with hiftorical Pieces from the Eneid, by the fame Hand; one of which reprefents Eneas meeting Venus, his Mother, in the Wood, near Carthage; and the other, Venus prefenting Eneas with the new Armour. The Sciences are introduced as Ornaments, with Bufts of Philofophers, Poets, Hiftorians, and Orators, viz. Socrates, Virgil, Homer, Cicero, Sappho, Shakespeare, Dryden, Milton, and Livy. Over the Statues are Bas Reliefs, copied from Antiques out of the Florentine Museum, properly difpofed; and a Statue of the Venus de Medicis. And there is here a curious Model of the Radclivian Library at Oxford. The Chimney-piece is fuperb and lofty, decorated with a Portrait of the late Lord, by Aker man. The MUSICK ROOM Has feveral Paintings in it, viz. The Grandfather and Grandmother of the prefent Earl of Litchfield. The prefent Earl. The two late Dukes of Beaufort. The Honourable Mr. Lee, and Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, by Hoare, who excells in Crayons." Rubens and his Son, hunting Wild-Beafts. Two Venetian Courtezans A Shooting-Piece, and two Hunting-Pieces, by Wotton. In the Shooting-Piece his Lordship and the Hon. Mr. Lee are introduced. The DINING ROOM Is ornamented with several valuable and masterly Portraits. Henry Henry VIII. by Hans Holben. Charles I. with Charles II at his Knee, by Vandyke. Sir Henry Lee, with the Mastiff which once faved his Life; by Johnfon.The Story of this piece is founded on an Escape of Sir Harry, from being affaffinated by one of his own Servants, who hal formed a Defign of robbing the House, after having murdered his Mafter. But on the Night it was to be put into Execution, the Dog, though no Favourite with, nor ever before taken Notice of by his Mafter, accompanied him up Stairs, crept under the Bed, and could not be driven away by the Servant, when Sir Harry ordered him to be left: and in the Dead of Night,, the fame Servant entering the Room to execute his Defign was inftantly feized by the Dog, and upon being fecured confeffed his Intentions. In one Corner of the Piece are the following Lines, "Reafon in Man cannot effect fuch Love, Ulyffes true and kind his Dog did prove, "When Faith in better Friends was very fcant 66. My Travels for my Friends have been as true, "Tho' not as far as Fortune did him bear; "No Friends my Love and Faith divided knew, Tho' neither this nor that once equall'd were.. 66. But in my DOG, whereof I made no Store, "I find more Love than them I trufted more.' The late Lord, by Richardson; and the prefent: Dowager Lady, by Vanderbank, both in their Coro nation Robes. The Duke of Monmouth and his Mother. Sir Charles Rich. Sir Chriftopher Hatton. Four Portraits of Sir Henry Lee's Brothers.. The DAMASK BEDCHAMBER. The Tapestry, which is executed with uncommon Expreffion, reprefents Boys engaged in feveral Sports and Employments, fome fqueezing Grapes, others at Play, &c. 1. Admiral Lee. PAINTINGS. 2. The Queen of Bohemia, by Johnson. 3, 4. Lord and Lady Tenham. The RED TAPESTRY DRAWING ROOM Is alfo adorned with Tapestry, representing the Mufes and Apollo, a Vintage and Baccanalian Scenes. PAINTINGS. 1. The Countess of Rochester, by Sir P. Lely. 2. The Countefs of Lindefey, by the fame. 3. Sir Francis Harry Lee, by Vandyke. 4. Sir Harry Lee in the Robes of a Knight of the Garter, by Johnson. In this Room we are fhewn a large beautiful India Cheft. 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 ftuccoed; in the middle Compartment of the Roof Flora and the Zephyrs. ANTIQUES. 1. The Goddefs Health, three Feet in Height, formerly in Dr. Mead's Collection. is a Bas Relief of Esculapius. On its Pedestal 2. A 2. A Medallion of a Sleeping Cupid. The Diameter is nine Inches. The GREEN DAMASK DRAWING ROOM. The marble Chimney Piece and Table in this Room are of the most beautiful Sorts. The two Corinthian Columns to the Chimney Piece and high finishing of the Whole, are worthy of Scheemaker, who was the Artist. The Landscape in the middle is by Mr. Wotton, who has gained great Applause in this Species of Painting. A rich Fire-Screen of the Fulham Manufactory, representing a Basket of Flowers, in the moft lively Colours. Two Pieces of Rocks and Ruins over the Doors, brought from Italy. A rich japanned Cabinet, with two gilt Stands, and fuperb gilt Branches on each of them. GILT DRAWING ROOM. This was formerly called the Best Dining Room. PAINTINGS. A full-length Portrait of Charles II. and of the Dutchefs 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 Wainfcot are gilt; and the ftuccoed Cieling is correfpondent to the Taste and Splendor of the reft. Here are two Tables of Egyptian Marble, which juftly demand our Obfervation. The The Chimney Piece of this Apartment is alfo executed by Scheemaker: In the Freeze a Bacchanalian's Head finely executed; and over it a Landscape by Wotton17 T BE The VELVET BEDCHAMBER. So called from the Bed and Hangings, which are of a fingular Figure. The elegant Chimney Piece is by Scheemaker, ornamented with an Italian Profpect of a Ruin. The Dreffing Table is of Tortoife-Shell, 'curioufly inlaid. It was made in France, and must have been a Work of Lab ur. The TAPESTRY ROOM Is the laft we are fhewn, curioufly ornamented in the Chinese Tafte, and has two elegant and coftly Sconces The Tapeftry reprefent the Cyclops forging the Armour for Eneas, 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 Dutchess 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 foods O 201 In this Apartment is a beautiful Fite-Screen of Needle Work, by the Dowager Lady Litchfield.. The Subject is the Rape of Proferpinen.00 to this Chinese Lady and with a Cheft of Tea. Two rich Branches on each side the Chimney-Piece;, one fupported by a Black-moor, the other by à Mulatto. the papartment are the THE |