CHAPTER XIII.

The press of Leyden; its staple trade: anecdotes of Gerard Douw: of Jean Steen; his singular painting of the Deluge: anecdotes of Francis Mieres: the pictorial contest: anecdote of Vanderwelde: the village of Rhynsburg: singular religious association: a curious custom: explosion at Leyden: conduct of the King. Haarlem; its celebrated organ described: anecdote of Handel: Mr. Henry Hope’s House 137