damask, the Paintings, which are well worthy of particular obfervation, are-A Holy Family, by Rubens; a Madona standing on a Globe furrounded by Angels, by Carlo Maratti; the Offering of the Magi, by Rubens; our Saviour bleffing the Children, by Rubens; Filial Affection exemplified in the Roman Daughter, by Rubens; Return of our Saviour from Egypt, by Rubens; Lot's Departure from Sodom, by Rubens, a prefent from the town of Antwerp; Paracelfus, by Rubens; a Virgin, her head encircled with Stars, fuppofed the miraculous Conception, by Carlo Dolce; Raphael's Dorothea, by himself; Head of Rubens, by the fame; Pope Gregory and a female Penitent, by Titian; a Holy Family, by Ludovico Caracci. The Blue Drawing Room, Which has gilt ornaments to the blue damask. The Paintings are-Ifaac bleffing Jacob, by Rembrandt; Catherine of Medicis, by Rubens; Time cutting Cupid's wings, by Vandyck; William Marquis of Blandford, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; a Landscape, by Vandermeer; a Dutch Family, by Oftade; a Landfcape, by Gafpard Pouffin; Dorothy Countess of Sunderland, celebrated by Waller, by Vandyck; another Landfcape, by Gafpard Pouffin; a fmall beautiful Family Piece, by Gonzales: a very fine Landscape, by Wovermans; Ladies Caroline and Elizabeth Spencer, by Romney; on the right of which are two Heads of young Women, by Paul Veronefe; on the left our Saviour and St. John, by Carlo Dolce; the Woman taken in Adultery, by Rembrandt; our Saviour and the Virgin in the clouds, and a Monk worthipping, by Annibal Caracci; our Saviour and the Virgin in the clouds, &c. by Tintoret; thirty Miniature Portraits in one frame; a Holy Family by Ludovico Caracci; Cattle and Figures, by Bambocchio. The Winter Drawing Room. The Tapestry is a Reprefentation of the Cardinal Virtues. Over Over the Chimney is a very fine. Portrait of Mary Duchess of Richmond, and a Girl presenting her gloves, by Vandyck. Over the doors, Lord Stafford and his Secretary, and Mrs. Killegrew and Mrs. Morton, by Vandyck. The Dining Room. Over the door going in from the Drawing-Room is a capital Piece of Cattle and Figures, by Caftiglione ; a Bacchanalian Piece by Vandyck; Lot and his Daugh ters, by Rubens, given by the Emperor; Queen Anné, whilft Princess of Denmark, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; Venus and Adonis, by Rubens, given by the Emperor Jofeph I.; the prefent Duke, Duchefs, and fix Children, by Sir J. Reynolds; the Rape of Europa, by Paul Veronefe. On the pannels near the windows are fix fmall Landscapes, by Wootton. THE SALOO N. This Room, which is nobly decorated, is propor tioned to the magnificence of the reft. The lower part is lined with marble, which affords a cool retreat in the warmeft weather. The feveral compartments represent the different Nations in their various habits and modes of drefs, by La Guerre. The Ceiling is emblematic, reprefenting John Duke of Marlborough in the midst of his Victories stopt by Peace, and Time reminding him of the rapidity of his own Flight, painted alfo by La Guerre. Over the right-hand Chimney, as we enter from the Hall, a Buft of Carracalla. Over the other, a Buft of a Roman Conful. Green Drawing Room. The Tapestry reprefents more of John Duke of Marlborough's Battles. Over the neareft door to the Saloon, is a Portrait of a young Knight of St. John of Jerufalem, by Barrocio. Over Over the oppofite Door. Meleager and Atalanta, very mafterly, by Rubens. On the pannel near the window next the Saloon, the Adoration of the Shepherds, by Lucca Giordano. A Madona and Child, by Nic. Pouffin; a Garland of Flowers, with Figures in the middle, by Rottenhammer. On the Pannel oppofite this are, The Offering of the Magi, by Lucca Giordano; a Holy Family, by Nic. Pouffin; a Garland of Fowers, with Figures in the middle, by Rottenhammer; a highly finished Picture of her Grace the Duchefs of Marlborough, by Romney. State Drawing Room. The Tapestry continues to represent the farther De-fcription of the Battles of John Duke of Marlborough, Over the Chimney. The prefent Duke of Marlborough, by Romney; a capital Painting upon Black Marble, by Allefandor Veronese. Over the first door is a Fruit Piece, by Lucca Giordano. Over the oppofite door, St. Laurence diftributing the Ornaments of the Altar, by Il Prete Genoese. The State Bedchamber, Which is furnished with blue damak, with elegant gilding, has on the Chimney a Buft of Diana, over which is a very capital Picture of Seneca bleeding to death, by Lucca Giordano. On a pannel to the right are, A Portrait of King Edward VI. by Holbein; a View of Architecture, by Panini; the Burning of Troy, by old Frank. Over the doors. Two Pieces of Still-life, by Maltese. THE LIBRARY. From a feries of fmaller yet magnificent apartments, we the centre. we are fuddenly ftruck at entering this fuperb room, which is 200 feet long, and 31 feet 9 inches wide ins The Doric pilafters of marble, with the complete columns of the fame, which fupport a rich entablature, the window frames, the furrounding bafement of black marble, and the ftuccoed compartments of the vaulted ceiling, are in the higheft tafte both of defign and finishing. It was originally intended as a gallery for paintings; but the late Duke adding utility to elegance, furnished it with a noble collection of books, made by Lord Sunderland, his Grace's father. Their number amounts to more than 24,000 volumes, which renders it the principal private collection in England. At one end of the room is a highly-finifhed Statue JOHN Duke of MARLBOROUGH And to whofe Munificence With Gratitude Over the marble Door is A Buft of Milo Crotonienfis, by Wilton, A Buft of Charles Earl of Sunderland, who collect ed this Library. Over each Chimney are Landscapes after Gafpard Poufin. Over the right-hand Chimney is A Buft of Charles Spencer Duke of Marlborough, by Ryfbrack. At the farther end of the room is A fine Greek Bult of Alexander, in very good prefervation, on a Therm, defigned by Sir William Chambers. And K > And in this room are two antique Statues, of Diana and Julia Domna, on Mahogany Therms. The Whole-length PORTRAITs are, John Duke, and Sarah Duchess of Marlborough. Elizabeth Duchefs of Marlborough. Francis Earl of Godolphin. Anne Countefs of Sunderland. The Hon. John Spencer. The Right Hon. Lady Georgiana Spencer, now Countefs Cowper. John Duke of Montagu. Before we leave this Gallery, I must direct the Spectator to its Bow windows, from whence we have a delightful profpe&t of the declivity defcending to the water, and the gradual afcent of the groves which cover the oppofite hill. N. B. In the Galleries of the Attic Story there is a large Collection of Family Portraits, by different Makers. THE CHA PE L. This is one of the wings, in which is a fuperb Monument to the memory of the firft Duke and Duchefs, by Ryfbrack. They are, reprefented with their two fons who died young, as fupported, by Fame and Hiftory. Beneath, in a Baffo-relievo, is the taking of Marshal Tallard. The Altar-piece is Our Saviour taken down from the cross, by Jordaens of Antwerp. THE GARDEN S Include a great variety of ground. The defcent on the fouth-weft fide; the extent and beauty of the water; the grandeur of the oppofite bank, the cafcade, the new bridge |