Room 120: Beckford, Hope & Regency Classicism
The Wolfson Galleries
Several personalities who influenced art and design in the early 19th century are featured in Room 120. Among them are William Beckford, the collector, best known for building a Gothic fantasy house, Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire and Thomas Hope, another collector and connoisseur who set out to improve taste by opening his own highly individual house in Duchess Street, London to visitors. Also in this room is a display on Regency Classicism which remained popular until 1830.
From Room 120, you can also visit the historic interior of the Strawberry Room from Lee Priory .
Room 120 is on Level 4 of the V&A South Kensington.
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