The Drawing Room, Aston Hall, Warwickshire

1849

Joseph Nash

Associated Names
Joseph Nash

Artist, British, 1808 - 1878

Thomas McLean

Publisher, active late 19th century

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Printer, British, 1789 - 1850

This is a painting of an ornately decorated room. The room features a richly designed interior with a detailed coffered ceiling adorned with intricate patterns and carvings. The walls are filled with decorative woodwork, and large windows allow natural light to flood the space. To one side, there is an elaborate fireplace, above which hangs a framed artwork. The floors are covered with a luxurious red carpet, and the room is furnished with dark wood and red upholstery chairs. A large table draped with a red cloth is centrally placed under the windows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph on wove paper mounted to board

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Mrs. Benjamin Ogle Tayloe)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30 × 42.9 cm (11 13/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 56 cm (17 15/16 × 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2433


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Benjamin Ogle [1799 - 1881], Washington, D.C.; bequest to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; acquired by National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: The Drawing Room, Aston Hall, Warwickshire


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