▁of ▁an ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁in ▁G arter ▁ro bes , ▁re cl ining ▁on ▁a ▁s arc oph ag us ▁and ▁a ▁pl inth ▁with ▁relief ▁of ▁St ▁George ▁and ▁the ▁Dragon . ▁There ▁are ▁tw in ▁Cor inth ian ▁columns ▁with ▁emb oss ed ▁sh aft s , ▁ac anth us ▁fr ie ze , ▁cor nice ▁with ▁fl aming ▁ur ns , ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁arms ▁and ▁supp or ters . ▁At ▁the ▁top , ▁ 2 5   ft ▁from ▁the ▁ground , ▁is ▁a ▁t asse led ▁c ush ion ▁supporting ▁a ▁coron et ; ▁on ▁the ▁pl inth ▁are ▁full - length ▁female ▁figures ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Tr uth . ▁A bove ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁eff ig y , ▁part ed ▁cur tain s ▁show ▁the ▁heaven ly ▁host ▁with ▁pal ms ▁and ▁crow ns . ▁The ▁Latin ▁ins cription ▁displays ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁many ▁offices ▁he ▁held . ▁ ▁Roger ▁North , ▁in ▁his ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁K ee per , ▁gave ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁maintained ▁by ▁Beau fort : ▁" a ▁pr inc ely ▁way ▁of ▁living " ▁with ▁a ▁household ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁Duke ▁spent ▁much ▁time ▁in ▁hunting , ▁plant ing , ▁and ▁building , ▁and ▁was ▁unf ashion ably ▁strict : ▁his ▁servants ▁lived ▁in ▁constant ▁fear ▁of ▁dismiss al , ▁and ▁even ▁neighbour ing ▁land own ers ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁cross