Arbury Hall, Warwickshire: the drawing room
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA25541 |
| Architect/Designer | Couchman, Henry (1738-1803)
Keene, Henry (1726-1776)
Newdigate, Sir Roger (1719-1806)
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| Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Arbury |
| Subject Date | 1785 |
| Image Date | 1959 |
| View | Interior |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | ESP/EHS/274 (ES5787p) |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Sir Roger Newdigate, the owner of Arbury Hall and architectural enthusiast, was assisted by Henry Keene from 1761 in the remodelling of the house in Gothic style. After Keene's death in 1776, Henry Couchman took over as Newdigate's architectural collaborator.
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Subject tags
windows, country houses, drawing rooms, ceilings, decorative plasterwork