Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . GOODWOOD, SUSSEX* The Drawing-room is ornamented with four adventures of Don Quixote,finished in Gobelin Tapestry on a large scale. The chimney-piece ofwhite marble in this room may be considered as another object of ad-miration, being the maiden effort of the chisel of the celebrated JohnBacon. The Library, painted with designs from the antique, containsa large and beautiful selection from the best authors. There are alsosome good family portraits, and a fine picture by Vandyke of Charles% his queen and f
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . GOODWOOD, SUSSEX* The Drawing-room is ornamented with four adventures of Don Quixote,finished in Gobelin Tapestry on a large scale. The chimney-piece ofwhite marble in this room may be considered as another object of ad-miration, being the maiden effort of the chisel of the celebrated JohnBacon. The Library, painted with designs from the antique, containsa large and beautiful selection from the best authors. There are alsosome good family portraits, and a fine picture by Vandyke of Charles% his queen and family. The grounds contiguous to the Mansion arelaid out with appropriate taste, and the out-houses are extensive andmagnificent, more particularly the stables and dog-kennel. Few situations present more advantages of a local nature, for an ex-tensive Mansion than are found at Goodwood. The country is diver-sified with rich woodland, and a range of down where large old foresttrees are abundantly scattered. The English Channel, ChichesterSpire, and the Isle of Wight, are comprised in
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