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Elevation of one wall of Madame Recamier's bathroom, Hotel Recamier, Paris
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NOTES: This drawing was probably made on Smirke's Grand Tour 1801-1805.
Elevation of one wall of Madame Recamier's bedroom, Hotel Recamier, Paris
RIBA3895
NOTES: This drawing was probably made on Smirke's Grand Tour 1801-1805.
Palais Garnier (Opera de Paris), Place de l'Opera, Paris: elevation of a door in the foyer
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SOURCE: Charles Garnier. Le Nouvel opera de Paris, vol. 2 (Paris, 1880), pl. 14-15
Venetian window and curtain
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SOURCE: George Smith. The Cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide (London, 1826-[1828]), pl. XII after p. 178
Design for a bay window at Barningham, Norfolk, following proposed alterations: view with overlaid paper flap folded back
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SOURCE: Humphry Repton. Fragments on the theory and practice of landscape gardening (London, 1816), 2nd plate after p. 32 NOTES: Repton here illustrates his proposals to alter a bay window preserving the gothic architecture of the exterior while altering the interior "to suit the taste of the present times."
Holthanger, Portnall Drive, Wentworth, Surrey: the circular staircase
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NOTES: The curtains were designed by Marion Dorn.
Holthanger, Portnall Drive, Wentworth, Surrey: the circular staircase
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NOTES: The curtains were designed by Marion Dorn.