Piece, by Rubens.-Andrómeda by Rubens. The Baptifm of our Saviour, by a Flemish Hand-A Man's. Head, by Holben.Cattle by Rofa di Tivoli.-A Man's Head by Titian-The Offering of the Magi, &c. by Rubens-Lord Henry and Lady Charlotte Spencer, by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Over the Chimney. Rubens his Wife and Child, by Rubens, given to John Duke of Marlborough by the Town of Bruffels. A round Landscape.-Cattle and Figures, by Wover-mans-An Angel,. by Corregio.-King Charles the Ift by Vandyck. Over the Door.. A Holy Family, faid to be by Raphael, given to John Duke of Marlborough by the Town of Ghent.Henrietta Maria, King Charles the Firft's Queen, by Vandyck. A very fine Day-light by Vanderneer. This Drawing-Room is furnished with Crimfon Damask.. The Grand Cabinet, Which is alfo Furnished with Crimson Damafk.. Over the Door next to the East Drawing-Room, a Holy Family by Rubens.. Over the Chimney.. A Madona ftanding on a Globe, furrounded by: Angels, by Carlo Maratti.-The Roman Charity by Rubens. Lot's Departure out of Sodom, by Rubens,, given to John Duke of Marlborough by the Town of Antwerp. Over the other Door is The Flight into Egypt, by Rubens. - The Offering of the Magi, by Rubens. The under Row.. A very capital Picture of our Saviour bleffing the Children, by Vandyck.-Raphael's Miftrefs, exceedingly fine, by Raphael-Pope Gregory, and a Female Martyr with a Palm Branch, by Titian.-The Portrait of of Paracelfus, by Rubens.A Holy Family, by Lidovico Caracci-A Magdalene, in his best manner, by Garlo Dolce-A Head of Rubens, by Rubens. The Blue Drawing Room, Which has gilt Ornaments to the Blue Damask. Over the two Doors. Ifaac bleffing Jacob, and the Woman taken in Adul tery by Rembrandt.-Catherine of Medicis, by Rubens. -Time cutting Cupid's Wings, byVandyck.-William Marquis of Blandford, by Sir Godfrey Kneller-An Aftronomer and his Family, by Dobfan.-Our Saviour, and St. John, by Carlo Dolce, Young Woman's Head, and Ditto, both by Paul Veronese. Under Row. Our Saviour and the Virgin in the Clouds, and a Monk worshipping, by Annibal Canacci-Our Saviour and the Virgin in the Clouds, &c. by Tintoret.-Thirty Miniature Portraits in one Frame.-AHoly Family, by Ludovico Caracci-Cattle and Figures, by Bambocchio. -A Landscape by Vanderneer.-A Dutch Family, by Oftade A Landfcape by Gafpard Pouffin-Dorothy Countess of Sunderland, celebrated by Waller, by Vandyck Another Lanfcape, by Gaspard Pouffin-A fmall beautiful Family Piece, by Gonzales. -A very fine Landscape by Wovermans. The Winter Drawing Room, THE Tapestry is a Representation of the Cardinal Virtues. Over the Chimney is A very fine Portrait of Mary Duchefs 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 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 Daughters, by Rubens, given by the Emperor.Queen Anne, whilft Princefs of Denmark, by Sir Godfrey Kneller.-Venus and Adonis, by Rubens, given by the Emperor Jofeph I.-A most noble Lanfcape, by Claude Lorrain. Over the other Door. The Rape of Europa, by Paul Veronese. In the Pannels near the Windows are Six fmall Landscapes, by Wooton. THIS Room, which is nobly decorated, is proportioned 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 reprefent the different Nations in their various Habits and Modes of Dress, by La Guerre 10-20 The Ceiling is emblematic, reprefenting John Duke of Marlborough in the midft 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. Ί Drawing Room to the Right of the Salon. THE Tapestry represents more of John Duke of Marlborough's Battles. Over the Chimney. The prefent Duke of Marlborough. A Buft of the Emperor Adrian. Over the nearest Door to the Saloon, is A Portrait of a young Knight of St. John of Jeru falem, by Barrocio. Over Over the opposite Door. Meleager aud Atalanta, very masterly, by Rubens." On the Pannel near the Window, next the Salon, The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Luca Giordiano. Under it is, A Madona and Child, by Nic. Pouffin. - A Garland of Flowers, with Figures in the middle, by Rottenhammer. In the Pannel oppofité this is, The Offering of the Magi, by Luca Giordano.-A Holy Family, by Nic. Pouffin.-A Garland of Flowers, with Figures in the middle, by Rottenhammer. Middle Drawing Room Right of the Salon. THE Tapestry continues to reprefent the farther Defcription of the Battles of John Duke of Marlborough. Over the Chimney. The prefent Duchefs of Marlborough. A capital Painting upon Black Marble, by Allefandro Veronefe Cver the first Door going in, is A Picture of a Sea-Port, with a Stone Pedestal and Figures, by Weenix. Over the oppofite Door, is St. Laurence diftributing the Ornaments of the Altar, by Il Prete Genoefe. The State Bedchamber, Which is furnished with Blue Damafk, with ele gant gilding, has On the Chimney a Buft of Diana. Over the Chimney. A very capital Picture of Seneca bleeding to Death, by Lucca Giordani. In the Pannel to the Left of it, is A Portrait of King Edward VI. by Halbein.~A View View of Architecture, by Panini.-The Burning of Troy, by Old Frank. Over the Doors. Two Pieces of Still-life, by Malteze. THE LIBRARY. FROM a feries of fmaller yet magnificent Apartments, we are fuddenly ftruck at entering this fuperb Room, which is 183 Feet 5 Inches long; in the middle it is 31 Feet 9 inches wide, and at each End 28 Feet 6 Inches wide. The Doric Pilafters of Marble, with the complete Columns of the fame, which fupport a rich Entablature, the Window Frames, the furrounding Basement of Black Marble, and the ftuccoed Compartments of the vaulted Ceiling, are in the highest tafte both of Defign and Finishing. It was originally intended as a Gallery for Paintings; but the late Duke adding utility to elegance, furnifhed it with the 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 finished Statue JOHN Duke of MARLBOROUGH And to whofe Munificence He and his Pofterity: Owe the Poffeffion of BLENHEIM.. 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 |