text_original: Near the King is a little boy kneeling, who is holding the royal crown  a portrait of Ippolito de' Medici, who afterwards became Cardinal and Vice Chancellor, a man of great repute, and much the friend not only of this art, but of all others, to whose blessed memory I acknowledge a vast obligation, seeing that my first steps, such as they were, were taken under his auspices.
text_transcription: NEAR THE KING IS A LITTLE BOY KNEELING WHO IS HOLDING THE ROYAL CROWN A PORTRAIT OF IPOLITO DEI MEDICI WHO AFTERWARDS BECAME CARDINAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR A MAN OF GREAT REPUTE AND MUCH THE FRIEND NOT ONLY OF THIS ART BUT OF ALL OTHERS TO WHOSE BLESSED MEMORY I ACKNOWLEDGE A VAST OBLIGATION SEEING THAT MY FIRST STEPS SUCH AS THEY WERE WERE TAKEN UNDER HIS AUSPICES
phonemes: nˌɪɹ ðə kˈɪŋ ɪz ɐ lˈɪɾəl bˈɔɪ nˈiːlɪŋ, hˌuː ɪz hˈoʊldɪŋ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kɹˈaʊn ɐ pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ʌv ˌɪpəlˈiːɾoʊ də mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ, hˌuː ˈæftɚwɚdz bɪkˌeɪm kˈɑːɹdɪnəl ænd vˈaɪs tʃˈænsɛlɚ, ɐ mˈæn ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ɹᵻpjˈuːt, ænd mˈʌtʃ ðə fɹˈɛnd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ʌv ðɪs ˈɑːɹt, bˌʌt ʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz, tə hˌuːz blˈɛst mˈɛmɚɹi aɪ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒ ɐ vˈæst ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃən, sˈiːɪŋ ðæt maɪ fˈɜːst stˈɛps, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðeɪ wɜː, wɜː tˈeɪkən ˌʌndɚ hɪz ˈɔːspɪsᵻz.