Detail view of the upper left-hand corner from the marble fireplace by Piranesi in the Library at Gorhambury. The fireplace is rendered in the classical style and is composed of eighteenth century and antique elements.

Date:: 29 Aug 1975

Location:: Gorhambury, St. Michael, Gorhambury, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

Reference:: BB75/05238

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

Gorhambury boasts another mantelpiece designed by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, located in the Yellow Drawing Room.

Archival History

Print accessioned into the collection of the NMR on the 18th September 1975.

Content

This is part of the Job: 11/02524A Gorhambury, Hertfordshire; within the Sub Series: RCH01/002/049 RCHME Architectural Requests: Hertfordshire; within the Series: RCH01/002 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Architectural Requests; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

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People & Organisations

Photographer: Rchme

Artist: Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Keywords

Classicism, Fireplace, Mantelpiece, Sculpture