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laft defcribed. The fubjects are, the Mufes and Apollo finging and playing on their feveral inftruments; Bacchanalian Scenes, and a Vintage.

The Paintings are,

The Countess of Rochefter, by Sir Peter Lely; the Countess of Lindefey, by the fame; Sir Francis Harry Lee, by Vandyck; Sir Harry Lee, full-length, in the Robes of a Knight of the Garter, by Johnson

In this room we are fhewn a large beautiful India Chelt.

From this apartment we have an entertaining view of a winding valley with a ferpentine canal, over which is thrown an elegant bridge, from a design of Palladio's.

THE SALOON.

The Ceiling and Walls are richly stuccoed; in the middle compartment of the Roof, Flora and the Zephyrs; and on the Walls, Minerva and Diana.

ANTIQUE S.

The Goddefs Health, three feet in height, formerly in Dr. Mead's Collection. On its Pedestal is a Bas Relief of Æfculapius. A Medallion of a Sleeping Cupid, the Diameter of which is nine inches.

THE GREEN DAMASK DRAWING-ROOM.

The marble Chimney-piece and Table in this room are of the most beautiful forts. The two Corinthian Columns to the Chimney piece, and high finishing of the whole, are worthy of Scheemaker, who was the Artist. The Landfcape in the middle is by Mr. Wotton, who has gained great applaufe in this fpecies of painting. Over the Doors are ftriking Paintings of Ruins, Rocks and Cafcades. The Italian Table in this Room is a valuable and beautiful Curiofity.

GILT DRAWING-ROOM.

This was formerly called the Best Dining-Room.

Paintings, viz.

A full-length Portrait of Charles II. and of the

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Duchefs of Cleveland, by Lely; the prefent Duke of Grafton's Great Grandfather, and Lady Charlotte Fitzroy, his Lordship's Grandmother, by Kneller.

The decorations of the Wainscot are gilt; and the ftuccoed Ceiling is correfpondent to the tafte and fplendour of the reft. Here are two Tables of Ægyptian marble, which juftly demand our obfervation. The Chimney-piece of this apartment is finely executed; and over it a Landfcape, by Wotton.

THE VELVET BEDCHAMBER,

So called from the Bed and Hangings, which are of a fingular figure, made at Genoa. The elegant Chimney-piece is by Scheemaker, ornamented with an Italian Profpect of a Ruin. The Dreffing Table is of Tortoifefhell, curiously inlaid. It was made in France.

THE TAPESTRY ROOM, The last we are fhewn, is curiously ornamented in the Chinese tafte, and has two elegant and coftly Sconces. The Tapestry reprefents the Cyclops forging the Armour for Æneas, and Neptune, properly attended, directing the refitting a veffel, which has been shipwrecked. The Chimney-piece is of white marble. Over it is a capital Picture, by Sir Peter Lely, of the Duke and Duchefs of York, and the Princeffes Mary and Anne. Two Landscapes over the Doors are by an Italian Mafter. The Chairs in this Room are each ornamented with one of the Fables of Efop. In this apartment is a beautiful Fire-Screen of needle-work, by the Dowager Lady of Henry Earl of Litchfield. The Subject is the Rape of Proferpine. Proper to this apartment are the Chinese Lady and the Porter with a Cheft of Tea. Two rich Branches on each fide the Chimney-piece; one fupported by a Blackmoor, the other by a Mulatto.

HEYTHROP,

HEY THRO P,

THE SEAT OF

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Is

THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY,

S fituated feventeen miles north of Oxford, and about four and an half from the Seat of the Earl of Litchfield. It stands on an eminence, and has every delight that can refult from a diverfity of wood, water, eminences, and vales.

An avenue of above two miles, planted on each fide with forest trees, interfperfed with clumps of fir, leads from the north to the grand area before the house, and, by its length and variety, forms an exceeding magnificent approach. The Architect of this houfe, though fo modern a building, is not known.

The houfe is a regular edifice, confifting of four fronts, built in a most elegant style of architecture, and is joined to the offices by open arcades. We enter the houfe by a flight of steps under a great portico, fupported by four lofty Corinthian columns.

THE HALL

Is a well-proportioned room, thirty-two feet by twenty-feven feet nine. It is finifhed in plain ftucco, and adorned with Vafes and Lamps upon highly finished Brackets. The eye is agreeably furprifed on our first entering, by the reflection of the Avenue, and part of the Hall, from two large mirror Sashes on each fide the

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Door leading to the Saloon, which raises the idea of another Room of equal dimenfions and magnificence.

From the Hall, we go to the grand Stair-cafe, the walls and ceiling of which are ornamented with Pannels and Feftoons of ftucco. We next come to

THE BREAKFASTING PARLOUR,

Over the Chimney

A neat and commodious room.
is a fine Landscape, by Rouffin; and four other Land-
fcapes, by an eminent Italian Mafter; as likewise an
excellent Portrait of fome unknown Perfon, by Hans
Holbein with fome other Landscapes and Portraits.

From hence we are conducted into the Family Apartments. To the right of the Ante-chamber, enriched with fome Prints and fome Family Portraits, is his Lordship's Dreffing-Room; on the left is her Ladyfhip's Dreffing-Room.

THE LITTLE BLUE DRAWING ROOM.

This is an apartment of twenty-one feet by eighteen and an half, and enriched with an elegant Chimneypiece, of Sienna marble, executed by the late Mr. Carter.

Over the Chimney is a Family Piece of King Charles II. by Vandyck and on the fides of the Room the Portraits of the late Earl and prefent Countefs of Shrewsbury, by Mr. Hoare.

THE PRINCIPAL BEDCHAMBER.

Is fitted up with Tapestry, with a rich blue Damask
Bed and Furniture. The adjoining Clofet is an elegant
Apartment hung with Chinese Paper; from whence we
command an extenfive profpect over the adjacent
Country.

From the Bedchamber before mentioned we come to

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THE LIBRARY,

Which is a fuperb room, 83 feet in length, and zo in height.

The Ornaments of this room are masterly: they confift chiefly of the most elegant and highly finished ftucco, by the late and prefent Mr. Roberts of Oxford; the defigns of which are admirably adapted to the purpofes of the place.

On the north fide are feven Receffes, one of which is the entrance from the Hall, and the other fix are filled with elegant Book-cafes, over which are curious Medallions of Cicero, Plato, Thucydides, Homer, Shakefpeare, and Inigo Jones. In this fide are alfo two fuperb Chimney-pieces, by Carter, compofed of rich antique marble. The entrances at each end are formed to correfpond with the other Receffes; the femicircular Arches over which, as well as that leading from the Hall, are ornamented in ftucco with Fables from Æsop, admirably executed; with a Medallion of the fame kind over each Chimney. The fouth fide, which fronts the Garden, confifts of eight magnificent windows, with a pair of folding Glafs Doors, which open to the Terrace, and afford a moft delightful and extenfive profpect.

The Ceiling, which is entirely plain, is fupported by columns of the Corinthian order; and is encompaffed by an exceeding rich Ionic Entablature. This room is likewife enriched by pendent Ornaments, in alto relievo, of Still Life, Military, Mufical, and Mathematical Inftruments; with a judicious mixture of Fruit and Flowers.

THE SMALLER DRAWING-ROOM

Is furnished with Genoa Flowered Damask, and has a Chimney-piece of fine marble, and very curious workmanship. The Ceiling and Cove are in Fretwork Compartments, ornamented with Birds, Foliages and Fes1oons of Flowers.

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