The Dining Room was built in 1814 to the designs of John Nash. It was renowned for its dazzling displays of the Prince Regent's collection of plate. Carlton House was the London residence of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, from 1783 until its demolition in 1826-7. This illustration was published in W H Pyne's 'The History of the Royal Residences', which appeared in three volumes in 1819, depicting the royal palaces as they appeared in the reign of King George III (1760-1820)