Houghton Hall, Norfolk: the White Drawing Room adorned with elaborate ceiling panels by William Kent

RIBA Ref No RIBA15646

Architect/Designer	Campbell, Colen (1676-1729)
	Kent, William (1685?-1748)
Artist/Photographer	Henson, Alfred Edward (1884-1972)
Country	UK: England
City	Houghton
Subject Date	1735
Image Date	1921
View	Interior
Style	Palladian
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	35020/4
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	RIBA Collections
Subject	Country houses ; Drawing rooms ; Furniture ; Interior decoration ; Ceilings

NOTES: Houghton Hall, built for Sir Robert Walpole, was begun in 1722 to designs by Colen Campbell under the supervision of T. Ripley. It was completed in 1735 with some modifications to the towers in 1725-1728 by James Gibbs and to the interiors by William Kent in 1726-1731.

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