The Hall Carlton House

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George, Prince of Wales was granted Carlton House in 1783, and employed the architect Henry Holland to rebuild it. By 1796, the rambling structure had been transformed into a palatial residence that functioned as an alternate court to that centered on the prince's parents, George III and Queen Charlotte, at St. James's Palace. This print describes the impressive entrance hall, adorned with classical elements reminsicent of the Pantheon in Rome, adpated to a rectangular space instead of a circular one.

The Hall Carlton House, Designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching and aquatint

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