by him with all possible demonstrations of Kindness I have seen in the Emperor's Repository the Portraiture which he then made of this Famous Minister of State 'T is reported that not being able to call to mind the Name of the Ambassador who had promis'd him his Protection he hastily made a Draught according to the Idea which he had of his Lineaments and luckily hit upon the whole Air of his Countenance so that Sir Thomas immediately knew the Earl of Arundel thus he found at his fingers ends that which had escap'd his Memory Afterwards these two Illustrious Patrons made known his Merit to the World more especially at Court insomuch that King Henry VIII Honour'd him with his Esteem and Friendship and express'd himself in the most obliging Terms in his Favour to a certain Earl who had made a complaint of him I can at my pleasure said the King Create six Earls in in an Hour but I cannot make one Holbein I cou'd insist on many other particular circumstances but I shall only mention one here which will oblige us to resume the Discourse concerning Erasmus When Holbein saw his Book that bears the Title of Encomium Moriae or a Panegyrick upon Folly Printed by Frobenius in Quarto A. D. 1514. He drew in the Margin certain small Figures which are all hatch'd with a Pen and make eighty three Pictures they serve as it were for so many Illustrations of the Text and are so curiously design'd that Holbein's Energy might be discover'd even by this single piece of Work Upon the Margin of the Title of this Book he wrote these words Hanc MORIAM pictam decem diebus ut oblectaretur in eâ Erasmus habuit This Moria was Painted in ten daies to the end that Erasmus might be delighted with it Erasmus had a great affection for Holbein neither cou'd he forbear putting himself in a good humour at the sight of his Book which he found so well embellish'd and to add very pleasant Devices to some of these small Draughts I took particular notice of three which perhaps may afford some Diversion to Your most Serene Highness In pag. 53. The Text has it Ne videar Erasmi mei Commentaria suppilâsse Lest I shoud seem to play the Plagiary with the Works of my Erasmus Holbein places in the Margin Erasmus sitting and writing in a Book upon a Desk after the same manner as he was wont to paint him and even as he was represented by Albert Durer Erasmus seeing himself drawn in somewhat too good case wrote upon the Book which was adorn'd with the Figures ADAGIA ERAS and underneath Quum ad hunc locum perveniebat Erasmus se pictum sic videns exclamavit Ohe Ohe si Erasmus talis esset duceret profecto Vxorem When Erasmus came to this Place and saw