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with Cupids, representing Evening, by Valerio Caftelli. Over the other two Doors, Aubrey Vere, twentieth and laft Earl of Oxford of that Houfe, by Walker, Baron Rhynwick, by Mirevelt; a very good Portrait; the Hands remarkably fine. At one end of the room, Henrietta Maria, Queen to King Charles the Firft, by Vandyck; under it the Nativity, by Pietro da Pietri. At the other end of the room, Lady Mary Tufton, fifth daughter of John, fecond Earl of Thanet, first wife to Sir William Walter, Bart. of Sarfden in Oxfordshire, by Sir Peter Lely under it, Dead Game, by Fytt, from the collection of Mr. Bagnols.

THE ANTE-ROOM,

24 feet by 15, and 18 and a half high.

Over the Chimney, Sarah, daughter of Richard Jennings, Efq. of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, wife to John Churchill, firft Duke of Marlborough, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; a present from her to the firft Lord Harcourt. Over one Arch a View of part of the Quay and Bay of Naples, by Gafpar Occhiali. Over the other Arch, a View of part of Rome and the Tiber, by the fame hand.

Under them, two Heads, by Cornelius Jansen. At one end of the room, King William, hunting, with feveral Figures, by Wooton. Under it the two following Pictures: a Herdsman with Cattle, by Peter Vander Leuw; from the collection of Mr. Bagnols: a Landfcape, with Cattle, by Rogman. At the other end, a ruined Bridge, with Figures, by Crabetje. Under it the two following Pictures: Chrift driving the MoneyChangers out of the Temple, on marble, by Baffan the Holy Family, by Albano. Over one Door, the Hon. Simon Harcourt, only fon of Simon firft Viscount Harcourt, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Over the other Door, Elizabeth, daughter of John Evelyn, Efq. of Wooton in Surrey, his Wife, by Dahl.

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32 feet 4 by 19, and 14 feet 4 inches high. Over the Chimney, Mary, eldest daughter of Wil liam 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 Jersey, by Bromp ton, 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 Buckinghamfhire, in Crayons, by Mifs Read. Mary, daughter of Brigadier General Le Pel, wife to John Lord Hervey, Baron of Ickworth, eldeft fon of John firft 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 cast taken off his Face after his death. The Hon. Horace Walpole, youngest 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 firft 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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THE EATING-ROOM,

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 son 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 Landscape, 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 prefent 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 Landscape, 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 Landfcape, 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 Daniak, and the following Pictures:

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. It 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. Furnele. 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 Landfcape, by Taverner, beautiful and very rare; a prefent from Mifs Fauquier. Mofes, fweetening the Waters of Meriba, by Nicolo Pouffin: the Figures larger and more highly coloured than thofe of that Mafter'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 rare. An Evening, with a Shepherd and Sheep, highly finished, by Bamboccio.

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

The Trinity, painted on a gold ground, by Andrea del Sarto; a prelent 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 herself, very rare; from the collection of Mr. Bagnols. Two highly finished Views of the Rhine, by old Griffierre.

THE GREAT DRAWING ROOM,

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 crinfon Damask, and the following Pictures :-. At one end of the room, two large and fine Landfcapes, 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 Landscape 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 Landfcape with Figures, by Nicolo Pouffin; from the collection of Mr. Houlditch: it has been engraved by Vivares. A Landfcape, with Ruins, beautiful, by Patel"; from the collection of Monf. de la Live at Paris. A fine and bright Landfcape, 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 Landscape, with Figures and Cattle, by Rubens (or Van Eden). A Landscape, with Figures and Cattle, by Cuyp; from

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