The Painted Hall boasts some quite staggeringly beautiful wall
paintings, of which this is one...
And this is another...
and still another. The richness of the colour and detail is hard
to appreciate at this scale, but in person the effect is quite
marvellous
Skylight over the staircase
The Oak Room is the oldest room in the house. It is richly furnished,
with carvings and panelling bought by the 6th Duke from a German
monastery.
Carving of a head on a shutter in the Oak Room
The Library
The Great Dining Room
Ceiling of the Great Dining Room
The Library
There are so many marvellous pieces of statuary
scattered throughout Chatsworth that it is hard to select just
a few to show. Here are some of my own favourites:
Bathing beauties in The Grotto ...
Lion detail in the Art Gallery
Classical statuary
Very striking statuary of a foot. It is hard to get a senmse of
scale from this photo, but the piece is about 5 feet long.
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