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Book Review
Sir Thomas Lawrence: Le génie du portrait anglais
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 655–656
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Reviewer:
Wright, Amina (Wright, Amina)
Subjects
artists:
Lawrence, Thomas
subjects:
British art / Portraits
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subjects:
Sir Thomas Lawrence: Le génie du portrait anglais By Frédéric Ogée. 420 pp. incl. 400 col. ills. (Cohen & Cohen, Paris, 2022), €120. ISBN 978–2–36749–095–3. | :
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Attributed works:
6. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Thomas Lawrence. 1814–15. Oil on canvas, 317.1 by 225.7 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © His Majesty Charles III 2024).
Exhibition Review
Sargent and Fashion
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 637–639
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Reviewer:
McKever, Rosalind (McKever, Rosalind)
Subjects
artists:
Sargent, John Singer
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Tate Britain, London, Great Britain / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States
subjects:
British art / American art / Portraits / Fashion
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subjects:
Sargent and Fashion. Edited by Erica E. Hirschler, with Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, James Finch and Pamela A. Parmal. 248 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Tate Publishing, 2024), £32. ISBN 978–1–84976–859–7. | :
subjects:
Sargent and Fashion Tate Britain, London 22nd February–7th July | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d’Abernon, by John Singer Sargent. 1904. Oil on canvas, 158.8 by 108 cm. (Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham AL; exh. Tate Britain, London).
Attributed works:
19. Dr Pozzi at Home, by John Singer Sargent. 1881. Oil on canvas, 201.6 by 102.2 cm. (Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; exh. Tate Britain, London).
Attributed works:
20. Madame X, by John Singer Sargent. 1883–84. Oil on canvas, 208.6 by 109.9 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Tate Britain, London).
Article
Thomas Lawrence’s portrait of Martha Carr
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 380–385
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Author:
Bethencourt Pérez, Fátima (Bethencourt Pérez, Fátima)
Author:
Kowalczyk, Ernest (Kowalczyk, Ernest)
Subjects
artists:
Lawrence, Thomas / Cosway, Richard / Hoppner, John
dates:
1790-1799
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
subjects:
British art / Half-length portraits / Portraits / Sitters / Carr, Martha / Charlotte, Queen consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Martha Carr, by Thomas Lawrence. c.1790. Oil on canvas, 76 by 64 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Queen Charlotte, by Thomas Lawrence. 1789–90. Oil on canvas, 239.5 by 147 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Mrs Thomas Chinnal Porter, by Richard Cosway. 1790. Watercolour on ivory, 7 by 5.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
4. Thomas Chinnal Porter, by Richard Cosway. 1790. Watercolour on ivory, 7 by 5.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. Master Ward, by George Romney. 1771–73. Oil on canvas, 126 by 102 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
6. John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmoreland, by Thomas Lawrence. c.1806. Oil on canvas, 247 by 147 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Attributed works:
7. Mrs Thornton, by John Hoppner. Late 18th century–early 19th century. Oil on canvas, 61 by 74 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Article
The decoration of the ballroom wing at Buckingham Palace, 1850–56
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 368–379
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Author:
Rumley, Peter T.J. (Rumley, Peter T.J.)
Subjects
artists:
Moxon, Charles (1808–1890) / Gruner, Ludwig / Consoni, Nicola (1814–1884) / Blore, Edward / Cubitt, Thomas / Pennethorne, James
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
dates:
1850-1859
patrons:
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria / Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
subjects:
British art / British architecture / Interiors / Conservation / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.10, showing the archivolt and throne dais in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace.
Attributed works:
10. The Ballroom, Buckingham Palace, 17th June 1856, by Louis Haghe. 1856. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 31.7 by 47.7 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
11. Part of the frieze in the Promenade Gallery (now West Gallery), Buckingham Palace, London, by Nicola Consoni. 1852. Oil on canvas. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
12 and 13. Paintings by Nicola Consoni in the Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, by Robert Howlett. 1856. Albumen prints, 10.2 by 5.6 cm and 10.5 by 5.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
15. Urn of flowers, by Charles Moxon. Oil on canvas. (Promenade Gallery, now West Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; photograph the author).
Attributed works:
16. The Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 16 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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17. The children’s fancy ball at Buckingham Palace, 7th April 1859, by Eugenio Agneni. 1859. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 31 by 45 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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18. The ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, arranged for a banquet. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
19. The Approach Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 14.7 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of a plan of the south-west wing of Buckingham Palace, London, showing the Ball and Concert Room, Ball Supper Room, Promenade Gallery and Approach Gallery, by James Pennethorne. 1852. (National Archives, London, work 34/371).
Attributed works:
4. Design for the new ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. 1852. Pen and ink on paper. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle; © His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
5. Elevations of the front and side of the organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. c.1852. Pen and ink with watercolour, over pencil, 43.8 by 61.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
6. Organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, designed by Henry Cephas Lincoln. 1818–55. Painted and gilded maplewood and gilt metal. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
7. Charles Moxon, by William Quiller Orchardson. 1875. Oil on canvas, 116.8 by 83.8 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
8. First hour of the night, by Michelangelo Maestri. c.1800. Watercolour and gouache over engraved outline on card, 44.5 by 34 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
9. Parnassus, by Raphael. 1511. Fresco, width 6.7 m. (Stanze della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican).
Western art unattributed:
14. Decoration in the Promenade Gallery, now the East Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, revealed during redecoration in 1981. (Photograph Louis Randall).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of The Scala Regia, Vatican, Rome. 1870. Engraving. (Liszt Collection; Bridgeman Images).
Article
A portrait by Richard Westall of the poet Eleanor Porden
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 358–367
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Author:
Bryant, Barbara (Bryant, Barbara)
Subjects
artists:
Westall, Richard / Flaxman, John / Flaxman, Mary Ann (1768–1833)
dates:
1800-1809
museums and institutions:
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Urbana Champaign, United States
patrons:
Porden, William / Knight, Richard Payne / Hope, Thomas, 1769-1831
subjects:
Portraits / Sitters / Porden, Eleanor Anne (1795–1825) / Poetry / Neo-classicism / British art / Attributions / Attributions, former
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Reverse of Fig.2, showing the handwritten inscription on the stretcher.
Attributed works:
10. Design for a couch, by Thomas Hope. 1807. Engraving. (From Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, Executed From Designs By Thomas Hope, London, pl.xxviii, nos.2 and 3).
Attributed works:
11. Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles, by John Flaxman. 1805. Engraving. (From The Iliad of Homer Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman RA Sculptor, London, pl.xix).
Attributed works:
2. Eleanor Anne Porden, here attributed to Richard Westall. 1807. Oil on canvas, 113 by 143.8 cm. (© Christie’s Images; Bridgeman Images; Krannert Art Museum, Champaign IL).
Attributed works:
3. Eleanor Porden, by John Flaxman. 1807. Graphite on paper, 15.9 by 11.1 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
Attributed works:
4. Photograph of a lost drawing of Eleanor Porden. (Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock).
Attributed works:
5. Detail from J. Horwood’s Plan, showing 59 Berners Street. (From J. Horwood: Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and parts adjoining shewing every house, London 1794).
Attributed works:
6. Portrait of Richard Westall, R.A., by Thomas Lawrence and Richard Westall. Mid-1790s. Graphite on paper, 21.4 by 16.3 cm. (© Christie’s Images; Bridgeman Images; private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Expiation of Orestes, by William Bond, after Richard Westall. 1810. Stipple engraving, 35.3 by 30.5 cm. (From J. Britton et al.: The Fine Arts of the English School, London 1812).
Attributed works:
8. Reconciliation of Helen and Paris, after his defeat by Menelaus, by Richard Westall. c.1805. Oil on panel, 127 by 101 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
9. Detail of Fig.2, showing the frieze on the vase.
Article
Phillipo: an Ottoman merchant painted by George Stubbs
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 348–357
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Author:
Mould, Theodore (Mould, Theodore)
Subjects
artists:
Stubbs, George / Reynolds, Joshua / Cosway, Richard
dates:
1760-1769
museums and institutions:
Royal Society of Arts
subjects:
British art / Portraits / Horses (animals) / Dyeing / Leather / Ottomans (people) / Sitters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The Duke of Ancaster’s grey Turkish horse with a Turkish groom at Creswell Crags, by George Stubbs. c.1763–64. Oil on canvas, 90.2 by 111.8 cm. (Trustees of the Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust Ltd).
Attributed works:
10. A view of the ruined city of Palmyra, by Giovanni Battista Borra after Robert Wood. 1753. Engraving. (From R. Wood: Ruins of Palmyra, London 1753; British Library, London).
Attributed works:
2. Philip an Armenian, circle of George Stubbs. Before 1794. Etching, 18.4 by 13.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the portrait, dress and red leather boots of Phillipo.
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4. View from Beaufort Buildings, looking north towards the Strand and the entrance to Denmark Court, by Thomas Sandby. 1723–98. Watercolour, with pen and grey ink on paper, 4.6 by 6.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. The red-goatskin cover of A Register of the Premiums and Bounties Given by the Society, published by James Phillips, London 1778. (British Library, London).
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6. A Tartar, by Octavian Dalvimart. 1802. Engraving. (From A. Williams: The Costume of Turkey, London 1802, pl.XXXII; Wellcome Collection, London).
Attributed works:
7. Working drawing for The Anatomy of the Horse, by George Stubbs. 1758–66. Pencil, black and red chalk and red-brown ink on paper, 48 by 30 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
8. Lord Grosvenor’s Arabian stallion with a groom, by George Stubbs. c.1765. Oil on canvas, 99.3 by 83.5 cm. (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth).
Attributed works:
9. Portrait of an Armenian, by Richard Cosway. 1771. Oil on canvas, 92.4 by 71.1 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
Article
A newly discovered cabinet miniature by Nicholas Hilliard
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 340–347
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Goldring, Elizabeth (Goldring, Elizabeth)
Author:
Rutherford, Emma (Rutherford, Emma)
Subjects
artists:
Hilliard, Nicholas / Geeraerts, Marcus, the younger, 1561-1635 / Lockey, Rowland
dates:
1590-1609
subjects:
Stuart, Arabella / Hardwick Talbot, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, 1527?-1608 / Miniatures (paintings) / Politics / Farnese, Ranuccio (1569–1622) / Marriage / Costume / Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
subjects:
British art / Elizabethan School
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. A lady, here identified as Lady Arbella Stuart, by Nicholas Hilliard. 1592. Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, stuck down on card, 21.1 by 17.6 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
2. Elizabeth I (the Ditchley Portrait), by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. c.1592. Oil on canvas, 241.3 by 152.4 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
3. Elizabeth I (an example of the ‘mask of youth’), by Nicholas Hilliard. c.1592–1603. Watercolour on vellum, 6.5 by 5.3 cm. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the floral wreath.
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the gold armillary spheres decorating the gown.
Attributed works:
6. A girl, said to depict Lady Arbella Stuart at the age of twenty-three months, by an unknown artist. ?1577. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 75.1 by 61.5 cm. (National Trust; Hardwick New Hall, Derbyshire).
Attributed works:
7. A girl, said to depict Lady Arbella Stuart at the age of thirteen, by an unknown artist. ?1589. Oil on panel, 162.6 by 87.6 cm. (National Trust; Hardwick New Hall, Derbyshire).
Attributed works:
8. Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, by Nicholas Hilliard. c.1595. Watercolour on vellum, 25.7 by 17.3 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
9. Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, by the Hilliard workshop. c.1595. Watercolour on vellum, 5.2 by 6.4 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Short Notice
Fresh betrayal: a revised chapter in the early history of the Pre-Raphaelites
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 389–391
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Author:
Beckham, Susie (Beckham, Susie)
Subjects
artists:
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel / Millais, John Everett / Hunt, William Holman
dates:
1840-1849 / 1850-1859
subjects:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood / Journals / British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The girlhood of Mary Virgin, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 1848–49. Oil on canvas, 83.2 by 65.4 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
2. Rienzi vowing to obtain justice for the death of his young brother, by William Holman Hunt. 1849. Oil on canvas, 83 by 117 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
3. Detail of Fig.4, showing the initials ‘PRB’ carved into the bench in the lower-right corner of the painting.
Attributed works:
4. Isabella, by John Everett Millais. 1849. Oil on canvas, 103 by 142.8 cm. (National Museums, Liverpool).
Short Notice
The final years of John Michael Wright: new evidence from sale catalogues
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 386–388
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Author:
Eade, Jane (Eade, Jane)
Subjects
artists:
Wright, John Michael / Lely, Peter / Dyck, Anthony van
patrons:
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 / James II, King of England, 1633-1701
subjects:
Collections, Private / Sales catalogues / Collectors / British art / Portraits / Copies
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Portrait of a young lady, probably Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), attributed to John Michael Wright. Watercolour and chalk on paper, 26.4 by 20.2 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
2. Lady Anne Percy, Lady Stanhope (1633–54) or Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), by Peter Lely. 1647–49. Oil on canvas, 123 by 99 cm. (Petworth House, West Sussex).
Attributed works:
3. Elizabeth Claypole (née Cromwell), by John Michael Wright. 1658. Oil on panel, 54 by 45.1 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Book Review
Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 432–433
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Reviewer:
Lewison, Jeremy (Lewison, Jeremy)
Subjects
art literature:
Biographies
collectors and dealers:
Ede, H. S.
museums and institutions:
Kettle's Yard Gallery, Cambridge, Great Britain
subjects:
British art / Collecting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists By Laura Freeman. 377 pp. incl. 52 col. + 9 b. & w. ills. (Jonathan Cape, London, 2023), £30. ISBN 978–1–787331–90–7. | :
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