The Livery Hall was enlarged to its present size by Herbert Williams in the 1860s. The ceiling was modified in the 1890s, then filled with paintings by Herbert Draper, painted between 1903 and 1910. The centre painting is a scene from The Tempest, the north and south panels contain scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the four spandrels represent History, Science, Ethics and Literature. Between the marble columns hang a collection of royal portraits.
Richard Belt’s statue Hypatia and a copy of John Gibson’s The Tinted Venus, both purchased in the 1890s, grace the north end of the room. |
