In an oval, to the shoulders; in armour.--His death in this Palace has been mentioned on page 22. 43 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough . . . . . JAN WYCK. Three-quarters length, in armour; face turned three-quarters to the left. His left hand is on his hip, his right on a table by his side, on which is a plumed helmet. A battle scene is shown in the lower right background. On canvas, 3 ft. high, by 2 ft. 4 in. wide. Lent by the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery. This portrait would seem to represent him as a comparatively young man--about twenty-three--after he had distinguished himself at Maestricht, when he was nicknamed by Turenne "the handsome Englishman." It was the period of his famous _liaison_ with the Duchess of Cleveland, who had fallen a willing victim to his beauty and his charm of manner. Lord Wolseley, in his "Life of Marlborough," describes his appearance at this period as: "Strikingly handsome, with a profusion of fair hair, strongly-marked, well-shaped eyebrows, long eyelashes, blue eyes, and refined, clearly-cut features. A wart on his right upper-lip though large, did not detract from his good looks. He was tall, and his figure was remarkably graceful, although a contemporary says: 'Il avait l'air trop indolent, et la taille trop effilé.'" =Queen Mary's Privy Chamber.= Except for the oak panelling, which covered the walls of this room as late as the beginning of this century, but which was removed now many years ago, we see it exactly as it was finished for Queen Mary. Her initial, with that of her husband, King William, appears in the fine carved oak cornice. The ceiling is coved. At one time this room was called "The Admiral's Gallery," on account of the series of copies of portraits of British Admirals by Kneller and Dahl, which formerly hung here--until their removal in 1835 to Hampton Court, whence they have now been brought back to decorate again the walls of these state rooms at Kensington. They are now hung, as we shall see, in "The King's Gallery." The dimensions of this room are: 25 feet long by 17 feet 10 inches wide, by 12 feet 7 inches high to the top of the cornice, 15 feet 8 inches to the highest part of the ceiling. Pictures in Queen Mary's Privy Chamber. 50 Queen Mary, when Princess of Orange (_23_) . . . . . W. WISSING. Seated, nearly full length. She is dressed in blue in the costume of a lady of the time, and with a crimson mantle edged with ermine. Her left hand rests on a table, over which her mantle falls. Engraved by John Verkolje.