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Thornhill was commissioned by the 1st Duke of  Devonshire to paint several walls and ceilings, work which he carried out between 1707-8. This may be an alternative design for the Sabine Room at Chatsworth, which shares certain elements. The figure of Concord, set within the niche of the right hand side of the design bears similarities to the realised design above the fireplace in the Sabine Room. There are, however, few other similarities and this drawing may be a design for another, unidentified location. Thornhill has used pen and ink for the design, emphasisng the darker passages with grey wash.","physicalDescription":"Drawing in pen and ink with wash. A design for painted wall (lower portion) and ceiling painting (upper portion), possibly for Chatsworth. 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Smith in 1891.\r\n\r\nThis drawing came to the museum as part of an album containing drawings and engravings chiefly by Thornhill. The album was dismantled and the works remounted.\r\n\r\nDuring 1707-8, Thornhill was employed at Chatsworth by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire to paint a number of walls and ceilings, most notably in the Sabine Room. Here, he painted a vast mural depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women, which celebrated the loyalty of Hersilia to her Roman husband, against the interests of her Sabine family. This subject matter made clear reference to the Duke's support of joint monarchs William III and Mary II who he had invited, as part of the 'Immortal Seven' to depose James II during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Like Hersilia, Mary had stood by her Protestant husband in opposition to her Catholic father James.\r\n\r\nThis drawing may be an alternative design for the Sabine Room at Chatsworth. The figure of Concord, set within the niche on the right hand side of the design  can be compared to the realised design above the fireplace in the Sabine Room. The subject matter and design of the scheme as a whole, however, does not have a great deal in common.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Drawing, Design for a wall and ceiling painting, possibly for Chatsworth, Derbyshire by James Thornhill, c.1706","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["D.21-1891"],"accessionNumberNum":"21","accessionNumberPrefix":"D","accessionYear":1891,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-07","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-30","availableToBook":false}}