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Carlton House: The Crimson Drawing Room 1816

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1816

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A watercolour view of the Crimson Drawing Room at Carlton House. The watercolour shows an ornamental ceiling with neo-stucco work in gilt, crimson satin damask walls, curtains and furniture, huge chandeliers, a blue velvet carpet, mirrors between the windows on the left hand side and a black marble chimney piece.
Prepared for one of the plates in William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-1819). Engraved by Sutherland, the print published 1.10.1816. Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' was a three-volume publication which encompassed a number of royal residences, including Windsor Castle (vol. 1), Buckingham House (vol. 2), and Carlton House (vol. 3) presenting 100 hand-coloured engravings of exteriors and interiors accompanied by descriptive texts. The 100 watercolours which were engraved for the publication survive in the Royal Library; these watercolours are exactly the size of the image on the printed plates, and may perhaps have been intended as colour guides for the artists responsible for hand-painting the monochrome prints.
Alternate title: 'The Crimson Drawing Room, Carlton House.'
Descriptive Medium: 'Watercolour with touches of bodycolour and gum arabic over etched outlines'