sepulchre, preceded by the angel, above whom, in the clouds, are cherubims and seraphims; and among these is a portrait of prince Octavius, eighth son of George III. and his consort. In the front ground are the Roman soldiers, thrown into various postures with terror and astonishment. In the right hand compartment are represented Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, approaching the sepulchre, with unguents and spices, in order to anoint the body. In the left hand division are Peter and John, who are supposed to have been informed by Mary Magdalen, that the body of Christ was missing, and are running with the greatest anxiety, astonishment, and speed, toward the sepulchre. This masterly performance was designed by Mr. West in 1785, and executed by Mr. Jarvis, assisted by Mr. Forest, between that period and 1788. This window cost 4000l. In the windows on each side are painted the arms of the sovereign and knights who subscribed toward the above sum. Several of the windows in this beautiful fabric are finely stained, and consist of various scripture subjects. The organ, of Gothic exterior construction, built by Green, is a noble production of genius. It is supposed to be superior to any in the kingdom, particularly in the swell. The organ case was built by Mr. Emlyn. The carved work to this erection is very curious and costly. The ascent to the choir, from the west door, is by a flight of steps, under an arcade of artificial stone, extending the whole width of the choir. The improvements in the choir are general, and particularly the stalls of the knights of the Garter, which have received great embellishments; the most conspicuous of which is the king's stall. It was erected in 1788, under the direction of Mr. Emlyn, and is carved in a neat Gothic style. In the centre are the arms of the sovereign, encircled with laurel, and crowned with the royal diadem; the whole surrounded with fleurs-de-luce, and the star of the order, with G. R. III. properly disposed. The curtains and cushions are of blue velvet fringed with gold. The old VOL.V. No. 119. 3 H banners In a vault under the choir are interred Henry VIII. and his third queen Jane Seymour, Charles I. and a daughter of queen Anne. Under the south aisle, near the door of the choir, rest the remains of Henry VI.; Edward IV. is interred in the north aisle. The tomb of this king is fronted with touchstone; over it is a beautiful monument of steel, said to have been the work of Quintin Matsys. There are several chapels in this fabric, in which are the monuments of many illustrious persons; particularly, of Edward earl of Lincoln, a renowned naval warrior; George Manners lord Roos, and Anne, his consort, niece of Edward IV.; Anne, duchess of Exeter, her mother and sister; Sir Reginald Bray; the famous lord Hastings, beheaded by Richard III.; and Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, who married the sister of king Henry VIII. MODERN MONUMENTS. Dr. Theodore Aylward, Gresham professor of Music, died 1801. Nathaniel Giles, Mus. D.1633. William Child, Mus. D. sixty-five years organist at Windsor and Whitehall, 1697. Dr. Samuel Prat, dean of Windsor, 1723. Hon. Frederick Keppel, bishop of Exeter, 1778. John Buller, Esq. one of the lords of the treasury, 1786; and several others. This chapel was repaired and beautified in 1790. The altar consists of curious and delicate workmanship, in various carved devices, surrounding West's picture of the Last Supper. Over this altar is a noble painted window; the subject the Resurrection, divided into three compartments. In the centre is Our Saviour ascending from the * In 1789, the workmen employed in repairing the church, discovered the vault of king Edward. The body, inclosed in a leaden and wooden coffin, measuring six feet three inches in length, appeared reduced to a skeleton. The bottom of the coffin was covered with a mud'dy liquor, about three inches deep, of a strong and saline taste. Near this was a wooden coffin, supposed to have contained the body of his queen, who died three years after the king, in confinement, at Bermondsey Abbey, and is supposed to have been secretly interred. On the sides of this vault were inscribed, in characters resembling those of the times, Edward IV:" with some names, probably those of the workmen employed at the funeral. sepulchre, sepulet.. preced. 1 iv te am shot whor. son + Cloud. are cherubins a 1 seraphim, 3s a portrait ci pruce Octaviu, eight enlis consort in the trot erom i gaĦa Rom uier, thrown into varioes nostures with ferr m på d'achoni 1, ment. In the rig: man compartmer are panus paty Jiery Diagdaic, May we mother of Jame approaching the sepulence, wit, i onenti pridemics order to anot the wory. Is the le:- hpr dimmin Peter and Julu, who are suppose I tɔ kora barn informis ! by Mary Magdate., un tre bor * Chrich w* • C mining and are ruuming with the greatest anxion nstemichmeur on, speed. toward the sepulchr. was designed by MA Wes in 178,. an @vinuta, Jarvis, assiste. by M. bores. between the poin 1785. This window cat 4006. 1. th. wiwolve side are painte.. to: ari, C. th, shverejen an Fish subscribed toward the above suL.. The inmoveneens in the choi; a* genim). : culativ tie stals of the knight ở, the Cresją, received great enelishment; the most co vich is the lang's stuli. Z was erecter in 172s. direction of M. Emind is epaved in a sire. In the centre are the armas Yy the circles with laurel, and crowned work the maxal q AM whole surrounded with fears-de Ince, and the star of order, with G. R. III. properly disposed. The cusine and cushions are of blue velvet fringed with pold. The old VOL.V. No. 119. 3 11 banners banners of the knights that have been installed are taken down, and beautiful new silk ones substituted, with helmets, crests, and swords. Vacancies are left for the newelected knights. No part of the church appears to have been neglected. Taste, as well as convenience, has been consulted; a great degree of airyness pervades the whole, and the effect of the stone work, with the neatness of the finishing, strikes the spectator with wonder. At the east end of St. George's Chapel, is a free-stone edifice, built by Henry VII. as a burial place for himself and his succesors; but afterward altering his purpose, he began the more noble structure at Westminster; and this remained neglected until cardinal Wolsey obtained a grant of it from Henry VIII. and, with a profusion of expence, began a sumptuous monument for himself, whence this building obtained the name of Wolsey's Tomb House. This monument was so magnificently built, that it far exceeded that of Henry VII. in Westminster Abbey; and, at the time of the cardinal's disgrace, the tomb was so far executed, that Benedetto, a statuary of Florence, received four thousand two hundred and fifty ducats, for what he had already done; and 3801. 18s. had been paid for gilding only half of this monument. The cardinal dying soon after his disgrace, was buried in the cathedral at York, and the monument remained unfinished. In 1646, the statues and figures of gilt copper, of exquisite workmanship, were sold. James II. converted this building into a popish chapel, and mass was publicly performed here. The cieling was painted by VERRIO, and the walls were finely ornamented and painted; but the whole having been neglected since the reign of James II. is now in a state of decay, and being no appendage to the college, waits the royal favour, to retrieve it from the disgrace of its present appearance. WINDSOR LITTLE PARK, a fine inclosure, which em braces the north and east side of Windsor Castle, and is about four miles in circumference, declining gently from the Terrace to the Thames. It is a charming spot, pleasantly wooded; and there is a row of antient trees, near the Queen's Queen's Lodge, which is said to have been planted by order of queen Elizabeth, and still retains her name. Here also an old oak was said to exist, by the name of Herne's Oak. The admirer of natural antiquity, who would wish to investigate the subject, will find an ample account of it in Mr. Gilpin's "Remarks on Forest Scenery." It is thus celebrated by Shakspeare: There is an old tale goes, that Herne, the hunter, Walk round about an oak, with great ragged horns; Merry Wives of Windsor, Act IV. Sc. IV.* Formerly, numerous herds of deer were kept in this park; but since the year 1785, it has been stocked with sheep and cattle of various denominations; yet there are still some deer remaining, and plenty of hares, which frequently afforded to the king the diversion of coursing. WINDSOR GREAT PARK, an extensive park, adjoining to the south side of the town of Windsor. A noble road, near three miles in length, called the Long Walk, and adorned, on each side, with a double plantation of stately trees, leads to the summit of a delightful hill, near the Ranger's Lodge, whence there is a very luxuriant prospect of the Castle, Eton College, and the distant country. This park possesses a circuit of fourteen miles; and, since the death of the late Henry Frederick duke of Cumberland, his majesty has taken it under his own immediate care, and amuses himself in giving it every advantage which the united efforts of good husbandry and landscape improvement can * This Herne is said to have been keeper of the forest in the reign of queen Elizabeth, and having been guilty of some offence, for which he expected to be disgraced, hung himself upon the oak which afterwards bore his name. Ignorance and credulity induced the supposition, that his spirit haunted the spot; the bard therefore improved the circum stance, as a fit scene of action to expose Falstaff's cowardice. |