Interior view of the Painted Room at Spencer House, so called because of its ornately painted panels and wall decorations. This room, designed by James Stuart in 1759, is thought to have been the first fully Neo-Classical interior in England

Date:
Jun 1895
Location:
Spencer House, 27 St James's Place, Marylebone, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW1A 1NR
Reference:
BL13190
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The house itself was designed by John Vardy, and the architectural features of this splendid room were designed by James Stuart. The photograph was commissioned by the 5th Lord Spencer, and was also reproduced on p.155 of Joseph Friedman's book 'Spencer House: Chronicle of a great London Mansion' (1993).

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Interior Designer: Stuart, James

Architect: Vardy, John

Client: Spencer, John Poyntz

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Neo Classicism, Georgian Town House