The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . The Fountain Court. mounted by crowns. These and other decorative carvings,as we shall see shortly, were executed a year or two laterthan the time of which we are just now treating, and appearto have been from the hand of a sculptor of the name ofCaius Gabriel Gibber, father of the celebrated actor. Thus far as regards the East and South Fronts of thenew Palace. But, in the meanwhile, the inward side of Wrens Quad-rangle was also being completed, and here, though the 46 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1691 general design of the elevation i
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . The Fountain Court. mounted by crowns. These and other decorative carvings,as we shall see shortly, were executed a year or two laterthan the time of which we are just now treating, and appearto have been from the hand of a sculptor of the name ofCaius Gabriel Gibber, father of the celebrated actor. Thus far as regards the East and South Fronts of thenew Palace. But, in the meanwhile, the inward side of Wrens Quad-rangle was also being completed, and here, though the 46 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1691 general design of the elevation is much the same as thatof the two great fa9ades, it varies in having, on the groundfloor, an open arcade of semicircular arches, supported onrectangular pillars or piers of stone-work. The arches—from the inner sides of which branch brick-work groinings,forming the roof of the cloister and supporting the floor ofthe State Rooms above—are twelve in number on the north. i The Colonnade. and south sides, and eleven in number on the east andwest. The height of the cloister is i 2 feet. Lest the architectural critic should be disposed toblame Sir Christopher Wren for making these cloistersso low, we must record the fact, as stated in Wrens Parentalia, that his Majesty excused his surveyorfor not raising the cloisters under the apartments higher; 1691] Various Works and Improvements. 47 which were executed in that manner according to his expressorder. ^ Another portion of the work, perhaps the most creditableof all to Wren s genius, is the Colonnade in the Second orClock Court, which was built across its south side to forman approach to the Kings Great Staircase, and also to maskthe irregular though picturesque range of buildings behind. Though out of place amidst Tudor surroundings, it is initself very handsome. It consists of seven couples of Ionicpillars, with pilasters of the same order at either end againstthe wall, supporting an entablature and bal
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