The Grand Illumination: Sunset of the Gaslight Age, 1891
- Artist
- Peter Waddell
- Date of Work
- 2006
- Medium
- oil paint
- Type
- Painting
- Credit
- Peter Waddell for the White House Historical Association
The Grand Illumination: Sunset of the Gaslight Age, 1891
This oil painting of the Entrance Hall by Peter Waddell was made in 2006. The painting captures the lighting of a gaslight in 1891 during the Benjamin Harrison administration. The colored glass screen in the background was made by Louis Comfort Tiffany and was installed in the Entrance Hall to create a warmer welcoming for visitors while shielding the drawing rooms from the cold winter weather entering through the front door. ***Interior use only for publications***