i6 ECHOES OF OLD COUNTY LIFE. 



front of him stands Lord Erroll, a nobleman all over ; 

 near him the handsome Count D'Orsay, whip in hand, 

 his scarlet coat thrown open, showing his white waist- 

 coat, his richly-embroidered satin scarf, his irreproach- 

 able leathers and boots ; he is talking to the Duke of 

 Beaufort, who is turning round on his horse to listen. 

 Lord Adolphus is in this group, and Mr. Wombwell 

 speaking to him. Messrs. Shakerley, H. Baring, and 

 others are near at hand ; Sir Horace Seymour seated 

 on the ground; the veteran Charles Davis, the King's 

 huntsman, on his noted gray, The Hermit, while grouped 

 at his feet are the hounds. Old Governor, a rare favour- 

 ite, with his tail curled over his back. Minstrel, a grand 

 hound, of rather large size, in the extreme foreground, 

 and close to him the fleet Dairymaid. Riding, to the 

 centre of the picture, are Sir Andrew Barnard and the 

 Earl of Wilton, who with loosened rein is tapping Sir 

 Andrew on the arm, and apparently beating time as 

 though humming a tune. Lord Frederick Fitzclarcnce 

 faces the spectator; Mr. Learmonth, with the one-armed 

 sporting farmer, William Nash, in attendance. Behind 

 these is the artist, then Mr. Grant ; and to the left are 

 Sir Seymour Blane and Mr. W. Carroll, talking to 

 " Paddy," on foot, — an Lishman who always ran with 

 the hounds, and was generally well up at the finish. 

 Many other portraits are there, and the picture is as 

 much an historical one as if it portrayed a meeting of a 

 Cabinet or a debate in the Houses of Parliament. 



The Count D'Orsay was the life of the party at 

 Aylesbury, full of animal spirits, certainly one of the 

 finest and handsomest men I ever saw ; he seemed, as 



