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ETON COLLEGE •— STOKE.
Letter XXII.
LETTER XXII.
Objects of cart belonging to the Be v. E. Coleridge — Collection of Mr.
Laboucliere at Stoke : Italian, Spanish, German, Flemish, and Dutch
schools. — Windsor Castle : Waterloo Hall — Vandyck Room — Mis-
cellaneous schools — Rubens Room — Collection of drawings by
Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Angelo, Raphael, Holbein, &c. —■ Plate
Room. —• Clewer Park : Collection of Rich. Forster, Esq. — Bearwood,
seat of John Walter, Esq., M.P. — Grove Park, seat of the Earl of
Clarendon: Collection of pictures. — Hadley : Mr. Green's collection.—■
Eagle House : Bev. John Fuller Eussell's collection.
ETON COLLEGE.
I was here most kindly received by the Rev. Edward Coleridge,
master of the lower school, and nephew of the celebrated poet.
This gentleman is a true lover of art, and an ardent collector of
water-colour drawings by the first masters of the modern English
school. Not only are the walls of his drawing-room most richly
adorned with specimens, but many of the greatest interest are pre-
served in portfolios. Mr. Coleridge is one of Turner's warmest
votaries, and possesses drawings by him which fully justify his
admiration. During the hours that I spent in his hospitable
house he showed me a set of autographs of celebrated individuals,
which are arranged with particular care, and accompanied in most
cases by some portrait of the person.
STOKE.
Stoke, the country seat of the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere,
about three miles from Windsor. This house, which is in an
Italian style of architecture, is very skilfully arranged internally,
and contains some very beautiful apartments. It commands a
charming view over pleasure-grounds and park, with Windsor
Castle stretching itself out in its full extent, with the most pic-
turesque variety of outline. Immediately on entering this building
you perceive that its proprietor is the connoisseur aud patron of
the best productions of modern sculpture. Here are the statues of
Venus and Ganymede by my lamented friend Thorwaldsen, with
ETON COLLEGE •— STOKE.
Letter XXII.
LETTER XXII.
Objects of cart belonging to the Be v. E. Coleridge — Collection of Mr.
Laboucliere at Stoke : Italian, Spanish, German, Flemish, and Dutch
schools. — Windsor Castle : Waterloo Hall — Vandyck Room — Mis-
cellaneous schools — Rubens Room — Collection of drawings by
Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Angelo, Raphael, Holbein, &c. —■ Plate
Room. —• Clewer Park : Collection of Rich. Forster, Esq. — Bearwood,
seat of John Walter, Esq., M.P. — Grove Park, seat of the Earl of
Clarendon: Collection of pictures. — Hadley : Mr. Green's collection.—■
Eagle House : Bev. John Fuller Eussell's collection.
ETON COLLEGE.
I was here most kindly received by the Rev. Edward Coleridge,
master of the lower school, and nephew of the celebrated poet.
This gentleman is a true lover of art, and an ardent collector of
water-colour drawings by the first masters of the modern English
school. Not only are the walls of his drawing-room most richly
adorned with specimens, but many of the greatest interest are pre-
served in portfolios. Mr. Coleridge is one of Turner's warmest
votaries, and possesses drawings by him which fully justify his
admiration. During the hours that I spent in his hospitable
house he showed me a set of autographs of celebrated individuals,
which are arranged with particular care, and accompanied in most
cases by some portrait of the person.
STOKE.
Stoke, the country seat of the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere,
about three miles from Windsor. This house, which is in an
Italian style of architecture, is very skilfully arranged internally,
and contains some very beautiful apartments. It commands a
charming view over pleasure-grounds and park, with Windsor
Castle stretching itself out in its full extent, with the most pic-
turesque variety of outline. Immediately on entering this building
you perceive that its proprietor is the connoisseur aud patron of
the best productions of modern sculpture. Here are the statues of
Venus and Ganymede by my lamented friend Thorwaldsen, with