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149 deweldt, ancl the queen’s b y Stanley. T he m o num ent o f th is queen (of w hom a D a n ish h is­ to rian s ta te s , "T h e re is scarcely an y queen w ho, since the O ldenb urg race has reigned in D enm ark, w as m ore beloved by the D an ish p e o p le ,” ) b ears the follow ing in scrip tio n : " L u is a , R egina Danise, N orv eg isequ e. P rin cep s Magnse B ritta n n ise , N ata M D C C X X IV ., Felix Conjugio P ro le Am ore P o p u li Om nibus O biit M D CCL I.” Am ong the o th er rem ains o f royalty, w hich this C hapel contains, are those o f the last two K ings, F red erik VI. and C hristian V III., in coffins o f oak, covered w ith black velvet. Christian IV ’s. Chapel , on the N. side, w as b uilt in 1615. C h ristian V III., desirous o f re­ cording the m em ory o f a K ing w ho h a d p erform ed such g re at and good services to his country, caused this C hapel to be rep aired and beautified. T h e sketch , m ade by the historical pain ter, Eddelien? for its d ecorations, consisting of allegorical and h is­ torical paintings in fresco, w ith the p o rtraits o f the g re at m en o f C hristian IV ’s. re ig n , m et the a p p ro v al o f his m a je s ty ; bu t severe illness fre­ quently in terru p ted the a rtist in his labors, w hich w ere a t last term inated by the h an d o f death. T h e ch ie f p a rt o f the w ork is, h o w e v er, finished, and, w hen the w hole shall h av e been c om p le te d , the rem ains o f C hristian IV . w ill be rem oved from th e