The State Dressing Room

The room occupies the south-east corner of the house, and from it one can enjoy another Baroque vista along the 'enfilade' which stretches the entire south front of the house to the matching dressing-room at the opposite corner.

The mezzotint engravings liberally hung here are based on Sir Godfrey Kneller's Kit-Cat Club paintings, many of which are now displayed in the Dining Room. The small walnut secretaire from about 1700 is one of the many pieces of furniture in the house bequeathed to the National Trust by Lady Megaw.

Download In focus: State Bedchamber Suite

Portrait from the National Portrait Gallery on display:

George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth
1648-1691
Admiral
after John Riley
(circa 1685-1690)
oil on canvas
48 1/2 in. x 39 1/2 in. (1232 mm x 1003 mm)
NPG 664

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