Design for the Entrance Hall of The Royal Manchester Institution
Summary
Design for the entrance hall of the Royal Manchester Institution, which is today Manchester Art Gallery's front entrance. Section of entrance hall showing proposed colour scheme and wall treatment- stone colour predominates, blue ceiling, yellow and pink marble. The plaster casts of the Parthenon frieze and metopes, given by King George IV, are shown in position. This drawing (like the others in the collection) comes from an album compiled by George Penrose Kennedy, one of Barry's pupils.
Object Name
Design for the Entrance Hall of The Royal Manchester Institution
Creators Name
Date Created
c.1825
Dimensions
support: 41.1cm x 28.4cm
accession number
1981.14
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
pencil
watercolour
ink (brown)
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