The Dining Room

Playfair's Billiard Room was speedily re-fitted in 1842 so that it could serve as a temporary Dining Room while the principal Dining Room in the West Front was extended and redecorated.

The Dining Room is now used to display a selection of silver-gilt, which include works of art by many of Britain's greatest silversmiths.

Hogarth's portrait of the actress, Peg Woffington, exemplifies how these particular portraits held particular appeal for Duchess May.