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1. An elegant Portrait of HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF BRUNSWICK. 2. THREE WHOLE-LENGTH FIGURES in the Fashions of the Month.

3. An ORIGINAL COUNTRY DANCE, composed and set to Music by Mr. Gow. 4. An ORIGINAL WALTZ, composed by Mr. KOLLMAN.

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London: Printed by and for J. BELL, Proprietor of the WEELY MESSENGER, Southampton-Street, Strand, January 1, 1908.

ALL THE CARTOONS OF RAPHAEL,

Now in the Royal Palace of Hampton Court, have been most correctly copied, and are now Ergraven accurately, and precisely in the style of Outline, under the inspection of the first Artist of the age, and these most valuable Prints, Seven in number, the size Royal Octavo, are given as the Embellishments in

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The following are the Subjects:

1st. The Death of Ananias.

24. Paul Preaching at Athens.

34. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes.

4th. The Charge to Peter.

5th. Elymas the Sorcerer.

6th. The Sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas.

7th Peter and John healing the Lame Man in the Temple.

Of these Plates no accurate Engravings have ever been made; the imperfect representations of them, now extant, are only to be had at the most extravagant price The present collection therefore being copied from the Original Pictures, and being complete and faithful, must be esteemed of the highest value to the man of taste, the lover of the Arts, the collector, and to such as value the graphic illustrations of the most beautiful and affecting part of Scriptural History..

The genius of the mighty Raphael is here presented at one view, and those works faithfully represented, which are esteemed the glory of Britain to possess, and the just pride of the ancient school to have produced.

These Engravings are accompanied with Critical, Historical, and Explanatory Details.

The Supplemental Number contains, as usual, Sixtyfour Pages of Literary Review, and in it will be developed a most extensive and valuable Plan of Improve

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Title-Page and Index to the Volume for 1807, are given in this Number.

N. B. The New Arrangements, and actual Extraordinary Embellishments to be introduced in LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE, have been postponed, at the suggestion of many of our Subscribers, till the commencement of the New Year, and the completion of the present Volume; and as the present Number, together with the Supplement, completes the Volume, the next NumFer (being No. 27,) to be published on the first of February, will commence with the New Arrangements.

A correct OUTLINE of Mr. WEST'S memorable His torical Picture, "The Death of General Wolfe," will be given as the first Outline in this Number. It is ex ecuted under the immediate direction of that illustrious Artist,-and will be a most estimable treasure.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
BIOGRAPHICAL

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ILLUSTRIOUS LADIES.

The Twenty-fifth Nvmber.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF BRUNSWICK.

HIER ROYAL HIGHNESS AUGUSTA, MANIFESTO, which was ever issued by an DUCHESS OF BRUNSWICK, was born the invading General. But he was not only 31st of July, 1737. She is the Sister of injured by this absurd declaration, but he his present Majesty, and, with the excep-suffered equally by the vacillating policy of tion of our beloved Sovereign, the only surviving issue of Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of George the Second.

Prussia, in being recalled at the very moment he was about to engage with Dumourier, and compelled to retreat homewards as fast as he had advanced.

Her Royal Highness was married Jan. 17, 1764, to the Duke and Elector of Brunswick. This marriage, whilst it continued, was eminently happy: it was dissolved by the death of the Duke, who was wounded, at the head of his regiment, in the fatal battle of JENA. The Duke of Brunswick was one of thesia selected the Duke of Brunswick as his first leaders of an hostile army into the territory of France, upon the breaking out of the Revolution: his name was then enrolled amongst the most illustrious commanders of Europe; he had been brought up in the school of the Great Frederick, and was an The Duchess had now no refuge but in invincible advocate of the old system of her native country, England; to which she tactics; which disciplined goldiers into fortunately escaped. She was received with mere machines, and made them as passive the warmest affection by her brother, our in the hands of their officers, as the mus-beloved monarch, her daughter, the Prinkets which they bore were instrumental incess of Wales, and by the whole of the their own. royal family.

This exposure, however, in the eyes of, Europe, never weakened the confidence which was reposed in him by the King of Prussia, and indeed by the whole German Empire. When war, therefore, was declared against France, the King of Prus

Commander in Chief.-More need not be said: the event of the battle of JENA is too well known; the Duke was wounded early in the engagement; and died, a few weeks after, from the consequences of his wound.

Her Royal Highness has taken up her residence with the Princess of Wales at

The Duke was unfortunately made ridiculous by the Cabinet of Berlin, in being the organ of the most absurd and puffing Blackheath.