Syon House
Robert Adam’s Neoclassical interior in an older house on the Thames.
Robert Adam created a series of rooms at Syon House after models from ancient Rome, using marble, stucco and gilding. Each room has its own colour scheme and decoration.
The interior became one of the most influential for the Neoclassical style in England. It shows how Adam designed everything from floor to ceiling.
Materials: Stucco, marble, gilded sculptures and painted decoration
Manufacture: Decorated 1762–1769 by Robert Adam for the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House, outside London.
The hall with a Doric colonnade and a black-and-white floor.
The ante-room with gilded statues on green marble columns.
The Long Gallery with small, delicate patterns.