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[[Turin]]

At three OClock this Afternoon
went to view the [[King's Palace]] - The
Apartments of w'ch [which] we found were royally
magnificent - Some of them were richly
gilt all over - others adorned with the finest
paintings both Cielings & Walls; the Pictures
done by famous Masters, as [[Vandyke]]
[[Reubens]], [[Rembrant]], [[Spagnolet]], [[Gudio]] &c,
being set in rich frames finely gilded
& joined like Pannels in the Wall, that
there was not the least space left
unornamented -

The long Gallery to the [[Duke of
Savoy]]s Apartments is ornamented with
fine paintings & begun to be encrusted
with the richest Marbles - Some
of the Rooms are entirely covered with
Mirror Glass - one of them with Mirror
Glass into w'ch [which] is inlaid with in rich gilt
frames ^ with [a] Profusion of fine Portraits for
the most ^ part not large, & many in true
miniature - They consist of famous Painters

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