![Anna Alma-Tadema - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tademas Library in Townshend House, London [1884]](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/615/22576361463_486d89f50f_o.jpg)
In this cozy library interior, painted in 1884 by Alma-Tadema’s daughter, we see a fur-covered couch and a bronze chandelier, designed by Alma-Tadema; a Japanese lantern or parasol on the ceiling, Japanese tatami matting on the floor; a palm leaf fan, peacock feathers, and batik fabric, all from Indonesia; and Dutch oak cabinetry, denoting the place of Alma-Tadema’s birth. This unique interior, like all the rooms in Townshend House, expressed the genius of its creator.
[Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York - Brush, watercolour and gouache, pen and ink, graphite on white paper]