The Long Gallery at the Royal Pavilion of Brighton. The walls of the Long Gallery were painted with a chinoiserie design of trees, rocks, shrubs and birds against a pink background. The present scheme is a 1950s reconstruction of the original, intended to evoke a bamboo grove. Full of exotic furnishings and Chinese objets d’art, the Long Gallery uses clever decorative techniques such as iron cast to imitate bamboo, furniture in beech simulating bamboo, and carefully placed mirrors.
Illustration of the Chinese Gallery, or Long Gallery at the Royal Pavilion of Brighton that was designed by John Nash (1752-1835). This was a bound print printed by T. Sutherland, Frederic Lewis, Robert Havel Jr., and M. Dubourg. Published by J. B. Nichols and Son, London, England, 1838, 1820. Identifier: 1951-128-1-46
A clip from the BBC Four documentary, “Brighton Pavilion’s secrets - Art, Passion and Power: The Story of the Royal Collection,” in which presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the secrets of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.