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St George's Hospital was opened in the original Lanesborough House in 1733. By the 1800s the hospital was falling into disrepair. Lanesborough House was demolished to make way for a new 350-bed facility. Building began in 1827 under architect William Wilkins. The new hospital was operational by 1844, serving continuously as a hospital until transferred to Tooting, south London in the 1970s, leaving the Hyde Park Corner premises vacant in 1980. Rosewood Hotels and Resorts refurbished and re-opened the building as a hotel in 1991. Ten years later the management contract passed to Starwood's St Regis operation as its first and only hotel in England. In 2009, The Lanesborough announced the launch of ‘Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant’. This is Chef Heinz Beck’s first restaurant outside Italy. Beck has been the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding achievement throughout a long and prestigious career. He was awarded three-Michelin stars for his cuisine at La Pergola in Rome, Italy. ‘Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant’ began service on September 7, 2009, and was awarded its first Michelin star on 20 January 2010. This is the current fastest time for a new London restaurant to get one, in fewer than 5 months.[

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called London in the Georgian era, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

thank you very much

Portrait minatures first became popular in 16th century Europe, and by the 18th and 19th Century, painters became known for their specialism in the field. They fulfilled the role of the modern day photograph, often given to family or loved ones while the sitter was away.

This portrait artist is probably the Irish born Nathaniel Hone [1718-1784]. He was active about York, etc., until about 1742 he married and moved to London. Some of his works are at the NPG -- www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp022...
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What a lovely miniature, the sitter looks like a Hanoverian to me! Many thanks for posting it to the 'worthies' group....

Interesting spelling of Loch