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The Dining Room, Levens, Westmorland

Joseph Nash

National Gallery of Art

The image features three people seated at a round table in a lavishly decorated room. Each person is visible from the waist up. The person on the left has shoulder-length dark hair and wears a dark coat, facing the person on the right. The central person has dark hair and wears a dark dress with light-colored wrist area. The person on the right also has shoulder-length dark hair, dressed in a blue coat with white shirt and trousers, slightly reclined in the chair. The room has a red carpet, wood paneling, decorative ceiling molding, large windows with red drapery, a grand fireplace with a burning fire, red chairs along the walls, and dogs or figures of dogs on the floor. The room's ambiance is luxurious, with detailed patterns on the ceiling and woodwork.

Artwork Details

Date
1849
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper mounted to board
Dimensions
4000 × 2777 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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