View shows fireplace with mirror above it, a cabinet, and a desk. The paintings on the walls are George Romney's Margaret Beckford, later Margaret Orde, and Susan Euphemia Beckford, later Duchess of Hamilton: The Beckford Children (1789-1791); and John Wright of Derby's Young man with cap and gown (circa 1760). The paintings reflected in the mirror are Sir Joshua Reynold's Lord Henry Spender and Lady Charlotte Spencer, later Charlotte Nares: The Young Fortune Teller (circa 1774-1775); and Reynold's the Hon. Theresa Parker, later the Hon. Theresa Villiers (1787). The writing desk (bureau plat) is attributed to Andre-Charles Boulle, with substantial later alterations. The date of the original work is between 1700 and 1705. The chest of drawers (commode) beneath the Romney painting is by Daniel De Loose, from around 1770. The fall front secretary (secrétaire à abbatant) under the Wright painting is by Martin Carlin, from around 1775. The clock on the mantel is stamped Japy Frères et Cie and is from 1785 or later. The Wright painting is the most recent addition to the Huntington collection in the picture: it was acquired by the Huntington in 1933. Label accompanying photograph in album reads "HEH 17 Drawing room, Huntington Art Gallery."
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