HALL OF THE LAOCOON.

Here are to be admired four pillars of _verde antico_, a species of

green marble, obtained by the ancients, from the environs of

Thessalonica. They were taken from the church of _Montmorency_, where

they decorated the tomb of Anne, the constable of that name. The

first three apartments are floored with inlaid oak; but this is paved

with beautiful marble.

Of the _chefs d'oeuvre_ exhibited in this hall, every person of taste

cannot but feel particular gratification in examining the

undermentioned;

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