1. Portrait Bust of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Pietro Torrigiano
Gallery 509
The British Galleries
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What do coffee shops have to do with the Enlightenment? Or teapots with colonial expansion? Hear curators, conservators, and contemporary artists uncover the surprising stories and politics behind British art, craftsmanship, and consumerism—then and now—in the Audio Guide.
400. Introduction to British Galleries
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2. The Destruction of the Children of Niobe from a set of "The Horses"
Mortlake Tapestry Manufactory; Frans Cleyn; Henry Mordaunt
Gallery 509
3. Staircase from Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire
Edward Pearce
Gallery 509
4. Ceremonial punch bowl with cover
Gallery 509
5. Needlework Picture with Maypole Scene
Gallery 509
6. Pair of tea caddies and a sugar box in a case
Paul de Lamerie
Gallery 510
7. Teapot
Gallery 510
8. Dining room from Kirtlington Park
John Sanderson; Sir Henry Cheere; John Cheere; Thomas Roberts
Gallery 511
9. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722)
John Michael Rysbrack
Gallery 512
10. Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Robert Adam; Joseph Rose; François Boucher; Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins; Maurice Jacques; Louis Tessier; John Mayhew; William Ince; Jacques Neilson; Jacques Germain Soufflot; Joseph Wilton; John Wildsmith; Thomas Blockley; Sefferin Alken; Peter Langlois; John Hobcraft; Ince and Mayhew
Gallery 514
11. Armchair
Thomas Chippendale
Gallery 512
12. Medal cabinet
William Vile; John Cobb
Gallery 512
13. Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
Gallery 512
14. Dining room from Lansdowne House
Robert Adam; Joseph Rose; John Gilbert; John Devall & Co.
Gallery 515
15. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852)
Sir Francis Chantrey
Gallery 516
16. The Death of Munrow
Gallery 516
17. Small tazza (one of a pair, part of a set)
Asprey
Gallery 516
18. Moon flask with crane and fish motifs
Minton(s); Christopher Dresser
Gallery 516
19. The Backgammon Players
Philip Webb; Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.; Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Gallery 516
20. Mary Shelley (1797–1851)
Camillo Pistrucci
Gallery 516