For the King's Pleasure
The Furnishing and Decoration of George IV's Apartments at Windsor Castle
Distributed for Royal Collection Trust
464 pages
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400 color, 112 halftones
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9 1/2 x 12
This pioneering study of one of the most lavish and costly interior decoration schemes ever carried out in England provides and unparalleled insight into George IV’s patronage of the arts. Drawing on much previously unpublished material, including royal correspondence, original accounts and detailed inventories, Hugh Roberts reconstructs the history of George IV’s last and greatest commission, the rebuilding and refurnishing of the Private Apartments at Windsor Castle.
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