drawing
- Museum number
- 1874,0314.325
- Description
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Door opening into a suite of rooms in Burlington House, Piccadilly; interior view of a large wooden door with highly ornate frame and lintel in stone with gold decoration, through the door a suite of rooms is visble, towards the end of which stands a woman in a pink shawl. 1855
Watercolour with bodycolour over graphite
- Production date
- 1855
- Dimensions
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Height: 371 millimetres
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Width: 268 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of a large series of drawings and watercolours of buildings and antiquities in London by John Wykeham Archer, in 17 portfolios (mostly stored offsite); for further information on the series, see registration number 1874,0314.1*.
The second Burlington House was built by Lord Burlington the architect, bought by the Government in 1854 and is now occupied by the Royal Academy, with the addition of a storey added in 1873.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1874
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1874,0314.325