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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9
4. CHAPTER 1. The Objectives of this Book, State of Research, and Methodological Reflections on the Interpretation of Mural Paintings 11
5. CHAPTER 2. Dawn of a New Era: The Triumphal Arches for the Coronation Entry (1661) 35
6. CHAPTER 3. A Political Reading of Antonio Verrio’s Murals for the Royal Reception Spaces at Windsor Castle 87
7. CHAPTER 4. Representations of the Monarchy in London: Verrio’s Murals at Christ’s Hospital and the Royal Hospital at Chelsea 147
8. CHAPTER 5. Louis Laguerre Paints the “Glorious Revolution” at Chatsworth 189
9. CHAPTER 6. Hampton Court – the English Versailles? 237
10. CHAPTER 7. National Glory in the Architecture and Pictorial Decoration of the Painted Hall at Greenwich 285
11. CHAPTER 8. The Interaction of Images and Spaces: Towards a New Methodology 337
12. CHAPTER 9. Results 365
13. Plates 377
14. Appendices 456
15. Bibliography 478
16. Index of Names 514
17. Index of Places 520
18. Illustration Credits 523
19. The Author 527