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edgings, wherein are planted the different sorts of 

 herbaceous and bulbous plants that are requisite for 

 keeping up a display of flowers, in view from the 

 Libraries and South Drawing-room. These beds, and 

 Terrace, are separated from the Duchess's Private 

 Garden by an iron railing and small gate, which 

 opens into Her Grace's Garden, whereby a prome- 

 nade of 235 feet in length, of a flagged terrace, is 

 formed. An entrance from the private apartments 

 opens into the Duchess's Garden, from which com- 

 mences a covered walk, leading to the Sculpture 

 Gallery. This building was originally erected for a 

 Greenhouse, but it has been converted into a Gallery 

 by the present Duke, the dimensions of which 

 (including the two Temples) are 204 feet in length, 

 25 in breadth, and 23 feet high ; the centre is about 

 30 feet, the dome of which is supported by eight 

 magnificent antique marble columns. The floor is 

 partly inlaid, on each side the centre walk, with 

 handsome marble from His Grace's estates in Devon- 

 shire. This Gallery is considered to contain the 

 richest private collection of marbles, and other an- 

 tique sculpture in the kingdom ; amongst which are 

 the celebrated Graces, executed by Canova, at Rome, 

 expressly for His Grace. 



The Greenhouse is connected with the Gallery by 

 a passage, whose walls are ornamented by various 

 pieces of sculpture. A covered walk leads from the 

 Greenhouse to the Heathery, Camellia-house, Gera- 

 nium-house, and Stoves, &c. the walls of which 

 have been tastefully painted in fresco, with flowers, 

 and a landscape, by A. Aglio. The covered walk 



