The Golden Drawing Room, Carlton House
Date
1817
Creator
Thomas Sutherland (1785, British) , Engraver
After
Charles Wild (1781, British) , Painter
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Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 310mm
width (print): 358mm
width (print): 358mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Interior of Carlton House, London showing The Golden Drawing on the basement floor. The irregular shaped room is decorated with columns, Sevres garniture, a fireplace, a mirror, paintings, a bookcase, an empire style sofa, and a round Boulle table. To the right there is a candelabra, an open doorway with some more furniture and chandeliers in the background.
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. The Golden Drawing Room. Carlton House. Pub, June, 7, 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. The Golden Drawing Room. Carlton House. Pub, June, 7, 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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