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Chap. XXIV.
THE ROYAL CHAPEL.
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one by Reinhold Timm, a drawing-master of Sorø,
in which Christian is represented clad in his shroud,
praying before our Saviour, who appears in the clouds
above. The artist had first portrayed the king in his
robe of state, but Christian ordered it to be changed,
and the crown and sceptre may still be discerned
peeping out from beneath the paint. The ceiling is
of ebony, from which hang pendants of ivory, many
the handiwork of Christian himself.
In this closet stands a table of Florentine mosaic, in
which you will observe a round hole pierced on one side,
the work of Czar Peter. He could not believe it was
inlaid; so, practical and disagreeable (what a nuisance
the man must have been!), he bored a hole with his
dagger, just as a child pulls to pieces the works of his
watch, or some toy set in motion by simple mechanism.
On the window you will see engraved, by the hands of
King Christian VI. himself, the words—“ Make haste
and save your soul.” Here in this royal chapel is
solemnised the coronation of each Danish sovereign.
The silver lions from Rosenborg come down for the
occasion, as well as the chairs of silver and the horn of
the narwal.
The favourite reward of the house of Oldenborg was a
gold medal with the image of the sovereign, which was
attached to a gold chain and suspended round the neck
of the wearer, sueh as you may frequently see in the
ancient portraits of the sixteenth century. Many of
these are still preserved in the possession of the families
to whom they belonged. A large collection may be
seen in the Royal Cabinet of Medals at Copenhagen,
some of them of the earlier sovereigns. That of
Frederic II. was of great beauty, the portraits of the
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