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View of a Modern Staircase with Elliptical Well
John Wilkes, of Milland House1810/1829
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States
This engraving by J. Chapman balances a traditional checkerboard patterned floor with red and pink highlights found in the railings, door, moulding and wall panels. The viewer's eye is drawn up the staircase towards the chandelier and then to the domed ceiling.
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- Title: View of a Modern Staircase with Elliptical Well
- Creator: John Wilkes, of Milland House
- Date: 1810/1829
- Location: London, England
- Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
- Original Source: Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Vol. II
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