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Attributed to John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)

[North wall and part of the ceiling of St George's Hall, Windsor Castle] c.1800

Pencil | 43.9 x 60.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 929202

[North wall and part of the ceiling of St George's Hall, Windsor Castle]

Attributed to John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)

[North wall and part of the ceiling of St George's Hall, Windsor Castle] c.1800

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Description

A pencil drawing of the north wall and part of the ceiling of St George's Hall, painted by Antonio Verrio in the 1680s. The drawing is an important record of the ceiling, as it was removed during Sir Jeffrey Wyatville's renovations at Windsor in the 1820s.

Provenance

Purchased from The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd, November 1995
People involved

Creator(s)

Attributed to
Search the collection John Francis Rigaud (1742-1810)
(artist)

Previously attributed to
Search the collection Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1777-1862)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pencil

pencil

Measurements

43.9 x 60.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Great Britain
England
Berkshire [England]
Windsor [Berkshire]
Windsor Castle
Upper Ward [Windsor Castle]
State Apartments
St George's Hall [Windsor Castle]
Interiors of Windsor Castle
References

Other number(s)

RL 29202

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