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Middle-class drawing room in Blackheath, London, 1841, painted by James Holland. In 18th-century London, the royal morning receptions that the French called levées were called "drawing rooms", with the sense originally that the privileged members of court would gather in the drawing room outside the king's bedroom, where he would make his first formal public appearance of the day.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's drawing room at No. 16 Cheyne Walk, 1882, by Henry Treffry Dunn. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament.
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The Gold Drawing Room was designed by Alexander Briullov in 1841. Like the adjoining The White Hall, it is the ceremonial part of Alexander II's apartments. The Throne Room of the Munich Residenz [2] was the model for the design of The Gold Drawing Room. All walls and pylons were covered with fine ornaments and covered with gilding. A low panel ...
The drawing room was constructed in the 1880s phase of building, when Armstrong had sold his Jesmond house and was residing solely at Cragside. [43] Aslet suggests that the inspiration for the design was the great hall at Haddon Hall , Derbyshire , [ 32 ] although Saint considers Shaw's Dawpool Hall , Cheshire as the more likely source.
A Victorian socialite, Lady Filmer produced several albums consisting of watercolour scenes decorated with photomontages. [3] One of her works [ 4 ] (from the so-called Filmer Album ) depicts a drawing room, painted in watercolour, in which she has added photographic cut-outs from albumen silver prints .
This Drawing Room Brings One of the World's Most Famous Paintings to Life. Lauren Wicks. October 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM. This Swoon-Worthy Lounge Is Inspired by a Painting Nick Sargent.
The Billiard Room, Queen's Dining Room, and the Drawing Room on the ground floor all express grandeur. Prince Albert's Dressing Room, 1851, watercolour by James Roberts In marked contrast is the more homely and unassuming décor of the royal apartments on the first floor.