Painting in the First Class Smoking Room on the 'Aquitania' (1914)
Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing a painting on the port side of the central part of the First Class Smoking Room (also called Carolean Smoking Room), on the Promenade Deck (A Deck). The painting was inspired by 'Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula' by Claude (circa 1604-1682), in the National Gallery, London. A baroque console table and two baroque torchères are also visible.
The design of the interiors on the 'Aquitania' was largely the work of Arthur Joseph Davis (1878-1951) of the architects Mewès & Davis, London. The decoration of the First Class Smoking Room was carried out by W. & E. Thornton-Smith Ltd, London.
The design of the interiors on the 'Aquitania' was largely the work of Arthur Joseph Davis (1878-1951) of the architects Mewès & Davis, London. The decoration of the First Class Smoking Room was carried out by W. & E. Thornton-Smith Ltd, London.
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Object Details
ID: | G10884 |
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Collection: | Historic Photographs |
Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Bedford Lemere & Co |
Vessels: | Aquitania (1914) |
Date made: | 1914 |
People: | John Brown & Company; Mewes & Davis |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 305 x 254 mm |