Huntington Library
The Huntington Art Gallery in San Marino recently underwent a two-year, $20-million restoration. The onetime home of Henry and Arabella Huntington now displays 1,200 artworks. A grand staircase leads from the main hallway of the gallery’s first floor, now a sequence of period rooms. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The Huntington Art Gallery’s oak-paneled library was built to house 18th century Beauvais tapestries. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington hangs in the Georgian-style dining room. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
A two-story staircase was enlarged to accommodate a 15-foot-tall neo-Gothic stained glass window that was produced by Morris & Co. The work is called “Humility, Mercy, Generosity, Charity, Justice, Liberty, Truth, Love, Faith, Courage.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The Thornton Portrait Gallery, which was closed during the two-year renovation, may be the best-known room in the mansion. Thomas Gainsborough’s “The Blue Boy” and Thomas Lawrence’s “Pinkie” are among the portraits displayed there. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
“Diana, Viscountess Crosbie,” left, and “Jonathan Buttall: The Blue Boy” in the Thornton Portrait Gallery. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
The bronze statue “Diana Huntress” looms over the second floor of the Huntington Art Gallery’s east wing. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The gallery’s second floor features an extensive silver collection. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
A second-floor gallery features furniture and British porcelain. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The Huntington Art Gallery’s second floor has 22 themed galleries. Religious works are prominent in this one. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The Huntington mansion -- here, facing the front facade -- was designed by Myron Hunt, the architect for the Ambassador Hotel and Occidental College. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The new entrance for the Huntington Art Gallery. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
The Huntington mansion’s rear facade after the renovation. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)