CHAPTER XII.

The botanic garden: the celebrated ancient palm: busts and statues: theatre of anatomy: library and portraits of distinguished persons: museum of natural history: attractions of the university; its present condition; severity of its examinations: anecdotes of Rembrandt; his genius and rapaciousness: a stratagem: criticisms on his works: Mr. Desenfan’s splendid gallery of paintings: John of Leyden: his ambition, cruelty, and fate: Dutch bowing: Saint Peter’s church: anecdote of Russian prisoners 128