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] master mason to the king, was by far the most skilful native sculptor. Amongst his best efforts are the monuments of Sir George Hollis at Westminster, and the statue of Sir Finnis Hollis also at Westminster. Sir Dudley Carlton's tomb at Westminster, and Sutton's tomb at the Charter House are also his. But the greatest boon to sculpture was the introduction of the remains of ancient art by the earl of Arundel at this period, still called the Arundel Marbles.



ARCHITECTURE. This is the epoch of the commencement of classical architecture. The grand old Anglo-gothic had run its course. It fell with the catholic church, or continued only in a mongrel and degraded state, showing continually the progress of its decline. From Henry VII. to James this state of things continued; the miserable mesquin style, which succeeded the downfall of the picturesque Tudor, being the

West Front of Old St. Paul's, restored by Inigo Jones.