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===Drawing room=== [[File:Settee in the Drawing Room at Kedleston Hall.jpg|thumb|Settee by [[John Linnell (cabinet maker)|John Linnell]] in the Drawing Room dated from around 1765.]] The drawing room with huge alabaster Venetian window is {{convert|44|ft|m}} by {{convert|28|ft|m}} by {{convert|28|ft|m}}. The doorcase is also alabaster. The fireplace with a scene of virtue rewarded by honour and riches is flanked by large female figures sculpted by [[Michael Henry Spang]].<ref name=Pevsner/> The gilt sofas by [[John Linnell (cabinet maker)|John Linnell]] date from around 1765.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/108607 |title='The Kedleston Drawing Room Sofas' by John Linnell 1765 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=National Trust Collections |publisher=National Trust |access-date=7 June 2023 |quote=}}</ref> They were commissioned by the 1st Baron Scarsdale and supplied, together with a second pair of sofas to Kedleston in 1765.
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