THE LIBRARY,

32 feet 4 by 19, and 14 feet 4 inches high. Over the Chimney, Mary, eldest daughter of William Danby, Efq. of Swinton in Yorkshire, wife to the Hon. William Harcourt, by Opie, after Sir Joshua Reynolds; a very fine Head of Mr. Prior, by old Dahl; Mr. Pope, a fine Portrait, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; a prefent from the former to the firft Lord Harcourt. George Buffy Villiers, fourth Earl of Jerfey, by Brompton, after Angelica. Mrs. Pritchard, the celebrated Actress, in the character of Hermione in the Winter's Tale, Scene the Laft, by Pine. William Whitehead, Efq. late Poet Laureat, by Wilfon. Georgiana, daughter of the Right Honourable Stephen Poyntz, Efq. wife to John Earl Spencer, by Gogain, after Gainsborough. Richard Grenville, Efq. (afterwards Earl Temple) at the age of nineteen, by Rofalba; a legacy from Anna Chamber, late Countefs Temple. Lady Elizabeth, daughter of Simon, Earl of Harcourt, wife to Sir William Lee, Bart. of Hartwell in Buckinghamshire, in Crayons, by Mifs Read. Mary, daughter of Brigadier General Le Pel, wife to John Lord Hervey, Baron of Ickworth, eldeft fon of John first Earl of Bristol of that Family, in Crayons, painted at Paris; a prefent from the Hon. Horace Walpole. J. J. Rouffeau, by Gogain, from Ramfey, fince altered from a caft taken off his Face after his death. The Hon. Horace Walpole, youngeft fon of Sir Robert Walpole, Knight of the Garter, and Earl of Orford, by Gogain, after Ramfey. Mr. Mafon, by Doughty. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Hon. Simon Harcourt, by Zeeman. Henrietta Jane, daughter of Col. Speed, wife to the Compte de Viry, by Falconet. Anne, eldest daughter of Simon first Viscount Harcourt, wife to John Barlow, Efq. of Slebeck in Pembrokeshire, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Over one Door, Witham, Efq. by Cornelius Janfen. Over the other Door, his Wife.

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33 feet by 24, and 18 and a half high.

The Chimney-piece was defigned by Stuart, over which hangs a very fine Picture, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, of the prefent Earl and Countefs (Elizabeth, fecond daughter of George Venables Vernon, firft Lord Vernon), in the Coronation Robes, and of the Hon. Wm. Harcourt, youngest fon of the late Earl, in the Uniform of Aidede-Camp to the King. On one fide of the Chimney, a fine Landscape, with a Water-Fall, by Ruyfdaal; the Figures by Wovermans.-Under it, a Landfcape, by Claude Lorrain. On the other fide, Dogs and dead Game, very fine, by Snyder.-Under it, a Landscape, by Ruyfdaal. Over one Door, William Henry Duke of Gloucester, in the Robes of the Order of the Garter, by Opie. Over the other Door, Philip Duke de Vendome (Grand Prieur in 1710), a very fine Portrait, by Mignard; a present from the Hon. Horace Walpole. At one end of the room, two Views of the Ruins of Rome, &c. with Figures, Antique Statues, Vafes, and Bas-Reliefs, by Paolo Panini; painted for the late Earl. A large Landicape, by Rofa da Tivoli,

Under them the four following Pictures:

A Landscape, by Swanvelt; two Fruit-Pieces, by Michael Angelo Campidoglio; a Landscape, with Figures, by Van Goyen; a Landscape, by Gafpard Pouffin. At the other end, the Meeting of Ulyffes and Nauficaa, very capital, by Salvator Rofa; a prefent to the late Earl, from the Duke de Harcourt. Two other Pieces of Ruins, by Panini.

Under them the three following Pictures:

Noah and his Family preparing to enter the Ark, by Imperiali; a Farm-Yard, with Figures and Cattle, by Murillio, from the collection of Mr. Bagnols; a Landscape, with a Cottage, by Decker.

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THE OCTAGON DRAWING-ROOM,

30 feet by 24, and 18 and a half high, hung with blue Damask, and the following Pictures:

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On one fide of the Chimney, the Holy Family, a celebrated Picture, by Barocci, known by the name of la Madonna della Gatta, from the Cat in one corner. has been etched by himself, and was in the collection of the Earl of Pomfret.-Under it, the Madonna and Child, very beautiful, by Guido; bought out of the Hotel de Hautfort at Paris. On the other fide, the Nativity, by Bronzino. Under it, St. John preaching in the Wilderness, by Albano; from the collection of the Earl of Waldegrave. Mars, Venus, and Cupids, by Nicolo Pouffin, very capital; from the collection of Mr. Furnese. Under it the three following Pictures: A beautiful Picture of Ruins, with Figures, by Filippo Laura; from the collection of Dr. Mead. A Landfcape, with Figures and Cattle, by Berghem; a prefent from Sir John Blaquiere, K. B. A Landfeape, by Taverner, beautiful and very rare; a prefent from Mifs Fauquier. Mofes sweetening the Waters of Meriba, by Nicolò Pouffin: the Figures larger and more highly coloured than thofe of that Master's ufually are.-Under it the three following Pictures: Another Picture of Ruins, by the fame hand, and from the fame collection as the former. A View of the Rhine, by Vafterman, very An Evening, with a Shepherd and Sheep, highly finished, by Bamboccio.

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The following eight Pictures hang on either fide of the Doors, and are fmall:

The Trinity, painted on a gold ground, by Andrea del Sarto ; a present to the late Earl from Mr. Knapton. Spring, with four Cupids, a beautiful Picture, by Filippo Laura; a prefent from Wm. Fauquier, Efq. St. Cecilia lying dead, and two Boy Angels, exquifitely painted, by Dominichino. Chrift crowned with Thorns, by Alleffandro

fandro Veronefe. The Holy Family, by Rottenhammer, in the ftyle of the old Italian Mafters; from the collection of Mr. Fauquier. A moft lively Portrait of Sofonifba Angufciola, by herfelf, very rare; from the collection of Mr. Bagnols. Two highly finished Views of the Rhine, by old Griffierre.

49 feet by 24, and 18 and a half high.

The Ceiling was defigned by Stuart, the ChimneyPiece by Paul Sandby: It is hung with crimson Damask, and the following Pictures :-At one end of the room, two large and fine Landscapes, by Van Artois; the Figures by Teniers.-Under them, the three following Pictures: Maria, Duchefs of Gloucefter, fecond daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Walpole, K. B. and widow of James fecond Earl of Waldegrave, a capital Portrait, by Sir Joshua Reynolds. A Landscape with a Cart overturning by Moonlight, a capital Picture, by Rubens, well known by Bolfwaert's Print, called la Charette Embourbeé; from the collection of the Compte de Guiche at Paris. A Landfcape with Figures, a perfect Picture of both. On one fide of the Chimney, Saint Margaret, whole-length, a moft capital Picture, by Titian; it was in the collection of King Charles the First, and has been etched by Hugh Howard (the Painter). Under it the three following Pictures: A very fine Landscape with Figures, by Nicolo Pouffin; from the collection of Mr. Houlditch: it has been engraved by Vivares. A Landscape, with Ruins, beautiful, by Patel; from the collection of Monf. de la Live at Paris. A fine and bright Landscape, with Buildings, by Gafpard Pouffin, the Figures by Nicolo. On the other fide, a Landscape, with large Figures, by Francifco Bolognefe. Under it, the three following Pictures: A Landfcape, with Figures and Cattle, by Rubens (or Van Eden). A Landscape, with Figures and Cattle, by Cuyp; from

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the collection of Lord Kingsland, at Dublin. A Moonlight on the Water, a perfect Picture of Vander Neer. At the other end of the Room, two other large Landfcapes, by Van Artois, the Figures in one of them by Teniers, from the collection of Mr. Bagnols.

Under them the three following Pictures:

The Holy Family, by le Sueur, very fine. Louis the Fourteenth on Horseback, attended by his Court; the Prince de Condé on a dark-grey Horfe; Monfieur de Turenne on a dun one, immediately behind the King, by Vander Meulen; an Entertainment on the Texel, with English and Dutch Yachts, a capital Vander Velt.

THE STATE BEDCHAMBER,

32 feet 4 by 20 feet 6, and 14 feet 4 inches high, hung with crimson Velvet, and the following Pictures:

Over the Chimney piece, which was defigned by Stuart, Simon Lord Harcourt, Lord High Chancellor, (afterwards Viscount) only fon of Sir Philip, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Lettice, daughter and co-heiress of Henry Knollis, Efq. wife to William fourth Lord Paget, by Marc Garrard. Anne, daughter of William fourth Lord Paget, wife to Sir Simon Harcourt, married fecondly to Sir Wm. Waller, by Mrs. Beale. Simon, only fon of Simon firft Lord Viscount Harcourt, painted at Paris, by Le Bel; it belonged to Mr. Prior. The Right Hon. Sir Simon Harcourt, eldest fon of Robert; he was Governor of Dublin in the year 1642, and was killed at the fiege of Carrick-Main in 1643, by Mirevelt. Simon Earl Harcourt, in the Robes of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Head by Hunter of Dublin, the Drapery and Back-ground by Doughty. Rebecca, daughter and heirefs of Charles Le Brafs, Efq. of Pipwell Abbey in Northamptonshire, by Mary, daughter and co-heirefs of Sir Samuel Moyer, Bart. wife to Simon Earl Harcourt, in the Coronation Robes, by Knapton. Frances, daughter of Geoffry Vere, fourth

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