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Keywords: Inner Views, Rooms, Decoration, Parliaments, Government Buildings, Kings, King Arthur, Artistic Cards
Price: 5.00 €
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– Details – Year: ca. 1910 Postal state: postally unused Inscription front: The King's Robing Room, Houses of Parliament. Charles F. Flower, Oilette Inscription back: Tuck's Post Card, Carte Postale, By Appointment, The King's Robing Room. The Houses of Parliament are most imposing pile of buildings viewed from the river frontage, On their site once stood the ancient Royal Palace of Edward the Confessor, which however, was considerably altered and rebuilt, notably by William Rufus, Stephen and Henry VII. The King's Robing Room is a fine apartment, beautifully decora[ted] with frescoes and panels representing the Legend of King Arthur. (For Address Only), R&S T, Raphael House, Trade Mark, Copyright London, Printed in England, The Houses of Parliament (Interiors). R&T S Raphael Tuck & Sons' Oilette Postcard No. 7906, Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen. Postmark(s): none Please note:
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