c. 1819
Description
A watercolour of the garden front of Carlton House, which looked towards St James's Park.
This is one of a series of views of the interiors of the royal palaces made at the instigation of William Henry Pyne between 1816 and 1819. The views were published by subscription, under the title History of the Royal Residences. A set of the views, some original watercolours, other heavily-coloured prints, were acquired by George, Prince Regent, for his library at Carlton House.
Descriptive Medium: 'Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil', 'pencil, bodycolour', 'watercolour painting'
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
© Royal Collection Trust
Location
Carlton House, London, England
Country
England
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
Carlton House was a mansion in London, best known as the town residence of the Prince Regent for several decades from 1783. It faced the south side of Pall Mall, and its gardens abutted St. James's Park[1] in the St James's district of London. In 1820, on the death of his father, George III, the Prince Regent became King George IV. He deemed that Carlton House, the official royal residence of St. James's Palace and his parents' Buckingham House were all inadequate for his needs. Some consideration was given to rebuilding Carlton House on a far larger scale, but in the end Buckingham House was rebuilt as Buckingham Palace instead. Carlton House was demolished in 1826 and replaced with two grand white stuccoed terraces of expensive houses known as Carlton House Terrace. The proceeds of the leases were put towards the cost of Buckingham Palace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_House
