File:Grand Staircase of the RMS Aquitania.jpg

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Bedford Lemere & Co
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English: Grand Entrance on the 'Aquitania' (1914)

Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the Neoclassical style Grand Entrance at Promenade Deck (A Deck) level, a view from the port side.

The painting over the First Class Main Staircase is a ‘Roman Capriccio’ by Giovanni Pannini (1691-1765) depicting the Colosseum, the Borghese Warrior, the Dying Gaul, the Tomb of Cestius, the Arch of Constantine and the Borghese vase. The doors of the First Class Drawing Room are visible in the background.

The decoration of the Grand Entrance was carried out by Marcel Boulanger, Paris.

Grand Entrance on the Aquitania (1914)
Date 1914
date QS:P571,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Overall: 254 mm x 305 mm
Notes See photocopies of general arrangement plans of the Aquitania (1914) in Cunard White Star Ltd collection.
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http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/20622

http://theesotericcuriosa.blogspot.com/2010/12/ship-beautiful-cunards-last-four.html
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Bedford Lemere Number: 22670/114
ODRN: G10898
id number: G10898
previous number: HPB0394
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