NOTES: An inscription on this drawing associates the design with those produced for the house of Mrs Elizabeth Montague, 22 Portman Square, London, although this is unlikely to be the case.
NOTES: This church (also known as the Basilica of St John Lateran) is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, of which the Pope is bishop. The Catholic Church has named it 'The Mother of All Churches'. It was rebuilt by Borromini in 1646-1649.
NOTES: This church (also known as the Basilica of St John Lateran) is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, of which the Pope is bishop. The Catholic Church has named it 'The Mother of All Churches'. It was rebuilt by Borromini in 1646-1649.
NOTES: The TSS (Turbine Steam Ship) Tuscania (or 'SS 595') was a luxury liner of the Cunard subsidiary Anchor Line. It was built between 1919 and 1921. It was later purchased by Greek shipping magnate Leonidas Goulandris (1939), who re-named it the 'Nea Hellas'.
NOTES: This image is from a volume of drawings (entitled Vol II) by various designers produced for or presented to the Quarto Imperial Club, London, between 1892 and 1897.