, 1873-10-12
The Palace of the Peak" !"
The Grandest Private Mansion in the
World,
Tho Various Apartments, and lilo Treas
ures Of Art that Thoy Contain.
Tho Conservatory, Orangery, Car.
dens, and Watcr-yVor1ks.

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occunv TIM third storv m tho uort,, front ond
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'oiin tno nos. aa"6"'"ceh1 poeslon u tno
oldest part OF the mansion. The ceilings
exhibit the productions Of tho pencils of VorTio
md Sir James ThoruhiI. among which ara
uTho tn,nmcnt NJ parian .phaato, ,,t;nt,
cnatge OIL tno hofaes OF the sum-" Aurora, as
tho Morning Star, chasing away Might" "The
discovery OF Mars aud Vouusn and other MYTH
o]orical suhtacts. Thc t7oor.coaau oro ~ r,or.
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nle, ennell.shca WIN 1ol,ago anu nowern tho
1loofs OF oah, curlous'y 1nla1d; and tho whole
suite lined with wood OF the choicest kinds, and
furnished with cost]y cabinet paintings by the
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In these rooms arc many vory rare and curious
productions of art anciont and modern. They
contain tho PRINCIPAL portion of tho carr;nr in
,rooa ~ inattu noIai,rata1 a,I s",',a, s ,,a -.
"ove ~ !usI' ,'' eoo, we,', a'la "llen nIs
boon noticed by Horace Walpolo aH tho work
of Gibbons. Ho Hays: "Thore ia no in
stance Of a man before Gibbons who
ra,e tn ,rood Tho l;rht and a;rv ,iohtroaa ~
6"'N w "0S>> 0 %@5sAs *AN" NAA3 ee6tAsao"o -
to".la' ""a 1A"4teu 'Ao 'ai4ouS p'o-
dnct1ons OF the elements with freo disorder
natural to each Species" Tho work is still In
fine preservation. 1t comprises dead game, fish,
flowers, &C., grouped III most admirable 1nan-
ner. Here aro grouse, peasants, partridges,
quail, anipo, woodcocR, &c.,-alI "a If Just
brought in from the field; whilst tho flowers OK
hibit tho buoyancy and froshnoss of life. These
resemblance to Nature s wonderful.
THE srATE BEDROOM
contains the bed in which George II. died, and
also tho chRira and footatoolB used at tho coro-
nation Of George III. and Qucon Charlotte. Tho
lne canopy, wrought by the Countess Of shrewa-
bury, aud the wardrobe Of Louia XIV, are also
hero.
M THE sTATE-Mus1c-nooM
arc two gorgeously-g -giitled chairs in which WILL
lam ". and Queen Atolaide wore crowned. Hore
il tino portrait OF tho first Duke Of Dnvonshire
in liiB roboa Of state. It iB splondidly executed
by Paul vausonlor or MytornH, to ono or tile
other OF Wnoa II Is a6cflbod Malpole speaks
OF it aB one of tho finest single hguros he had
aeon; but ho supposea it to laye bean by Vau-
sonior; who painted his whole longtias standing
on mat +; while MytornB preferred tho colorinK
Of 9 carpet
IN THE INSTRUMENTATION
is striking bust Of Louis XIV, the head of
which is bronzo and tho lower portion
Of Oriental alabaster. Hero is also a
model Of NusBian farm. There
aro also aome elegant busts on brackets.
On a tablo of polished malacAito "a preeont from
Alexander /. OF Ruesia) stands tho elegant NAL
achito clock prosecuted to tho Duke by tho laso
Car Nicholas, accompanied by two fno square
vaBos Of tho same material. Numerous othor
embellishments onhanco tho beauty Of these
magnificent roOulH.
Tic length OF the whole suite Is about 100 feet
Tho view from these apartments iH oxtrotnolY
beautiful Overlooking the ornamental aud ex-
tcnslyo pleasurc-grounds, onricl,cd with every
device of art, tho eyo wandcra through tho pleas
aut Valo OF Chatsworth to tho wooded heights Of
Stanton nnd lin rrnen h;i1sides NJ l)ar}ov i1aIo