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Montagu House Collection

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Montagu-House, Whitehall, [London], the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. 'We give a View of the river front of this noble mansion, the exterior of which is now almost complete

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile... 1862. Creator: Unknown

Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile in front of the Duke of Buccleuch's mansion, [London], 1862

Background imageMontagu House Collection: British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Creator: Unknown

British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Creator: Unknown
British Museum, c1753-1810, (1925). Montagu House in Bloomsbury site of the British museum with exhibits widely sourced during the era of the British Empire

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Gateway to the old British Museum (Montague House), Bloomsbury, London, 1850

Gateway to the old British Museum (Montague House), Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Montague House was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building, by Robert Smirke, was opened in 1847

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Part of a wall of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay

Part of a wall of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay
Part of a wall of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building

Background imageMontagu House Collection: View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay

View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay
View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building

Background imageMontagu House Collection: The Thames with Montagu House, from near Westminster Bridge, London, 1749. Artist

The Thames with Montagu House, from near Westminster Bridge, London, 1749. Artist
View of the River Thames and Montagu House, London, 1749; with boats on the river

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Mrs Montagus House, Portman Square, London, 19th century (1907). Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

Mrs Montagus House, Portman Square, London, 19th century (1907). Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Mrs Montagus House, Portman Square, London, 19th century (1907). Portman Square was originally laid out in the 1760s by Henry William Portman

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Courtyard of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878)

Courtyard of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878). Montagu House was a grand 17th century private house, which became the first home of the British Museum

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Front of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878)

Front of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878). Montagu House was a grand 17th century private house, which became the first home of the British Museum

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Grand staircase of Montagu House, Bloomsbury, London, c1830 (1878)

Grand staircase of Montagu House, Bloomsbury, London, c1830 (1878). Montagu House, Great Russell Street, was a grand 17th century private house, which became the first home of the British Museum

Background imageMontagu House Collection: The drawing-room, Montagu House, 1908. Artist: J Russell & Sons

The drawing-room, Montagu House, 1908. Artist: J Russell & Sons
The drawing-room, Montagu House, 1908. A photograph from The Private Palaces of London by E Beresford Chancellor, (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, London, 1908)

Background imageMontagu House Collection: The saloon, Montagu House, 1908. Artist: Bedford Lemere and Company

The saloon, Montagu House, 1908. Artist: Bedford Lemere and Company
The saloon, Montagu House, 1908. A photograph from The Private Palaces of London by E Beresford Chancellor, (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, London, 1908)

Background imageMontagu House Collection: Montagu House, Bloomsbury, 18th century, (1908)

Montagu House, Bloomsbury, 18th century, (1908). The house was purchased in 1754 as the first home of the British Museum and in 1757 the gardens were opened to the public


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