Marble Hill House

The villa Marble Hill House is located southwest of London on the River Thames, in the borough of Richmond upon Thames and was 1724-1729 for Lady Henrietta Howard ( 1688-1767 ), later Countess of Suffolk, the mistress of the British King George II, in Palladian style built. A later occupant was Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of the Prince of Wales and later King George IV

The designs for Marble Hill House came from Colen Campbell, both of Andrea Palladio - oriented as well as to his English predecessor, Inigo Jones - famous Italian architect of the 16th century. The architect was Roger Morris. With the system the gardens (2.67 km ² ) of the royal court gardener Charles Bridge man and the poet Alexander Pope were commissioned.

In the 20th century the villa by English Heritage ( Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) has been carefully restored. Meanwhile, parts of the long-lost original features have again found, including Giovanni Paolo Pannini painting cycle with Views of Ancient Rome ( 1738), which today is back to his former place in the Great Room.