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Watercolor and ink drawing of a rustic timber-roofed interior with a stone hearth, barrel, ladder and shelves of pottery.

Rustic Interior: Stage Design for the Teatro de' Felicini, Bologna

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Watercolor of a 19th-century study with a writing desk, marble table, sofa, framed portraits and a brass chandelier.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1837

Watercolor of a French Restoration bedroom with blue sofa, chairs, draped curtains, wooden chest and patterned rug.

A French Restoration Bedroom

Watercolor interior of a sitting room with framed prints, a fireplace, upholstered sofas, and a patterned carpet.

George James Drummond's Room at Oxford, 1853

George Pyne, 1850

Watercolor of a green and red Second Empire salon with a crystal chandelier, marble statue, and receding doorways.

Second Empire Salon

French School, 1850

Watercolor of a library with bookshelves, classical columns, coffered ceiling, striped sofas, and a blue carpet.

The Library at Dingestow

Charlotte Bosanquet, 1840

Watercolor of a glass winter garden conservatory with palms, white flowers, statues, wicker furniture and hanging lamps.

A Russian Winter Garden

Vasily Semenovic Sadovnikov, 1830

Watercolor of an Elizabethan room with carved fireplace, stained glass windows, and figures playing lute beside a sleeping do

An Elizabethan Room at Lyme Hall, Cheshire

Joseph Nash the Elder, 1870

Watercolor of a domestic music party with a harpist, violinist, cellist, pianist and a seated spaniel in a panelled room.

The Music Party

Watercolor of a sunlit music room with a grand piano, caned chairs, gilt-framed paintings, and tall windows.

The Music Room of Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn)

Julius Eduard Wilhelm Helfft, 1840

Circular print of the interior nave of Saint Peter's in Rome, with a coffered vault, side aisles, and a distant altar canopy.

Interior View of the Nave, Saint Peter's, Rome, Looking Toward the Altar

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1740

Watercolor of a 19th-century salon with portraits on the walls, a gilded chandelier, and a seated couple by the windows.

A Salon in a Residence of the Duke of Leuchtenberg

Otto Wagner, 1850

Watercolor of a red-walled Roman interior with green curtains, marble floor, ornate ceiling and a framed painting.

Sala del Thorvaldsen, Rome

Franz Heinrich, 1840

Watercolor of a 19th-century drawing room with blue curtains, a chandelier, a piano, and figures seated around a table.

Drawing Room

English School, 1840

Watercolor of a Gothic dining hall with paneled walls, stained glass, portraits, a laid table, and figures in period dress.

View of the Dining Hall in Magdalen College, Oxford

Joseph Nash the Elder, 1850

Watercolor of a circular neoclassical room with a large chandelier, columns, and three women in white dresses.

The Circular Dining Room at Carlton House, London

Charles Wild, 1810

Sepia interior of a man reading a letter at a desk by lamplight, with a child and dog by the fireplace.

Interior with a Man Reading at His Desk

A. L. Leroy, 1820

Watercolor of a salon with blue drapery, gilt chandelier, framed landscapes, sculptures, and a piano, seen through open doors

A Salon in Restoration Taste

Hilaire Thierry, 1820

Watercolor of a 19th-century man's living room with green drapery, a patterned rug, framed pictures and a bed.

Interior of a Man's Living Room

S. Tolstoi, 1850

Watercolor of an ornate bedroom with a canopied bed, painted domed ceiling, gilded columns and sunburst floor.

Bedroom of King Pedro IV of Portugal (Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil), Palace of Queluz

Ferdinand le Feubure, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of a grand church interior with coffered vaults, columns, and a crowd of figures on the floor.

Interior of St. Peter's Illuminated

Louis Jean Desprez, 1770

Watercolor of a grand salon with a pipe organ, woman at the keys, swagged drapes, chandelier and fireplace.

Large Salon with Organ

English School, 1830

Watercolor of an ornate palace picture gallery with crystal chandeliers, portraits and a man in a dark coat on a marble floor

View of the Picture Gallery at the Château d'Eu (Vue de la Galerie au Château d'Eu)

Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle, 1840

Watercolor of a crowded salon with framed paintings, a seated reader, draped armchairs, a bust, and an ornate ceiling.

Salon in the Apartment of Count Lanckoronski in Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1860

Watercolor of a pink damask sitting room with striped chairs, gilt chandelier, lace-curtained windows and a framed painting.

A Room in the Governor's Residence, Hermannstadt (?)

Watercolor interior of a formal salon with three crystal chandeliers, blue chairs, tall windows and classical wall decoration

The Salon in the Montpensier Wing, Palais Royal

Jules Frédéric Bouchet, 1820

Watercolor of an ornate sitting room with gilded coffered ceiling, portraits in gold frames, and a bay window.

Salon Particulier de la Reine au Palais de Buckingham. (The Queen's Sitting Room at Buckingham Palace)

James Roberts, 1840

Watercolor of a dressing room with a tented ceiling, patterned curtains, upholstered chairs, and gilt-framed paintings on the

Interior of a Dressing Room with Tented Ceiling

François Etienne Villeret, 1840

Watercolor and pencil interior of a drawing room with a reclining man, a seated woman at a green-draped table, and a piano.

Interior

French School, 1820

Watercolor of a blue-curtained drawing room with two children playing on a parquet floor beside a toy cart.

Salon Siebleben, near Gotha, Germany

Countess Schoenberg, 1850

Watercolor of a cluttered study with bookshelves, stained glass windows, a fireplace, a daybed and a green-topped table.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's Study, Townshend House, London

Anna Alma Tadema, 1880

Watercolor of a 19th-century drawing room with blue upholstered furniture, a bookcase, and framed horse paintings on the wall

Drawing Room of a Sportsman

Moravian/Czechoslovakian Emanuel Stöckler, 1850

Sepia drawing of a small salon with piano, round table, sofa and windows opening onto a distant town view.

The Artist's Drawing Room on Lake Constance

Louise Cochelet, 1810

Watercolor of a paneled room with a draped table, blue armchair, bookshelf, mounted antlers, and framed prints.

Pynson Wilmot Bennitt's Room, Trinity College, Oxford

Arthur Frederick Payne, 1850

Watercolor interior of St. Peter's Basilica with coffered vaults, sculpted piers and small figures on the marble floor.

Interior of St. Peter's Illuminated

Francesco Panini, 1780

Watercolor of a green salon with a crystal chandelier, blue-striped chairs, round table, fireplace and white drapes.

A Salon in the Palazzo Satriano, Naples

Watercolor interior of a room with patterned tile floor, inlaid desk, framed painting, potted plants, and a view to a garden

The Study of Prince Karl of Prussia

Eduard Gaertner, 1840

Watercolor of a paneled great hall with coffered ceiling, stone fireplace, staircase, organ and a seated woman.

The Interior of Hall Place, Leigh, near Tonbridge, Kent

Henry Robert Robertson, 1870

Watercolor of a man writing at a desk in a richly furnished study with chandelier, drapes and framed paintings.

The Study of King Louis-Philippe at Neuilly

James Roberts, 1840

Watercolor interior of a library with arched windows, red drapery, bookshelves, framed paintings, and figures seated at desks

The Interior of the Library at Cassiobury

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1810

Watercolor interior of a sitting room with a marble fireplace, green striped walls, lace curtains, and a round table with boo

Sitting Room, 7 Owen's Row, Islington

Richard Parminster Cuff, 1850

Watercolor of a decorated interior with blue drapery and bird wallpaper, opening onto a conservatory with a statue.

The Interior of the Chinese Room, Looking toward the Conservatory, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire

William Alfred Delamotte, 1840

Watercolor interior of a bedroom with striped wallpaper, green daybed, folding screen, and green curtained windows.

Bedroom in a Country Dacha

Russian School, 1830

Watercolor interior of a Gothic-style library with bookshelves, a carved fireplace, statues, and an arched doorway.

A Library in Gothic Style

Charles James Richardson, 1860

Watercolor of an ornate Moorish smoking room with a painted ceiling, chandelier, columns and a seated man on a striped sofa.

A Moorish Smoking Room

Emmanuel Coulange-Lautrec, 1850

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century drawing room with green sofa, patterned wallpaper, fireplace and framed pictures.

An Interior

Mary Ellen Best, 1830

Watercolor interior of a room with a tiled stove, writing desk, round table, sofa and a hanging military uniform.

A Prussian Officer's Quarters

German School, 1830

Watercolor of a furnished study with a large desk, crowded framed pictures, oval portraits, and arched doorways.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1830

Watercolor of a green drawing room with gilded mirror, chandelier, and a woman playing piano by the windows.

The Green Drawing Room of the Earl of Essex at Cassiobury

William Henry Hunt, 1820

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century sitting room with a red-draped table, fireplace, writing desk and framed prints.

A Sitting Room with a Writing Table

Wilhelm Amandus Beer, 1860

Watercolor of a neoclassical bathroom interior with swan fountains, draped curtains, and women attending a seated figure.

Bathroom and Boudoir Interior

Jean-Claude Rumeau, 1800

Watercolor interior of a neoclassical room with coffered ceiling, gilt chandelier, framed paintings, and a seated woman at a

The Study of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Josef Sotira, 1830

Watercolor of a 19th-century salon with a chandelier, marble fireplace, and a man reading on a sofa by the window.

A Salon, probably in Stuttgart

Caspar Obach, 1850

Watercolor of a salon with a man playing violin and a seated woman playing guitar beside open French doors.

Salon Interior with Gabriel d'Arjuzon Playing the Violin and Pascalie Hosten, Comtess d'Arjuzon, Playing Guitar

Achille Louis Martinet, 1810

Watercolor of a paneled hall with carved fireplace, coffered ceiling, suits of armor, and armchairs on a tiled floor.

The Entrance Hall, East Sutton Place, Kent

Charles James Richardson, 1840

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century salon with a seated woman, green upholstered furniture, a round window and potted plant

Interior of a Salon

Lithuanian Vladislav Dmochowski, 1840

Watercolor interior of a 1820 French drawing room where women and children take an art lesson beneath a crystal chandelier.

An Art Lesson

French School, 1820

Watercolor of a rococo concert room with gilded ceiling, mirrors, blue chairs, and a checkered floor.

Concert Room of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Watercolor of a Gothic Revival sitting room with stained glass screens, a chandelier, gilt-framed paintings, and a window wit

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's Sitting Room, Cottage Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

Estonian Eduard Petrovich Hau, 1830

Watercolor of a formal salon with a crystal chandelier, red velvet curtains, a chaise longue and gilded candelabra.

A Small Salon in the Montpensier Wing, Palais Royal

Jules Frédéric Bouchet, 1830

Watercolor interior with two seated figures at a table by a window, a white dog on a parquet floor, and an open doorway behin

A Room in the Reuss Palace, Dresden

Polish C. M. Fredro, 1830

Watercolor of an ornate chinoiserie salon with a dome ceiling, lanterns, and figures near garden doors.

The Japanese Salon, Villa Hügel, Hietzing, Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Watercolor of an 1840 drawing room with two seated women, framed portraits, a tiled stove and a chandelier.

Interior in the House of Lord Chamberlain O'Neill, Strandraede, Copenhagen

Danish Christian Olavius Zeuthen, 1840

Watercolor of an ornate Chinese-style room with a blue starred ceiling, crystal chandelier, and porcelain vases.

The Chinese Room in the Royal Palace, Berlin

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Watercolor of a richly furnished library with bookshelves, brass chandelier, green armchairs and busts, by Rudolf von Alt.

The Library in the Apartment of Count Lanckoronski in Vienna, Riemergasse 8

Rudolf von Alt, 1880

Watercolor of an 1850 artist's studio with an easel, stove, seated woman on a green sofa, and framed paintings.

An Artist's Studio

Julie Bayer, 1850

Watercolor design elevation of an interior wall with two arched niches holding gilded seated figures and a central grey urn.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink sketch of a rococo ceiling design with cartouches, scrollwork and garlands, plus corner ornament studies.

Ceiling Design for the Salone di Stupinigi (Main Hall of the Hunting Lodge)

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Pencil sketch of an interior corner with a paneled cabinet, a flower vase, a lattice window and a wall sconce.

Interior at Chenonceaux

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor of a gallery with blue lattice wall panels, pink pilasters, a painted wooden ceiling, and an arched doorway at the

Gallery, possibly the Glass Passage, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pencil and wash design drawing of an ornate classical vestibule furniture piece with caryatids, putti, and urns.

Design for Meuble de Vestibule

Alexandre-Eugène Prignot, 1870

Pencil and wash drawing of an ornate coffered ceiling with a central panel of allegorical figures and cherubs among clouds.

Ceiling of Courtroom, Federal Building, Cleveland, OH

Arnold William Brunner, 1910

Pencil design drawing of an ornate arched doorway flanked by medallions with winged creatures and decorative friezes.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a Gothic church chancel with a gilded altar, blue vaulted ceiling, and a painted Virgin figure in a nich

Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City, Chancel Decoration

John La Farge, 1890

Watercolor of a formal salon with blue walls, gilt mirror, red upholstered furniture, and Corinthian columns.

Salon Interior

A. Redkovsky, 1850

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style wall with an arched sky niche, lattice borders, paneled doors and red latticework.

Wall Decoration, Entrance Hall, North Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style vase with gilt dragon handles on a gilded spiral-column pedestal.

Mounted Chinese Vase on a Pedestal, for the Music Room, Brighton, Royal Pavilion

Robert Jones, 1810

Watercolor of uniformed soldiers beside a cannon in a brick casemate, lit by a bright muzzle flash and smoke.

A Casemate Gun During the Conflagration

Theodore Russell Davis, 1880

Watercolor design of a lobby with paneled wooden double doors, gold lattice walls, a red carpet and an oval glazed side panel

Design for Lobby, Possibly the Ante Room to the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor design of a chimney-piece with two pagoda-style towers, gilded central ornament, and fluted columns on a cream bac

Chimney-piece, West Wall of Music Room

Robert Jones, 1810

Pencil sketch of a cathedral interior with draped black fabric, an arched opening, and a circular medallion above.

Funeral of James Cardinal Gibbons at Roman Catholic Cathedral, Baltimore, MD

Griffith Baily Coale, 1920

Design drawing of a trellised ceiling opening to a cloudy sky, with climbing roses, drapery and a floral urn.

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor design of a gilded classical column arch with a scrolled iron grille and serpent finials between pedestals.

Mantelpiece Detail, Music Room

Robert Jones, 1810

Pencil sketch of a large paneled room with a fireplace, a seated reader, and a side table with a flower vase.

Sketch of Large Room

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Ceiling design with two grey doves flying among pink and blue flower garlands against pale clouds and sky.

Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall

Frederick Crace, 1810

Brown wash drawing of neoclassical mantelpiece designs with caryatid, sphinx, urn, garlands and carved medallions.

Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor design of a courtroom entrance with double doors, a seated female figure in an arched niche, and two cherubs.

Design for the Entrance Wall of a Courtroom

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky in a square coffered frame, flanked by lattice lunettes.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, for condervatory/music room or perhaps dining room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered niche conch topped by a winged figure and a dolphin, with rosette ornament.

Design for the Decoration of the Conch of a Niche

Carlo Marchionni, 1740

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo oval frame with a small scene of figures around an easel below.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Sir Francis Walsingham

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Pencil design drawing of an interior wall with a paneled door, fireplace, Gothic arcade frieze and ornate pierced screen.

Design for Wall Decoration for the South Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1810

Pen and watercolour design for an oblong ceiling with circular medallions, arcs and scrolling ornament in pink and ochre.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling

George Richardson, 1770

Pen and grey wash design of an empty oval frame with drapery, with a seated putto holding a staff beside a crown.

Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of William Russell, First Duke of Bedford

Hubert François Gravelot, 1730

Watercolor architectural elevation with a balcony, red columns, two figures in arched niches, and a central pagoda between ca

Design for the West Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Colored elevation drawing of a marble altar with gilded urns, fluted columns and a painted panel, for Santa Maria Maggiore.

Altar Mensa for the Capella Paolina (Borghese Chapel), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Pen and ink sheet of architectural interior elevations, decorative panels, a niche, and small figure sketches.

Interior elevation of a building

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800