Nemours exudes opulence from the moment one enters the reception hall, with its painted coffered ceilings, black-and-white marble floor, and walls constructed of local Brandywine granite, given a sheer layer of plaster and glazed to mimic dressed stone. A clock made for Marie Antoinette stands beside one gilt-trimmed arch, and a sixteenth-century painting of Queen Elizabeth I and her court favorites is among the works of art displayed here.
