The History of the Royal residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckhingham House, and Frogmore

Collection History

These books, along with some extracted plates, feature in the NYPL exhibition "Decoration in the Age of Napoleon: Empire Elegance Versus Regency Refinement," Edna Barnes Salomon Gallery, September 3, 2004 - April 2, 2005. Many of these volumes come from the Astor and Lenox Library collections and from the private library of the architect Thomas Hastings, of the partnership Carrere and Hastings, responsible for the Library's landmark building on Fifth Avenue.

Background

Out of the formal Neoclassicism that pervaded late eighteenth-century European building and decoration were born two distinct movements, now known as the Empire Style and the Regency Style. The origins of these styles were deeply political and social in nature. Napoleon I, self-styled Emperor of the French, assumed the throne in 1804, and immediately launched an ambitious art and design program that lasted until the end of his reign in 1815. The Empire Style spread across Europe, particularly to those countries that fell under the rule of France. Napoleon's rival for influence on the arts was George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Regent from 1811-1820, and finally, King George IV of England. The Regency period has been variously dated, but it generally begins in 1783 and ends by 1837. Both the Empire and Regency Styles continue today as popular period revival modes.

Related Resources

NYPL. "The Empire and Regency Styles," by Paula Baxter. (2004) <http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/artarc/empire/>

Collection Data

Names
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1819
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for A. Dry
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
Shelf locator: MQWK+ (Pyne, W. H. The History of the royal residences of Windsor Castle)
Topics
Castles & palaces -- Great Britain
Rooms & spaces
Interiors
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: The drawings were supplied by Mackenzie, Nash, Pugin, Stephanoff, and others. cf. Dict. nat. biog.
Content: v. 1. Winsor castle. Frogmore.--v. 2. Hampton Court. Buckingham house. Kensington.--v. 3. St. James. Carlton house.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 v. : 100 col. pl. (incl. front.);35 cm.
Bound in full purple straight grain morocco with gilt decorations and gilt dentelles.
Aquatints
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 4086964
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13972413
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1db4690-c6cc-012f-1d14-58d385a7bc34
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