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Glass plate negative: Audience Chamber, Windsor Castle, 1903 1903
Gelatin dry plate negative | 16.4 x 21.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2402225
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A 8.5 x 6.5 inch (whole plate) negative of the Audience Chamber, now known as the Queen's Audience Chamber, at Windsor Castle in 1903. Interior view looking from the corner (nearest the Queen's Presence Chamber) into the centre of the room.
Two large Gobelins tapestry hung on the wall, on the left, is "The Coronation of Esther" (RCIN 35280); the other on the right is "The Triumph of Mordecai" (RCIN 35279). A pair of giltwood armchairs with embroidered upholstery (RCIN 20600), are placed below against the wall, either side of a serpentine front cabinet (RCIN 39228).
To the right is the doorway towards the Queen's Ballroom and the painting of "William II, Prince of Orange" by van Honthorst (RCIN 404406) is hung above it. Numerous pieces of furniture include a gilded mahogany armchair (RCIN 2582) with matching pair of settees (RCIN 31310), a mirrored lacquer cabinet, a circular centre table (RCIN 2525) and giltwood side chairs (RCIN 20025). A white marble chimneypiece and vases of East Asian design line the right side. Grinling Gibbons oak carved panelling on the walls. Wreath and monogram patterned carpet lines the floor. -
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Gelatin dry plate negative
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16.4 x 21.5 cm (whole object)
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