HAMPTON-HOUSE, THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE MRS. GARRICK.

the man after his own heart, and the only poet capable of drawing forth the energies of his inimitable representation. This temple is an octagon building, and contains a statue of the immortal bard, by the masterly hand of Roubillac. Few statues have been erected with so much veneration, or received so much homage from the intellectual world, as this.

IN delineating scenes on the Thames, || by Garrick in honour of Shakspeare, or in a collection of seats famous for their possessors, for beauty of situation or architectural pretensions, whichever of these points we look to, the residence of Garrick cannot be omitted. This house is delightfully situated on the banks of the Thames, about thirteen miles from London. The grounds about the dwelling are laid out with great taste; but immediately in front of the house, the lawn, which otherwise sweeps down to the margin of the river, is cut off by the high-road. To obviate this inconvenience, and to screen the walls, the woods have been suffered to increase, and the lawn is connected with the house by an archway beneath the road, as shewn in our present View taken from the Thames.

The temple to the left was erected Vol. IV. No. XX.

The house was purchased by Garrick in the year 1754. It was then but an indifferent building; it remained for Garrick to make it what it is. There are many and valuable works of art in the various apartments, by Perugino, Poussin, Gerard Douw, Del Sarto, Hogarth, Wilson, Loutherbourg, Zoffany, and others by the following:

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Nicolas Poussin.-A fine Landscape, with a group of Naiads, infant Bacchanals, Fauns, and Satyrs: the whole finely painted. Remains of Roman Architecture, with Figures in the forc-ground.

A. del Sarto.-The Virgin Child and St. John attended by Angels: exquisitely finished. This picture was presented to Mr. Garrick at Rome by Lord Balti

more.

Guido. Landscape, with Figures: painted with great delicacy. This painting was presented to Garrick by Lord Burlington.

Gerard Douw.-Portrait of a Boy.Companion.

Breughel.-Flight into Egypt.-Companion.-View in Holland.

Marlow. Scene on the Thames,
Morning.--Ditto, Evening.
Van Eyck.-The Crucifixion.
Netcher.-A Lady and Child.

Taylor, Esq.-Landscape: presented by this amateur to Mr. Garrick.—

P. Perugino.-Dead Christ surround- Companion: ditto ditto. ed by the Maries.

Stella.-The Salutation. Wilson.-Scene on the Tiber. Salvator Rosa.-Landscape. Hogarth.-Canvassing-The Poll.The Chairing-Election Feast. These four Election Scenes are painted in Hogarth's happiest style.-Portrait of Garrick at his Writing-Table composing his Prologue to Taste, with Mrs. Garrick behind interrupting him.-Happy Marriage. Falstaff enlisting his Recruits.

Gainsborough.-A Landscape, with

Le Nain.-Italian Peasants at a Game. There are also several scenes by Bonamy, and some fine portraits by Lely, Kneller, Hals, Vandergucht, with many portraits by Zoffany of Garrick in various characters, some of which are as follows:

Portraits of Garrick and Mrs. Cibber in the Characters of Jaffier and Belvidere.

Garrick in The Farmer's Return.
Mrs. Garrick with a Mask.

Garrick in the Character of Lord
Chalkstone.

Garrick in the Character of Sir John Brute.

A Tea-Party on the Lawn, consisting of Garrick, Mrs. Garrick, Mr. Bowden, with Mr. George Garrick angling.

The Temple at Hampton, with Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Garrick resting on the steps.

Views of the Grounds at Hampton, by the same artist.

Since the above was written, in consequence of the death of Mrs. Garrick, the whole of this property has been sold, and consequently distributed. The Statue of Shakspeare