Group of Sheep—Albert Cuyp.
Ulysses discovering Achilles—Angelica Kauffman.
Hector taking leave of Andromache—ditto.
Assumption of the Virgin, with glory of Angels—Lorenzo Sabbatini.
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell—David Beck.
Mercury—Weenix. There are also near 20 fine productions by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
A catalogue of the pictures has been printed at the expense of their noble owner, for the use of strangers, who are at all times allowed to have access to them. The situation of the house is one of the most enchanting spots in England, and commands a number of diversified prospects.
Mount Edgecumbe, the seat of the Right Hon. the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, is another beautiful spot embellished with fine promenades, gardens, and shrubberies, perhaps equal to any in England. The house is a very low building, erected about the year 1550, with battlements and an octagonal tower at each angle. It contains a few fine family portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds. The beauty of this spot has often awakened the ideas of the poet; and who can quit it without enjoying the same feelings which inspired the following lines?
“Farewell Mount Edgecumbe, all thy calm retreats,
Thy lovely prospects, and thy mossy seats;