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Prince of Orange, by Miervelt. 



John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, whole length, given 

 by him to Secretary Craggs. 



De Mesmes Comte d' Avaux, Ambassador in Holland. 

 James Craggs, Secretary of State. 

 King George II. a small whole length. 

 Lady Jane Grey, (original.) 



Le Due de Longueville, brother-in-law of the great 

 Conde. 



King James I. a curious picture. 



Mary Curzon, Countess of Dorset, whole length, by Van- 

 dyke. 



Duchess of Cleveland, by Sir P. Lely. 



Upon piedestals of white marble, are two very fine antique 

 vases, found in the Villa Adriana, and engraved by Piranesi ; 

 the one is decorated with young Bacchanals and foliages, 

 the other is divided into compartments containing figures 

 of Bacchantes. The mouldings are very rich, and the 

 decoration of one of them, in which four serpents form 

 the handles, is very bold and curious. 



Opposite to them and on each side of the door leading 

 into the Saloon, are two white marble groupes, viz. Venus 

 and Adonis by Scheemaker, and Vertumnus and Pomona by 

 Delvaux, formerly at Canons. 



Upon a white marble piedestal in the passage-end of the 

 Hall, stands an ancient white marble Sarcophagus, found 

 on the road to Tivoli, and engraved by Piranesi. It was 

 brought from Rome by George Marquess of Buckingham. 

 It is a Chest of marble about three feet long, by twenty 



