Society for Photographing Relics of Old London, Charterhouse - Great Hall, interior

Charterhouse - Great Hall, interior, 1880

From: Society for Photographing Relics of Old London

RA Collection: Art

"Now used as the Dining Hall of the pensioners. The decorations of the interior, a most beautiful example of the renaissance, are almost entirely the work of the Duke of Norfolk, whose initials, T.N., with the date, 1571, are found in the carvings. The chimneypiece is of Sutton's time; the canon and powder barrels convey an allusion to his office of the Master of the Ordnance. The photograph shows two galleries, one on the north side over the chimneypiece, the other, for musicians, at the west end of the Hall, over the beautful screen."

The above description was written by Alfred Marks and has been taken from the descriptive letterpress which accompanies the photographs.

Object details

Title
Charterhouse - Great Hall, interior
Published by
Date
1880
Object type
Photograph
Medium
Carbon print mounted on card
Dimensions

227 mm x 180 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
06/209
Acquisition
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