[29798] Belton House : Marble Hall

Belton House, Lincolnshire, 1685-88.

The Marble Hall.

 

This grand entrance hall with its black and white marble floor is the first of the formal sequence of rooms, designed to impress visitors with the importance of the house and the status of its owners. Over the fireplace is a portrait of the wife of ‘Old’ Sir John Brownlow, great-uncle to the builder of the house. The portrait is framed by intricate limewood carvings.

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