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East side of the main staircase of the Huntington residence

Description: The entranceway with the main staircase. The painting on the left is after Sir Henry Raeburn, Lady Elizabeth Crichton, later Viscountess Mount-Stuart (circa 1791). On the right is Sir Thomas Lawrence's The Hon. Emma (Crewe) Cunliffe, later Emma Cunliffe-Offley (1809-1830). In white, on the lower right hand corner: "Keystone L.A." MS note on verso reads "HEH residence as art gallery: staircase." Stamp on verso reads "This Photograph is made for the Huntington Library and Art Gallery by Keystone Photo Service, Los Angeles."
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East side of the main staircase of the Huntington residence

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The entranceway with the main staircase. The painting on the left is after Sir Henry Raeburn, Lady Elizabeth Crichton, later Viscountess Mount-Stuart (circa 1791). On the right is Sir Thomas Lawrence's The Hon. Emma (Crewe) Cunliffe, later Emma Cunliffe-Offley (1809-1830). MS note on verso reads "HEH residence as art gallery: staircase."

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Main hall on the first floor of the Huntington residence

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A view facing west down the main hall of residence. Three Sir Joshua Reynolds paintings: (from left to right) Diana (Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie (1777); Georgiana (Spencer) Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1775-1776); and Jane Fleming, later Countess of Harrington (1778-1779). MS note on verso reads "HEH residence as art gallery: hall." Stamp on verso reads "This print is released as a personal courtesy and is not for publication. All syndicate and publication rights reserved. Eyre Powell Press Service."

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Dining room in the Huntington residence

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In the foreground is a table with six chairs around it, on an area rug. Another four chairs are arranged against the wall. The paintings hanging on the wall are all by George Romney: (from left to right) Catherine (Halhead) Burton (1789), Penelope (Rycroft) Lee Acton (1791), and Jeremiah Miles (1780-1783). Above the table is a metal and glass chandelier with electric candles. MS note on verso reads "HEH residence as art gallery: dining room." Stamp on verso reads "Keystone Photo Service, 1231 Olive Street, Los Angeles, Cal." This photograph appeared in Pictorial California and the Pacific in November 1930.

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Portrait gallery in the Huntington residence

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The portraits on the wall from left to right: George Romney's Jeremiah Milles (1780-1783); Thomas Gainsborough's Jonathan Buttall: the blue boy (1770) (the bronze sculpture beneath "Blue Boy" is Mercure (Mercury) by an unknown foundry, after Antoine Coysevox, made between 1700 and 1710); Romney's Rose (Gardiner) Milles (1780-1783). MS note on verso reads "HEH art gallery: new wing, c. 1933." Stamp on verso reads "Hiller Studio, 336 So. Hudson, TE. 6904 Pasadena."

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Portrait gallery in the Huntington residence

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The portraits on the walls, from left to right: Sir Joshua Reynolds' Diana (Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie (1777); Sir Thomas Lawrence's Sarah Goodin Barrett Moulton: "Pinkie" (1794) above a bronze sculpture, Renommée (Fame) by an unknown foundry, after Antoine Coysevox, made between 1700 and 1710; Reynolds' Jane Fleming, later Countess of Harrington (1778-1779); Reynolds' Lavinia (Bingham), Countess Spencer, and John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp, later Earl Spencer (1783-1784); Thomas Gainsborough's Karl Friedrich Abel (circa 1777); George Romney's Penelope (Rycroft) Lee Acton (1791); Reynolds' Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse (1783-1784); MS note on verso reads "HEH art gallery: new wing, c. 1933." Stamp on verso reads "Hiller Studio, 336 So. Hudson, TE. 6904 Pasadena."

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Small drawing room of the Huntington residence

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View of the north end of the small drawing room in the residence, the dining room is visible through the open door. Reflected in the mirror is Thomas Gainsborough's The Cottage Door (circa 1780). Through the door can be seen Gainsborough's Elizabeth (Jenks) Beaufoy, later Elizabeth Pycroft (circa 1780). The clock on the mantel is stamped Japy Frères et Cie and is from 1785 or later. MS note on verso reads "HEH residence as art gallery: large drawing room." This identification as the large drawing room is incorrect. Stamp on verso reads "This print is released as a personal courtesy and is not for publication. All syndicate and publication rights reserved. Eyre Powell Press Service."

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East side of the main staircase of the Huntington residence

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