The Mirror, 1828.07.05, issue No. 321

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Title: The Mirror, 1828.07.05, Issue No. 321 The Mirror of Literature,
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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND
INSTRUCTION.
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[NO. 321.] SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1828. [PRICE 2d.]
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EATON HALL, CHESHIRE,
_The Seat of the Rt. Hon. Earl Grosvenor_.
[Illustration]
This mansion is a princely specimen of Gothic architecture; and is in
every respect calculated for the residence of its noble possessor, whose
taste and munificence in patronizing the Fine Arts are well known to
our readers. Nevertheless, it is worthy of special remark, that not only
is the name of GROSVENOR conspicuous in this patronage, but his
lordship has further evinced his love of art in the construction of one of
the most splendid buildings in the whole empire,--the present mansion
having been completed within a few years.[1] Here the noble founder
seems to have realized all that the ingenious Sir Henry Wotton
considered requisite for a man's "house and home--the theatre of his
hospitality, the seat of self-fruition, a kind of PRIVATE PRINCEDOM;
nay, to the possessors thereof, an epitome of the whole world."
[1] At this moment, Earl Grosvenor has in progress a splendid gallery
for the reception of his superb collection of pictures, adjoining his town
mansion, in Grosvenor-street. This is one of the few "Private
Collections" to which, through the good taste and courtesy of the

proprietor, the public are admitted, on specified days, and under certain
restrictions. The nucleus of Earl Grosvenor's collection, was the
purchase of Mr. Agar's pictures for £30,000; since which it has been
enlarged, till it has at length become one of the finest in England. In the
drawing-room at Eaton are, Our Saviour on the Mount of Olives, by
Claude Lorraine, which is the largest painting known to have been
executed by him; and A Port in the Mediterranean, by Vernet. In the
dining-room, _Rubens with his Second Wife_; by himself; and The
Judgment of Paris, a copy, by Peters, after Rubens. In the
dressing-room of the state bed-room, David and Abigail, also by
Rubens. Over the ornamented chimney-pieces of the hall are, West's
Dissolution of the Long Parliament, and The Landing of Charles the
Second.
Eaton is situated about three miles to the south of Chester, on the verge
of an extensive park, thickly studded with fine old timber. The present
"Hall" occupies the site of the old mansion, which is described as a
square and spacious brick building erected by Sir Thomas Grosvenor,
in the reign of William III. The architect was Sir John Vanbrugh, who
likewise laid out the gardens with straight walks and leaden statues, in
the formal style of his age. In the reconstruction, the fine vaulted
basement story of the old Hall was preserved, as were also the external
foundations, and some subdivisions; but the superstructure was altered
and entirely refitted, and additional apartments erected on the north and
south sides, so as to make the area of the new house twice the
dimensions of the old one.
The style of architecture adopted in the new Hall is that of the age of
Edward III, as exhibited in that Parthenon of Gothic architecture, York
Minster; although the architect, Mr. Porden, has occasionally availed
himself of the low Tudor arch, and the forms of any other age that
suited his purpose, so as to adapt the rich variety of our ancient
ecclesiastical architecture to modern domestic convenience. Round