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Great Hall, Charlecote Park

Charlecote Park is a stately home in Warwickshire which has been the residence of the Lucy family since the 13th century. The current house was completed in 1558 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth I in 1572. It is now owned by the National Trust.

 

The painting above the fireplace shows Sir Thomas Lucy III and his wife Alice, together with seven of their 13 children. It is credited as "after Cornelius Johnson, 1593-1661".

 

The table in front of the fireplace is pietra dura and was bought in 1823 by George Hammond Lucy at the sale of the contents of William Beckford's Fonthill Abbey.

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Uploaded on October 30, 2011
Taken on October 27, 2011