Repro ID: PY4061
Title: Sketches for the west wall of the Painted Hall.
Description: Two studies for the design of the west wall of the Painted Hall in Greenwich Hospital, annotated by Thornhill. Both show Frederick, Prince of Wales, in armour on the left at the top of steps, with Thornhill at the bottom, back to viewer by the pillar base on the right. The Prince has his left hand on his hip and holds a commanders baton in his right. Between these two in the top sketch stand three bewigged figures, the central one showing a paper with a list, the fourth man being at a lower seated level. Thornhill has noted above that these are 'The 4 L[or]ds Com[m]iss[ione]rs [of the Admiralty] that / are Admirals'. On the lower version they are replaced by a single bewigged figure annotated as 'S[i]r J[ohn]. Jennings showing a / Plan of p[ar]t of ye Hospital to ye / Prince' : Admiral Jennings was the Hospital Governor, 1720 - 43. On both versions Frederick is annotated below, 'P. Wales', with Thornhill annotated on the pillar base at the bottom only, 'J Thornhill / showing ye / Painting'.
Creator: Sir James Thornhill, 1676-1734
Date: 17th century
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
