Pillars Collection (page 8)

The New Houses of Parliament - the Peers Private Entrance, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament - the Peers Private Entrance, 1857. Daylight is admitted by four windows from Old Palace-yard front...The floor is all of encaustic tiles

The New Houses of Parliament: The Peers Staircase, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament: The Peers Staircase, 1857. This is an elegant approach to the Upper House, having two flights of steps...The ceiling is divided into nine parts, supported by four piers

Gustav III, 1746-92, King of Sweden as Meleager, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gustav III, 1746-92, King of Sweden as Meleager, c18th century

Toledo Cathedral, 1916. Creator: Samuel Halpert
Toledo Cathedral, 1916

Cupid's worship, 1787. Creator: Alexander Roslin
Cupid's worship, 1787

Staircase, four-story townhouse, possibly New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
Staircase, four-story townhouse, possibly New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Reception hall, four-story townhouse, possibly New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
Reception hall, four-story townhouse, possibly New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Alberto Carlieri
Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century

Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Alberto Carlieri
Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century

Study for an Adoration of the Magi, in the background a ruin with two Corinthian columns, 1832-1885

View of the Nave of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Looking West, 1650. Creator: Pieter Jansz Saenredam
View of the Nave of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Looking West, 1650

Design for a theater decor of a column gallery with Loggia, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Design for a theater decor of a column gallery with Loggia, 1779

Georgian Hotel, New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
Georgian Hotel, New York, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

View of Palazzo Colonna gallery in Rome, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of Palazzo Colonna gallery in Rome, 1745-1775

View of interior of a Roman structure, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of interior of a Roman structure, 1745-1775

View of interior of a Roman structure, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of interior of a Roman structure, 1745-1775

View of interior of Church Val-de-Grâce in Paris, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of interior of Church Val-de-Grace in Paris, 1745-1775

View of interior of Church Val-de-Grâce in Paris, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of interior of Church Val-de-Grace in Paris, 1745-1775

The Piazza, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
The Piazza, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

View of the ruins of a colonnade in Rome, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of a colonnade in Rome, 1745-1775. In the background is the Pyramid of Cestius

Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies from mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The small, round building is traditionally called the Temple of Vesta, incorrectly, as it turns out

Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Originally, these two drawings were the lower halves of the two sheets on the right with a panoramic view of the Baths of Caracalla

Portrait of Alida Christina Assink, 1833. Creator: Jan Adam Kruseman
Portrait of Alida Christina Assink, 1833. Dressed to the nines in the latest fashion, Alida Assink poses here for Kruseman, the society artist

View of a harbour with ships and boats on the water, 1752. Creator: Thomas Major
View of a harbour with ships and boats on the water, 1752

View of the ruins of the temple of Jupiter Stator, the amphitheater of Statilius Taurus... 1753. Creator: John Miller
View of the ruins of the temple of Jupiter Stator, the amphitheater of Statilius Taurus and other monuments in Rome, 1753

West Facade of the Temple of Juno Lucina, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
West Facade of the Temple of Juno Lucina, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Two fragments of columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus half a mile from the river... 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Two fragments of columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus half a mile from the river Anapus, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Interior of tower at the Tomb of Cicero between Itri and Gaeta, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Interior of tower at the Tomb of Cicero between Itri and Gaeta, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Italian Landscape with two Roman Soldiers, c.1687. Creator: Gerard de Lairesse
Italian Landscape with two Roman Soldiers, c.1687. Other Title(s): Decoration for a Room in the House of Jacob de Flines in Amsterdam

Roman camp within the walls of Agrigentum with the Temple of Asclepius, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Roman camp within the walls of Agrigentum with the Temple of Asclepius, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Concorde temple within walls of old Agrigentum, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Concorde temple within walls of old Agrigentum, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church during a Service, 1669. Creator: Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church during a Service, 1669. However much it might seem as if Emanuel de Witte attended this church service, the painter did not depict reality

Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir, 1669. Creator: Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir, 1669. The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality

Interior of a Gothic Church, 1641. Creator: Dirck van Delen
Interior of a Gothic Church, 1641

View of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, 1700-1799

View of the interior of the Saint Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
View of the interior of the Saint Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, 1745-1775

Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. In garden/outside

Design for a temple of concord, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Unknown
Design for a temple of concord, c.1752-c.1819

Colonnade giving onto a Park, 1660-1673. Creator: Barent Fabritius
Colonnade giving onto a Park, 1660-1673

View of the interior of the Temple Church in London, 1750. Creator: Anon
View of the interior of the Temple Church in London, 1750. Church built by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters, consecrated in 1185

Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, 1824. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, 1824

View of the interior of the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a group... 1735-1805. Creator: Unknown
View of the interior of the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a group having a meal , 1735-1805

View of a gallery of sepulchral images, 1735-1805. Creator: Unknown
View of a gallery of sepulchral images, 1735-1805

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust with putti, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust with putti, 1806. A bust with putti, on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust, 1806. A bust with grieving putto, on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche with Fama, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche with Fama, 1806. Bust on a pedestal, crowned with a laurel wreath by Fama; in a niche on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche, 1806

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