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Ceiling painting depicting a cameo of the god Apollo (representing the sun) surrounded by blue foliated scrollwork on a gold ground and flanked by two lions (representing the sign of the Zodiac Leo).
This is one of eight border panels which frame a central ceiling panel, depicting Mercury and the Arts, in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House.
This is one of eight border panels which frame a central ceiling panel, depicting Mercury and the Arts, in the Red Velvet Room at Chiswick House.
Title
Apollo
Date
c.1729
Medium
oil on plaster
Accession number
88387008
Work type
Panel