Mrs. Thrale and her eldest daughter were in one piece, over the fire-place, at full length.
The rest of the pictures were all three-quarters.
Mr. Thrale was over the door leading to his study.
The general collection then began by Lord Sandys and Lord Westcote, two early noble friends of Mr. Thrale.
Then followed
| Dr. Johnson. | Mr. Burke. | Dr. Goldsmith. |
| Mr. Murphy. | Mr. Garrick. | Mr. Baretti. |
Sir Robert Chambers, and Sir Joshua Reynolds himself.
All painted in the highest style of the great master, who much delighted in this his Streatham gallery.
There was place left but for one more frame, when the acquaintance with Dr. Burney began at Streatham; and the charm of his conversation and manners, joined to his celebrity in letters, so quickly won upon the master as well as the mistress of the mansion, that he was presently selected for the honour of filling up this last chasm in the chain of Streatham worthies. To this flattering distinction, which Dr. Burney always recognized with pleasure, the public owe the engraving of Bartolozzi, which is prefixed to the History of Music.