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A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Ornate interior with cream walls and dark wood floors. At left is a large window with blue curtains; at right is a fireplace with tall mirror. Gilded upholstered furniture and decorative elements, including numerous framed portraits, fill the room. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature of a very dark, ornate bedroom with a partially canopied green bed at center, brown parquet flooring, and deep brown and golden wallpaper. A gold chandelier hangs in the center, and two dark-brown cupboards sit on either side of the room. On the right is also a white and brown fireplace.

E-17: French Bedroom, Late 16th Century, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-16: French Hall of the Louis XII Period, c. 1500, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-13: English Rotunda and Library of the Regency Period, 1810-20, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-11: English Entrance Hall of the Georgian Period, c. 1775, c. 1932

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature Georgian-era dining room with pale green walls, ornate white trim, long glass table.

E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature room with cream-colored walls with inset columns on the side walls and two columns at the back framing a dark wooden bookshelf. A large crystal chandelier hangs from a curved ceiling patterned with geometric designs in relief. A beige floral rug fills the floor, upon which a yellow couch and other upholstered wood furniture are unevenly spaced. On the right wall is an ornate fireplace with a mantle framing a painting of a landscape.

E-9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian period, 1770-1800, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-7: English Drawing Room of the Early Georgian Period, 1730s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-6: English Library of the Queen Anne Period, 1702-50, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature aristocratic room with dark wood floors, darker wood-paneled walls, upholstered furniture, and marble fireplace.

E-4: English Drawing Room of the Late Jacobean Period, 1680-1702, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature of an ornate room with red walls and white and gold trim, a large fireplace at center, and black and white checkered flooring. Two armchairs flank a window on the left side. Three large painted portraits in golden frames hang on the back wall. There is a small table directly in front of the fireplace.

E-3: English Reception Room of the Jacobean Period, 1625-55, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-2: English Bedchamber of the Jacobean or Stuart Period, 1603-88, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

To-scale great room with a double-height ceiling. The bottom half of each wall is clad in elaborately carved wooden panels. The right wall features a tall bay window, the left a fireplace flanked by suits of armor. A long, rustic table with bench is centered in the room.

E-1: English Great Room of the Late Tudor Period, 1550-1603, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of etching with aquatint on white wove paper.

Portrait of Cavafy II, from The Cavafy Suite, 1966

David Hockney

A work made of etching with aquatint on white wove paper.

Beautiful and White Flowers, from The Cavafy Suite, 1966

David Hockney

A work made of etching on white wove paper.

In Despair, from The Cavafy Suite, 1966

David Hockney

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