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The King's Old State Bedchamber, Windsor Castle. circa 1816

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circa 1816

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A watercolour depicting the King's Old State Bedchamber, Windsor Castle, with red cloth walls, large portraits hanging and Verrio's ceiling depicting Charles II in the robes of the Garter with the Four Continents paying homage. Prepared for one of the plates in William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-1819). Engraved by T. Sutherland, the print published 4.5.1816. Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' was a three-volume publication which encompassed a number of royal residences, including Windsor Castle (vol. 1) and Buckingham House (vol. 2), 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.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil and watercolour'