The Cupola Room ceiling, Kensington Palace
The Cupola room ceiling. The ceiling is painted with octagonal coffers in blue and gold, diminishing in size towards the top to give an optical illusion of height. At the centre of the ceiling is the Star of the Order of the Garter
Picture No
11099684
Media ID
46699713
Size
3322px x 3990px
(6.6MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
William Kent (1685-1748)
Date
1722-3
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