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Painting in the First Class Smoking Room on the 'Aquitania' (1914)
Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing a painting on the starboard 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 the Queen of Sheba' by Claude (circa 1602-1682), in the National Gallery, London. A baroque console table and two baroque torchères are also visible.
The decoration of the First Class Smoking Room was carried out by W. & E. Thornton-Smith Ltd, 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: | G10885 |
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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: | Overall: 305 mm x 254 mm |
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