Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington, London: perspective of the library

RIBA Ref No RIBA97348

Architect/Designer	Burges, William (1827-1881)
Artist/Photographer	Haig, Axel Herman (1835-1921)
Country	UK: England
City	London
Subject Date	1878
Image Date	1880
View	Interior
Style	Gothic Revival
Medium	Painting
Library Reference	FRA/BURG/1
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	RIBA Collections
Subject	Architects' houses ; Libraries

NOTES: This watercolour was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1880 (number 1178) as 'A library in Kensington'.

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Tower House, Melbury Road, Kensington, London: perspective of the library

Designs for painted panels for the decoration of the 'Great Bookcase', made for William Burges's house and offices at 15 Buckingham Street, London: elevations with a key to the decorations on the 'Great Bookcase'

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