Richmond House

A pair of paintings made in 1747 by Canaletto, both views from Richmond House, commissioned by Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (d. 1750), builder of Richmond House; left: "Whitehall and the Privy Garden from Richmond House", looking northwards, the stables of Richmond House appear in the foreground, the building at centre is the Banqueting House, with the Holbein Gate of Whitehall Palace opposite; right: "The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House" a view to the north-east, down the River Thames to St Paul's Cathedral (1 1/2 miles away) and the City of London. Part of Montagu House visible at far left. Both now in the collection of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond (born 1955) (a direct male-line descendant of the 1st Duke), Goodwood House, Sussex

Richmond House is a government building in Whitehall, City of Westminster, London. Its name comes from an historic townhouse of the Duke of Richmond that once stood on the site.

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