The Queen's Library, St James's Palace
The library was built for Queen Caroline in 1736-7 to designs by William Kent. Sadly, the Queen did not get to enjoy her new library as she died in the year it was completed. This illustration was published in W H Pyne's The History of the Royal Residences, which appeared in three volumes in 1819, depicting the royal palaces as they appeared in the reign of King George III (1760-1820)
Picture No
11099505
Media ID
46715265
Size
4232px x 3582px
(6.0MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Richard Reeve (1780-1855)
Date
circa 1819
