Decorative painting in the Grand Entrance on the 'Aquitania' (1914)<br><p>Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the painting and carved bas-relief over the First Class Main Staircase, at Promenade Deck (A Deck) level. The painting is a‘Roman Capriccio’ by Giovanni Pannini (1691-1765), showing the Colosseum, the Borghese Warrior, the Dying Gaul, the Tomb of Cestius, the Arch of Constantine and the Borghese vase.
</p><p>The decoration of the Grand Entrance was carried out by Marcel Boulanger, Paris.<br></p>
Decorative painting in the Grand Entrance on the Aquitania (1914)
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Bedford Lemere &amp; Co</div>
1914<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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