Effigy of Charles Compte d'Etampes in the Royal Catacombs at St Denis (dated about 1336) - Of the series of monumental effigies that were rescued by Lenoir from popular fury at the period of the Revolution in France, and preserved at the Musee des Petits Augustins, in Paris, until the Restoration, the subject of the present plate is one of the most interesting specimens. It had been originally placed in the Conventional Church of the Cordeliers, at Paris, which was destroyed; and it has now been removed to the Catacombs at St Denis, with other memorials of princes of the blood royal, brought together in that place from the different desecrated monasteries, where, until the Reign of Terror, their remains had peacably reposed. Of the entire tomb, as it originally existed, the only memorial that appears to have been preserved is the illuminated drawing which may be seen in the curious collection of sketches of monuments in France, made about 1700, by the direction of M de Gaignieres, and bequeathed by Gough to the Bodleian library. The tomb consisted of a lofty canopy, richly painted with armorial decoration, and beneath reclined the effigy of white marble: this, with the inscription, alone escaped the desolating fury of the Revolution. Charles, Comte d'Etampes, born at the beginning of the 14th century, was the second son of Louis, son of Philippe le Hardi. The effigy of this distinguished personage is at once identified by the bearing of Evreaux, which is seen upon his shield. The costume presents the characteristic features of a somewhat earlier period that the date of his demise, showing a more marked analogy with those of the reign of Edward II. No indication is perceptible of plate armour, the only exception being the genouilleres, which in the sculpture are imperfectly defined. His head is encircled by a coronal of roses, possibly appropriate to his rank as a count and peer of France. The helm is not exhibited, the mail is dropped on the neck, ...........