Ten Things to See
The Chiswick Tables
The Chiswick tables are some of the best examples of English neo-Palladian furniture
The Blue Velvet Room Ceiling
The beautiful ceiling shows the goddess of Architecture with her three putti helpers
Eight Rysbrack Paintings in the Green Velvet Room
Recording the transition from formal to informal English landscape garden
Statues of Andrea Palladio and Inigo Jones
Two iconic statues sculpted by the famous Flemish sculptor Michael Rysbrack
Two Porphyry Urns in the Gallery
These two large scale purple porphyry urns symbolise Imperial majesty
The Coffered Dome in the Upper Tribunal
The coffering in this dome is derived from the ancient Basilica of Maxentius
The Green Men in the Fireplaces
Carvings of the pagan god of the Oak in the fireplaces of the Green Velvet room
The Splendour of the Apses in the Gallery
Exceptional half-moon features copied from the Temple of Venus and Roma
The Lead Sphinx in the Lower Tribuna
The lead sphinx at Chiswick was originally situated in the gardens
The Stone Dated Picture Frames
Two stone picture frames dated 1729 in the Red Velvet room
