house reflecting its first owner Edward Boscawen. Cobbe Collection The house is home to the Cobbe Collection; with forty two historic keyboard instruments it is the world's largest group of its kind. Many of the instruments are associated with famous composers. The instruments include harpsichords and fortepianos dating from 1750 to 1840 – including an Erard pianoforte reputedly made for Marie Antoinette. It is one of the few French instruments of the time to escape destruction for firewood following the 1789 revolution. The pieces were brought together to represent those instrument makers who were highly regarded or patronised by composers, rather than to illustrate a complete or technical history of keyboard manufacture. Twelve of the instruments were actually owned or played by great composers such as Purcell, J. C. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Mahler and Elgar. Hatchlands also houses part of the Cobbe collection of paintings, including what is claimed to be one of only two surviving portraits of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime. References External links Hatchlands Park site at the UK National Trust. The Cobbe Collection Includes details of concerts and photos of instruments Video featuring the Ruckers-Hemsch harpsichord from The Cobbe Collection Country houses in Surrey Grade I listed houses Grade I listed buildings in Surrey Historic house museums in Surrey Houses completed in 1757 National Trust properties in Surrey Music museums in England Musical instrument museums in England Halsey Ricardo buildings Reginald Blomfield buildings Robert Adam buildings Buildings by Stiff Leadbetter