Kedleston Hall is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, owned by the National Trust. It is the seat of the Curzon family and was built from 1759-65 for Nathaniel Curzon, the first Baron Scarsdale. The main architect was Robert Adam, the famous exponent of neoclassicism.
This picture shows the marble fireplace in the Drawing Room, with a pair of caryatids holding up the mantelpiece.
The layout of Kedleston Hall is Palladian, according to the plans of the original architects Matthew Brettingham and James Paine who took inspiration from the thinking of 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as set out in his books, the Quattro Libri.
The house was the location for the 2008 film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
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Kedleston Hall is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, owned by the National Trust. It is the seat of the Curzon family and was built from 1759-65 for Nathaniel Curzon, the first Baron Scarsdale. The main architect was Robert Adam, the famous exponent of neoclassicism.
This picture shows a detail of one of the four settees in the Drawing Room. It was designed by John Linnell and features a gilt mermaid and a dolphin. The settee is upholstered in blue damask (recently replaced to match the 1765 original).
The layout of Kedleston Hall is Palladian, according to the plans of the original architects Matthew Brettingham and James Paine who took inspiration from the thinking of 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as set out in his books, the Quattro Libri.
The house was the location for the 2008 film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
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These ivory chess pieces and chess board were sent by Sir William Rumbold Bt. from Calcutta (Kolkata) as a gift to Felicite, Lady Scarsdale in December 1815.
Kedleston Hall is a stately home owned by the National Trust; it was the family seat of the Curzon family. It was built from 1759-65 for Nathaniel Curzon and the principal architect was Robert Adam.
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Kedleston Hall is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, owned by the National Trust. It is the seat of the Curzon family and was built from 1759-65 for Nathaniel Curzon, the first Baron Scarsdale. The main architect was Robert Adam, the famous exponent of neoclassicism.
This picture shows the ceiling of the Library. Adam designed the Library in the Doric architectural order; his inspiration for this ceiling was apparently the antique mosaic pavements he had seen in Rome and Ravenna.
The layout of Kedleston Hall is Palladian, according to the plans of the original architects Matthew Brettingham and James Paine who took inspiration from the thinking of 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as set out in his books, the Quattro Libri.
The house was the location for the 2008 film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
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Kedleston Hall is a stately home in Derbyshire, England, owned by the National Trust. It is the seat of the Curzon family and was built from 1759-65 for Nathaniel Curzon, the first Baron Scarsdale. The main architect was Robert Adam, the famous exponent of neoclassicism.
This picture shows a doorway into the Saloon. The Saloon is one of the grandest rooms in the house. Modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, it is a domed rotunda entered through Ionic pedimented doorways. The chairs seen here were designed in the late 1780s by John Linnell.
The layout of Kedleston Hall is Palladian, according to the plans of the original architects Matthew Brettingham and James Paine who took inspiration from the thinking of 16th century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, as set out in his books, the Quattro Libri.
The house was the location for the 2008 film The Duchess starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.
Tags: Kedleston Robert Adam neoclassical Derbyshire Kedleston Hall National Trust Palladian stately home John Linnell saloon rotunda The Duchess
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