Chaste Dian, bathing; never saw I figures
So likely to report themselves.
“The roof o’ the chamber
With golden cherubims is fretted; her andirons
(I had forgot them) were two winking Cupids
Of silver, each on one foot standing, nicely
Depending on their brands.”
The drawing is true, with its tapestry, its chimney-piece, and its ceiling, all taking their inspiration from Italian sources. The “golden cherubims” are but a poetical version of the winged amorini of Italy.
140. Stone Chimney-piece from Deene Park, Northamptonshire (1571).