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The Drawing Room, Dorchester House

Drawing
1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is an English pen and ink drawing on paper of the interior of the Drawing Room at Dorchester House. The famous chimney piece by Alfred Stevens is depicted in the left half of the drawing. Hanslip Fletcher, signed and dated the drawing in the bottom right corner. The drawing was made the same year, 1929, that the Dorchester House was demolished on Park Place in London for the present Dorchester Hotel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Drawing Room, Dorchester House (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing, pen and ink, The Drawing Room Dorchester House, Hans Fletcher, English, 1929.
Physical description
This is a pen and ink drawing on paper of the interior of the Drawing Room at Dorchester House. The rococo style interior is made up of ornately carved mouldings and fluted wall pilasters with ornate capitals. The famous chimney piece by Alfred Stevens is depicted in the left half of the drawing. It is made up of two large female sculptural figures at the sides and floral carving above. A small sculptural figure is centred at the top of the chimney piece. The drawing is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
Dimensions
  • Width: 58.5cm
  • Length: 41.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dorchester House Park Lane' (Written in black in the bottom left corner.)
  • 'The Drawing Room of Dorchester House showing the famous Chimney Piece of Alfred Stevens' (Written in black ink centred below the drawing.)
  • 'Hans Fletcher 1929' (Signed in the bottom right corner in black ink.)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This is an English pen and ink drawing on paper of the interior of the Drawing Room at Dorchester House. The famous chimney piece by Alfred Stevens is depicted in the left half of the drawing. Hanslip Fletcher, signed and dated the drawing in the bottom right corner. The drawing was made the same year, 1929, that the Dorchester House was demolished on Park Place in London for the present Dorchester Hotel.
Collection
Accession number
E.2224-1931

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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