Decorative painting in the Grand Entrance on the 'Aquitania' (1914)
Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the painting and carved bas-relief over the First Class Main Staircase, at Promenade Deck (A Deck) level. The painting is a‘Roman Capriccio’ by Giovanni Pannini (1691-1765), showing the Colosseum, the Borghese Warrior, the Dying Gaul, the Tomb of Cestius, the Arch of Constantine and the Borghese vase.
The decoration of the Grand Entrance was carried out by Marcel Boulanger, Paris.
The decoration of the Grand Entrance was carried out by Marcel Boulanger, Paris.
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Object Details
ID: | G10835 |
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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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