Dining Room, Carlton House
Date
1817
Creator
Thomas Sutherland (1785, British) , Engraver
After
Charles Wild (1781, British) , Painter
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 308mm
width (print): 369mm
width (print): 369mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Interior of Carlton House, London showing the Dining Room on the basement floor. In the foreground there are four scagliola columns with gilt capitals and bases, and an identical set of columns in the background. The room is in a relatively plain style with only a few chairs, paintings and ornaments. The far wall consists of a centrally placed double sash door with additional sash-doors placed on each side.
Plate from The history of the Royal residences of Windsor Castle, St James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House and Frogmore, by W.H. Pyne, 3 volumes (London, L. Harrison for A. Dry, 1816-1819).
Inscribed below ‘Drawn by C.Wild. Engraved by T. Sutherland. Dining Room. Carlton House. Pub, Oct, 1, 1817, by W. H. Pyne. 9 Nassau Street, Soho.’
Carlton House was the London residence of George, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. The architect Henry Holland (1745-1806) rebuilt the house in the years 1783-1796 and the interiors were altered almost constantly. The building was demolished in 1826.
William Henry Pyne [pseud. Ephraim Hardcastle] (1770–1843), artist and writer, was a founder of the Royal Watercolour Society.
Plate from The history of the Royal residences of Windsor Castle, St James’s Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House and Frogmore, by W.H. Pyne, 3 volumes (London, L. Harrison for A. Dry, 1816-1819).
Inscribed below ‘Drawn by C.Wild. Engraved by T. Sutherland. Dining Room. Carlton House. Pub, Oct, 1, 1817, by W. H. Pyne. 9 Nassau Street, Soho.’
Carlton House was the London residence of George, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. The architect Henry Holland (1745-1806) rebuilt the house in the years 1783-1796 and the interiors were altered almost constantly. The building was demolished in 1826.
William Henry Pyne [pseud. Ephraim Hardcastle] (1770–1843), artist and writer, was a founder of the Royal Watercolour Society.
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