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Letter
An Adam Volume in Sir John Soane's Museum
11/1987 | 1016 | 129
Pages: 743
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
collectors and dealers:
Soane, John
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Drawings / Topographical views
Illustrations
Attributed works:
52. View of Portofino from the Sea, by Robert Adam. 1755. Pen and Ink. 18.5 by 23 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum).
Attributed works:
53. The Falls of Terni. c.1755. Pen and Wash. 48 by 32.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum).
Article
Lord Findlater, Architect
10/1986 | 1003 | 128
Pages: 737-741
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Ogilvy, James, Earl of Findlater and Seafield
dates:
1750-1849
places:
England
places:
Germany / Dresden
subjects:
British architecture / Neo-classicism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
27. Elevation of a Design for a Country House, by the Earl of Findlater, from Les Plans et Desseins, Paris and Leipzig (1798).
Attributed works:
28. Section, Elevation and Plan of the Stables at Penig, East Germany, from Les Plans et Desseins, Paris and Leipzig (1798).
Attributed works:
29. Plan and Elevation of the Office Court at Penig, East Germany, Rebuilt by the Earl of Findlater, from Les Plans et Desseins, Paris and Leipzig (1798).
Attributed works:
30. View of the New Stables at Cullen House, Banffshire.
Attributed works:
31. Courtyard Elevation of the Earl of Findlater's House in Dresden. (Scottish Record Office, Edinburgh).
Article
The Duke of Hamilton's Palace
07/1983 | 964 | 125
Pages: 394-402
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
art literature:
Waagen, Gustav Friedrich, 1794-1868
art literature:
Cicognara, Leopoldo, 1767-1834
artists:
Percier and Fontaine
artists:
Percier, Charles
artists:
Fontaine, Pierre
artists:
David, Jacques-Louis
artists:
Hamilton, David
artists:
Hume, Robert
buildings:
Hamilton Palace, Hamilton, Scotland, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Hamilton, Alexander, Tenth Duke of Hamilton, 1767-1852
dates:
1800-1899
patrons:
Hamilton, Alexander, Tenth Duke of Hamilton, 1767-1852
places:
Scotland
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
subjects:
Collections, Private
subjects:
French architecture
subjects:
Neo-classicism
subjects:
British architecture / Country houses / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Alternative Designs for the Tribune at Hamilton Palace, by Robert Hume. Pen and Wash. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
Attributed works:
4. Napoleon in His Study, by Jacques-Louis David. 205 by 125 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.).
Attributed works:
5. Design for Façade of Hamilton Palace, by Francesco Saponeri. Pen and Ink. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
Attributed works:
6. Interior of the Hamilton Library at Hamilton Palace, Photograph by Thomas Annan. c. 1880. (Glasgow University Library).
Attributed works:
7 and 8. Designs for the Entrance (Marble) Hall at Hamilton Palace, by Charles Percier. Pen and Wash. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
Attributed works:
9. Design for the Tribune at Hamilton Palace, by Charles Percier.
Western art unattributed:
2. Arrival of the Marquess of Douglas and Princess Marie at Hamilton Palace. Engraving. Glasgow, 1844.
Short Notice
Robert Adam's Picturesque Architecture
07/1981 | 940 | 123
Pages: 421-424
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
buildings:
Barnbougle Castle, Nr. Cramond, Scotland, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1799
patrons:
Earls of Rosebery
places:
England / Scotland
subjects:
British architecture / Picturesque, the
subjects:
Drawings / Watercolours
subjects:
Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
37. A Sketch Design for Barnbougle Castle, by Robert Adam. c. 1774. (National Gallery of Scotland).
Attributed works:
38. Perspective View of the Entrance Front of Barnbougle Castle, by Robert Adam. 1774. (Rosebery Collection, Dalmeny).
Attributed works:
39. Pen and Ink Sketch for Barnbougle Castle, by Robert Adam. c. 1774. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
40. Incomplete Elevation of the South-West Front of Barnbougle Castle, by Robert Adam. 1774. (Sir John Soane's Museum).
Attributed works:
41. Mountain Landscape with Red Castle (Here Identified as Sketch Design for Kirkdale, Kircudbrightshire), by Robert Adam. c. 1786. (Yale Center for British Art).
Attributed works:
42. A Castellated Mansion (Here Identified as the Office Court, Kirkdale), by Robert Adam c. 1786. (Yale Center for British Art).
Attributed works:
43. A Sketch Design for Beauly Castle, by Robert Adam. c. 1777. (Blair Adam Collection).
Attributed works:
44. Perspective of the South-East Front of Beauly Castle, by Robert Adam. 1777. (Sir John Soane's Museum).
Letter
A Portrait of Robert Adam
01/1979 | 910 | 121
Pages: 38
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
subjects:
Provenance / Attributions
Article
The Sale of Robert Adam's Drawings
07/1978 | 904 | 120
Pages: 449+451-454
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
collectors and dealers:
Soane, John
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / England
subjects:
British architecture / Architectural drawings
subjects:
Documents / Biographies
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Robert Adam. By an Unknown Artist. (National Portrait Gallery, London). [Currently attributed to George Willison]
Short Notice
Inigo Jones's 'Stone-Heng'
03/1978 | 900 | 120
Pages: 154-159
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Jones, Inigo
artists:
Webb, John, architect, 1611-1672
buildings:
Stonehenge, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire, Great Britain
dates:
1650-1699
places:
Rome (historical region) / England
sources:
Palladio, Andrea
subjects:
Historic monuments / Critical Reception
subjects:
Roman (ancient) architecture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
29. Inigo Jones's Plan of His Restored Stonehenge from Stone-Heng.
Attributed works:
30. Le Galluce (Temple of Minerva Medica) from Palladio, I Quattro Libri.
Attributed works:
31. A Latin Theatre from Cesariano's Edition of Vitruvius, of 1521.
Attributed works:
32. A Design for a Mausoleum by John Webb (After Inigo Jones?). By permission of the Provost and Fellows of Worcester College.
Attributed works:
33. Temple of Le Galluce from I Quattro Libri Annotated by Inigo Jones. By permission of the Provost and Fellows of Worcester College.
Article
The Instant Landscape of Sir Henry Steuart
01/1976 | 874 | 118
Pages: 14+16-21+23
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Steuart, Henry
artists:
White, Thomas, I, ca. 1736-1811
artists:
White, Thomas, II, ca. 1764-1836
buildings:
Touch Estate, Stirlingshire, Great Britain
buildings:
Allanton House and Park, (demolished), Allanton, Lanarkshire, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1849
places:
Scotland
sources:
The Planter's Guide (1828)
subjects:
British architecture / Gardens / Landscape architects
subjects:
Neo-classicism / Greek Revival
subjects:
Sublime / Romanticism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Gatehouse to Allanton, from The Planter's Guide.
Attributed works:
24. View of Jordanhill House, Renfrewshire.
Attributed works:
25. View of the Lake and Bridge at Allanton.
Attributed works:
26. White's Plan for the Improvement of Touch, Stirlingshire.
Attributed works:
28. White's Plan for the Improvement of Rossdhu, Dunbartonshire.
Western art unattributed:
27. The Park at Allanton.
Book Review
Marble Hill House and Its Owners
04/1971 | 817 | 113
Pages: 227
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
buildings:
Marble Hill House, London, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
RIBA Heinz Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
England
subjects:
Architectural drawings
subjects:
British architecture / Country houses
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects | :
subjects:
Marble Hill House and Its Owners | author: Draper, Marie P. G.
Short Notice
Inigo Jones - Architectural Historian
04/1970 | 805 | 112
Pages: 234-235
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Author:
Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
Subjects
artists:
Jones, Inigo
artists:
Palladio, Andrea
artists:
Scamozzi, Ottavio Bertotti
dates:
1600-1649
places:
Vicenza / Italy
places:
England
subjects:
Italian architecture / Documents
subjects:
Palladianism
subjects:
Country houses
subjects:
Villas
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Villa Thiene, at Quinto, from Inigo Jones's Copy of I Quattro Libri.
Attributed works:
49. Villa Valmarana at Lisiera, from Inigo Jones's Copy of I Quattro Libri.
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