Caption

Interior of House of Commons, photograph, page, photographer: John Harrington, London, c. 1864 - in or before 1869, paper, albumen print, height 138 mm x width 194 mm, palace - AA - civic architecture: inside, Houses of Parliament, A large ornate hall with high, patterned ceiling and tall windows along both sides, flanked by two long rows of carved wooden benches with upholstered seats and decorative armrests, a central aisle with a tiled floor leading to a raised platform area at the far end where a large, elaborately carved chair or throne sits beneath an ornate canopy, intricate wood paneling and balustrades lining the upper galleries on both sides, sculpted figures and decorative columns integrated into the woodwork, and the scene rendered in a sepia-toned photograph.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_257

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Rights managed

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48.4Mb (7.9Mb) / 15.9in x 11.9in / 4757 x 3556 (300dpi)

Keywords

Interior House Commons photograph page photographer John Harrington London c 1864 - 1869 paper albumen print height 138 mm x width 194 mm palace - AA - civic architecture inside Houses Parliament large ornate hall high patterned ceiling tall windows sides flanked two long rows carved wooden benches upholstered seats decorative armrests central aisle tiled floor leading raised platform area far elaborately carved chair throne sits beneath ornate canopy intricate wood paneling balustrades lining upper galleries sculpted figures decorative columns integrated woodwork scene rendered sepia-toned photograph