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in the female figure holding the scales; the lion especially good-tempered—and the 'reaping' one of the most beautiful figures in the whole series of sculptures; several of the others peculiarly refined and far-wrought. In Mr. Kaltenbacher's photographs, as I have arranged them, the bas-reliefs may be studied nearly as well as in the porch itself. Their order is as follows, beginning with December, in the left-hand, inner corner of the porch:—
| 41. | December.—Killing and scalding swine. Above, Capricorn with quickly diminishing tail; I cannot make out the accessories. |
| 42. | January.—Twin-headed, obsequiously served. Aquarius feebler than most of the series. |
| 43. | February.—Very fine; warming his feet and putting coals on fire. Fish above, elaborate but uninteresting. |
| 44. | March.—At work in vine-furrows. Aries careful, but rather stupid. |
| 45. | April.—Feeding his hawk—very pretty. Taurus above with charming leaves to eat. |
| 46. | May.—Very singularly, a middle-aged man sitting under the trees to hear the birds sing; and Gemini above, a bridegroom and bride. This quatrefoil joins the interior angle ones of Zephaniah. |
| 52. | June.—Opposite, joining the interior angle |
