Abstract
The decoration of the Library at Kenwood was publicly praised from shortly after its completion, and has always been well known from its illustrations by its architects, Robert and James Adam. Sometime between 1795 and 1815 it was redecorated with additional gilding, but it was restored by the Greater London Council in 1968–69 to an appearance close to that shown in the Adams' illustrations. Scientific paint analysis in 2011–12 has formed the basis of a more accurate decorative scheme, which is currently being implemented by English Heritage. This article reviews the published descriptions, the illustrations, the building accounts and the scientific analysis of the decoration.
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