Lady Spencer's Room

Lady Spencer's Room<br /><small>Photograph by Mark Fiennes</small>
Lady Spencer's Room

The private drawing room where Lady Spencer received her guests, this room was described by Arthur Young in 1772 as 'fitted up with great taste; scarce anything can be more beautiful than the mosaic ceiling, the cornices and all the ornaments'. The ceiling is one of Stuart's best designs, based on a ceiling in the Baths of Augustus in Rome, while the frieze is adapted from that of the Erechtheum in Athens.

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  1. Morning Room
  2. Entrance Hall
  3. Ante Room
  4. Library
  5. Dining Room
  6. Palm Room
  7. Staircase Hall
  8. Music Room
  9. Lady Spencer's Room
  10. Great Room
  11. Painted Room

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