Thursday, March 6, 2008

(attributed to) Charles Cranmer Jr.



[Hyde Park Corner with the Duke of Wellington's Residence] c. 1822

Shows Apsley House as it was originally built by Robert Adam for Henry Bathurst - Baron Apsley. The Duke of Wellington faced it with Bath Stone in 1828-9, adding a giant Corinthian portico and pediment and an extension on the west side.

1780 - 1841.

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