No. 2 Palace Gate
Title
No. 2 Palace Gate
Date Created
1873-76
Creator
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870), architect
Description
The custom- built studio house of John Everett Millais in Palace Gate. A square, conservative Italianate house with Sicilian marble floors and carved Bücknow fireplaces. It was designed by architect Philip Hardwick but constructed by William Cubitt & Co. in 1873-76. The largest room was Millais’s studio, featuring carpeted floors and tapestry-covered walls.
Coverage
2 Palace Gate, London, in February 2015
Is Referenced By
Monkhouse, Cosmo. “Some English artists and their studios.” Century Magazine 24 (August 1882): 557-60.
Rights
Photograph: Creative Commons license
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_John_Everett_Millais_-_2_Palace_Gate_Kensington_London_W8_5NF.jpg
Contributor
Omeka record contributed by Jenifer Norwalk
Date Submitted
November 17, 2016
Date Modified
November 19, 2016
December 16, 2016, by LM
January 29, 2017, by LM
December 16, 2016, by LM
January 29, 2017, by LM
Address
No. 2 Palace Gate, London W8
London borough
Kensington
Town/county
London
Current address
No. 2 Palace Gate, London W8 5NF
Zambian High Commission
Zambian High Commission
Files
Collection
Reference
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870), architect, No. 2 Palace Gate
Cite As
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870), architect, “No. 2 Palace Gate,” Victorian Artists at Home, accessed February 6, 2023, https://artistsathome.emorydomains.org/items/show/93.
Item Relations
| Item: J. E. MILLAIS, R.A. | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, R.A., D.C.L. | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: John Everett Millais |
dcterms:relation | This Item |