The Queen's House, Greenwich - Great Hall - plaster bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson
Inside the Queen's House in Greenwich.
The Queen's House was commissioned by Inigo Jones between 1616 and 1635. It was the first fully classical building in Britain, and the only surviving one from the former Palace of Greenwich. It is now houses a collection of fine art.
Entrance is free.
Work began in 1616 for James I's queen, Anne of Denmark, but stopped in 1618 when it was only one storey high. She died in 1619.
Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, resumed construction after 1629 and was still furnishing it when the Civil War broke out in 1642. The Queen lived in exile until 1662.
One of four plaster busts, made for 10 guineas each in 1809 for the Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich (later the Royal Hospital School).
The Great Hall of the Queen's House.
I decided to take photos of these busts in the Great Hall on the way out. Knowing that it is ok to take photos here.
Plaster bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson by Sir Francis Chantrey.
The Queen's House, Greenwich - Great Hall - plaster bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson
Inside the Queen's House in Greenwich.
The Queen's House was commissioned by Inigo Jones between 1616 and 1635. It was the first fully classical building in Britain, and the only surviving one from the former Palace of Greenwich. It is now houses a collection of fine art.
Entrance is free.
Work began in 1616 for James I's queen, Anne of Denmark, but stopped in 1618 when it was only one storey high. She died in 1619.
Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, resumed construction after 1629 and was still furnishing it when the Civil War broke out in 1642. The Queen lived in exile until 1662.
One of four plaster busts, made for 10 guineas each in 1809 for the Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich (later the Royal Hospital School).
The Great Hall of the Queen's House.
I decided to take photos of these busts in the Great Hall on the way out. Knowing that it is ok to take photos here.
Plaster bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson by Sir Francis Chantrey.