The Queen's Staircase ceiling, Hampton Court Palace
The Queen's Staircase ceiling (detail), showing the monogram of King George II (1727-60) and Queen Caroline. In 1734 King George II (1727-60) and Queen Caroline commissioned William Kent to decorate the staircase to the Queen's Apartments, which had remained unfinished since the time of Queen Mary II (1689-94). Kent created a trompe loeil oval ceiling within a painted gilded frame, decorated with classical figures and the King and Queen's monogram
Picture No
11099870
Media ID
46656629
Size
5120px x 3413px
(10.3MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
William Kent (1685-1748)
Date
1734-5
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1689-94 1727 60 1727-60 1734 Apartments Commissioned Decorate Hampton Loeil Monogram Remained Trompe Unfinished
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