Library, Christ Church, Oxford: the staircase hall

RIBA Ref No RIBA48916

Architect/Designer	Clarke, George (1661-1736)
	Rysbrack, John Michael (1694-1770)
Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	UK: England
City	Oxford
Subject Date	1760
Image Date	1966
View	Interior
Style	Classical Revival
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	ESP/OXON/47 (ES3055.4)
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	Statues ; Balustrades ; University buildings ; Railings ; Decorative ironwork ; Libraries

NOTES: The Library was designed by George Clarke in 1717 but only completed in 1772. The wrought-iron handrail is by George Cooper while the statue of Locke in the niche, by J. M. Rysbrack, dates from 1757.

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