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X78 TALLIs's ILLUSTRATED LONDON ;
prince it was purchased by the late Marquis of Stafford,
and finished in a splendid style after the designs of Mr.
Benjamin Wyatt It is now the residence of the Duke of
Sutherland. In shape it is quadrangular, and has four
perfect fronts encased with stone. The ground story is
rusticated, the upper part being of the Corinthian order.
An elegant bulustrade conceals the third story, and a
lantern in the centre of the roof diffuses light over the
staircase, which is approached by a grand vestibule, four-
teen feet broad. The state apartments on the first floor,
comprehend a noble picture gallery, 130 feet in length.
The chief front is to the north, and presents a portico of
eight Corinthian columns, forming the entrance. The
south and west project at each end, both enriched with six
Corinthian columns, sustaining a pediment. No columns ■
appear on the east, but over the pilasters there is an
entablature of the Corinthian order. Opposite to the
entrance of Sutherland House is a handsome modern
mansion in which William IV. resided when Duke of
Clarence.
On the north side of Pall-mall, between St. James's-
street and square, is the gallery of the British Institution,
established under the auspices of George III. in 1805, on
the recommendation of Sir Thomas Barnard, in order to
encourage British artists, and to give opportunities of
exhibiting historical subjects to greater advantage than in
the rooms of the Royal Academy. In the spring the
works of living artists are exhibited for sale; in the
autumn it is converted into a studio, furnished with pic-
tures painted by the most celebrated masters, for the use
of academic and other pupils in art. The exhibition-
room bought for this institution, was erected by Alderman !
Boydell for the reception of his celebrated Shakspere Gal-
lery. The building is sculptured in front with a group
representing Shakspere, with Painting and Poetry as Ins
associates. In the hall there is a fine statue of Achilles.
The first gas lamps that irradiated London were erected
in Pall-mall in 1807.
prince it was purchased by the late Marquis of Stafford,
and finished in a splendid style after the designs of Mr.
Benjamin Wyatt It is now the residence of the Duke of
Sutherland. In shape it is quadrangular, and has four
perfect fronts encased with stone. The ground story is
rusticated, the upper part being of the Corinthian order.
An elegant bulustrade conceals the third story, and a
lantern in the centre of the roof diffuses light over the
staircase, which is approached by a grand vestibule, four-
teen feet broad. The state apartments on the first floor,
comprehend a noble picture gallery, 130 feet in length.
The chief front is to the north, and presents a portico of
eight Corinthian columns, forming the entrance. The
south and west project at each end, both enriched with six
Corinthian columns, sustaining a pediment. No columns ■
appear on the east, but over the pilasters there is an
entablature of the Corinthian order. Opposite to the
entrance of Sutherland House is a handsome modern
mansion in which William IV. resided when Duke of
Clarence.
On the north side of Pall-mall, between St. James's-
street and square, is the gallery of the British Institution,
established under the auspices of George III. in 1805, on
the recommendation of Sir Thomas Barnard, in order to
encourage British artists, and to give opportunities of
exhibiting historical subjects to greater advantage than in
the rooms of the Royal Academy. In the spring the
works of living artists are exhibited for sale; in the
autumn it is converted into a studio, furnished with pic-
tures painted by the most celebrated masters, for the use
of academic and other pupils in art. The exhibition-
room bought for this institution, was erected by Alderman !
Boydell for the reception of his celebrated Shakspere Gal-
lery. The building is sculptured in front with a group
representing Shakspere, with Painting and Poetry as Ins
associates. In the hall there is a fine statue of Achilles.
The first gas lamps that irradiated London were erected
in Pall-mall in 1807.