AT HOME AND ABROAD BY MRS. JAMESON, AUTHOR OF "THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN," "CELEBRATED IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. THIRD EDITION. LONDON SAUNDERS AND OTLEY, CONDUIT STREET. 1839. The Glyptothek-its general arrangement-Egina Marbles 220-23 The Boisserée Gallery-The old German School of Painting The King's passion for Building-The New Palace-The Beauty of its Decorations-Particular Account of the Mo- The Frescos of Julius Schnorr from the Nibelungen-Lied 202 THE AUTHOR TO THE READER. It seems a foolish thing to send into the world a book requiring a preface of apologies; and yet more absurd, to presume that any deprecation on the part of the author could possibly win indulgence for what should be in itself worthless. For this reason, and with a very deep feeling of the kindness I have already experienced from the public, I should now abandon these little volumes to their destiny without one word of preface or remark, but that a certain portion of their contents seems to require a little explanation. It was the wish and request of my friends, |