Some observations made in travelling through France, Italy, &cin the years MDCCXX, MDCCXXI, and MDCCXXII . {;f£uter{7ac/i6 £&at. 337 ROME. VILLA MATTEL This flatue (lands among feveral others, which encompafs aiarge bafon adornd with a baluftrnde round it. At the upperpart is a modern ftatue, a Neptune, by Bernini, little inferiorto any of the antique, that accompany it. 1 • ^^ Portico of the Palace is a fenator, fitting in a chair,his right hand refting on his lap, and his left hand on the backof the chair, holding a fcroll. Near the great gate, which is the principal entrance into thevi
Some observations made in travelling through France, Italy, &cin the years MDCCXX, MDCCXXI, and MDCCXXII . {;f£uter{7ac/i6 £&at. 337 ROME. VILLA MATTEL This flatue (lands among feveral others, which encompafs aiarge bafon adornd with a baluftrnde round it. At the upperpart is a modern ftatue, a Neptune, by Bernini, little inferiorto any of the antique, that accompany it. 1 • ^^ Portico of the Palace is a fenator, fitting in a chair,his right hand refting on his lap, and his left hand on the backof the chair, holding a fcroll. Near the great gate, which is the principal entrance into thevilla, is a curious baiTo-relievo [but damagd] reprefenting Vul-can s forge : of which a defign is here given, Juft by the fide of this villa were the baths of Dioclefian, ofwhich there are very confiderable remains. The Carthufianshave now their convent there. That which is now theirchurch, was the grand refervoir of water. The Villa Mattel is very large and fine : they fay it is two Villa Matte!miles in compais; it has abundance of fine fountains The entrance into the palace of the villa is a
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