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Richard Cattermole (1795?-1868)
Hampton Court: The Queen's State Bedchamber c.1816
Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour | 25.8 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 922134
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A watercolour of the Queen's State Bedchamber at Hampton Court, a preparatory work for one of the plates in William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences' (1816-1819). Since George I did not have a consort, the Queen's Apartments at Hampton Court were used by his son and daughter-in-law, the future George II and Queen Caroline. The State Bedchamber was a room of great ceremonial importance, and received a particularly lavish decoration. While the painted ceiling constituted Sir James Thornhill's last artistic triumph, the state bed was the most costly piece of furniture ordered in the early reign of George I.
The painting over the mantle on the left wall is Van Somer’s full length portrait of James I (401224); the overdoor in the corner is Princess Hedwig of Brunwick (407222); on the opposite wall the larger paintings are mythologies by Pietro Liberi (left 405704 and right 405705); these hang over two smaller works which cannot be identified.Provenance
Made for William Henry Pyne's 'History of the Royal Residences', probably acquired by George IV
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
25.8 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 22134
