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Louvre School. In a private collection, Berlin

fine accuracy. This forgery is one of the proud possessions of a certain well-known Berlin collector. Again, the famous E. de Zuloaga of Spain made with great artistic feeling splendid shields, one of which we represent in Fig. 1551; while admirable and really fine forgeries of shields purporting to be of the French school (see Vol. iv, page 246 et seqq.) are to be seen in collections abroad, the makers of which are unknown to the author (e.g Fig. 1552). About the time, too, when these shields were made, certain head-pieces were constructed which are actual copies of existing helmets, such, for instance, as the well-known casque à l'antique in the Turin Armoury, which was long regarded as one of the principal treasures of the Richard Zschille Collection (Fig. 1553). Many other forgeries of similar character can be traced to the same source. Some will be noted as being quite fine works of art; but