Scale Copy, Queen’s Drawing Room, Hampton Court, Ceiling

William J MacLeod

Oil on board

1950

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
    This is a small scale copy by William MacLeod of a painted ceiling in the royal residence of Hampton Court. It depicts Queen Anne surrounded by a host of personified virtues. The Queen is portrayed as Justice, with scales in one hand and a sword in the other. Above her, holding a crown, are Neptune and Britannia, representing her dominion over sea and earth. The original ceiling, located in the Queen's Drawing Room was painted by Italian artist Antonio Verrio (c.1636- 1707) who covered the walls of Hampton Court Palace with scenes drawn from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Verrio worked at Hampton court for William III and Queen Anne between 1700 and 1705.
  • About the artist
    Little is known of the life of the painter of this work, William J. MacLeod, (active 1928–1950) other than it is thought that he worked for the Government department the Ministry of Works. Another work in the GAC, a scale copy of the ceiling of the Queen’s Drawing Room at Hampton Court – a copy of fresco by A. Verrio – indicates that MacLeod worked in the Restoration Studio at the Ministry of Works.
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    Title
    Scale Copy, Queen’s Drawing Room, Hampton Court, Ceiling
    Date
    1950
    Medium
    Oil on board
    Dimensions
    height: 110.00 cm, width: 92.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Created during employment by Ministry of Works
    Inscription
    br: W.J.MACLEOD. / M.O.W. / 1950
    Provenance
    Commissioned by the Ministry of Works
    GAC number
    14950