twelve hundred Acres, in which " are Scenes * worthy of the bold pencil of Rubens, or to be fubjects for the tranquil, funshines of Claude le Lorrain." The Gardens contain thirty-eight Acres, and (except the Terrace and Flower Garden) were laid out by Mr. Brown. From the Center Window of the Breakfast Room, round the South Side of the Garden, and back again, is half a Mile and fixteen Poles. From the fame Place along the Terrace, round the Hill, at the termination of it, and back again, is a Mile and a Furlong. In entering the House you pass through a Veftibule, which is ornamented with Doric Columns, and Casts of Antique Statues; and afcend by an oval Geometrical Stair Cafe, to The SALON, 30 Feet by 16, and 18 and an half high, hung with blue Damask, and the following Pictures: OVER one of the Chimnies, Sufannah and the Elders, by Annibale Caracci. Over the other, Two Beggar Boys, by Murillio: It came from Penshurst. The following eight Heads hang on either Side of them. William fifth Lord Paget, by Sir Peter Lely. Lady Ann Finch, fecond Daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, Bart. and firft Earl of Winchelfea, Wife to Sir Willian Waller, General of the Parliament Army in the Civil War, by Vandyk. A Portrait of one of the Harcourt Family, by Mirevelt; fine. George Simon Viscount Nuneham (now Earl of Harcourt) at the age of feventeen, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, capital. See Mr. Walpole's Anecdotes of Painters, octavo Edition, Volume the fecond, Page 145. Another Another Portrait of one of the Harcourt Family, which, as well as the former, was a Present from Harcourt Powell, Efq. Simon Harcourt (afterwards Viscount and Earl) only Son of the Hon. Simon Harcourt; the Head by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Mrs. Siddons, the celebrated Actrefs, in the Character of Isabella in the Fatal Marriage, by Hamilton. Elizabeth, Daughter of King James the Firft, Electress Palatine, and Queen of Bohemia, by Honthorst; a prefent from her to Sir Simon Harcourt. Over the center Door, a Nymph with Cupids, reprefenting 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 First, by Vandyk. 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, firft 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 first Duke of Marlborough, by Sir Godfrey Kneller; a Present from her to the first 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. L Under Under them, Two Heads, by Cornelius Janfen.. At one End of the Room, King William, Hunting, with feveral Figures, by Wooton. Under it the two following Pictures, a Herdfman 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 Money-Changers out of the Temple, on Marble, by Baffan. The Holy Family, by Albano. Over one Door, The Hon. Simon Harcourt, only Son of Simon firft Viscount Harcourt, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Over the other Door, Elizabeth, Daughter of John Evelyn, Esq. of Wooton in Surrey, his Wife, by Dahl. 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 Jersey, by Brompton, after Angelica. Mrs. Pritchard, the celebrated Actrefs, 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 Richard Grenville, Efq. (afterwards Earl Temple) atTM 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 Harvey, Baron of Ickworth, eldest Son 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, youngest Son of Sir Robert Walpole, Knight of the Garter, and Earl of Orford, by Gogain, after Ramfay. Mr. Mafon, by Doughty. Elizabeth, eldeft 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 Har court, Wife to John Barlow, Efq. of Slebeck in Pembrokeshire, by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Over one Door, Janfen. Witham, Efq. by Cornelius Over the other Door, his Wife. 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 Aid-de Camp to the King. On one side of the Chimney, a fine Landscape, with a Water-Fall, by Ruyfdaal; the Figures by Wouver. mans. Under it, a Landscape, by Claude le Lorrain. On the other Side, Dogs and Dead Game, very fine, by Snyder.-Under it, a Landscape, by Ruyfdaal. Over one Door, William Henry, Duke of Gloucefter, 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. At the other End, The Meeting of Ulyffes and Nauficaa, very capital, by Salvator Rofa; a Present 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. The OCTAGON DRAWING ROOM, 30 Feet by 24, and 18 and a half high, hung with blue Damask, and the following Pictures: On one side 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 |