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‘Almost her creation’: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the decoration of Chiswick House
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 217-225
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Author:
Whittaker, Esmé (Whittaker, Esmé)
Subjects
artists:
Wyatt, James / Daguerre, Dominique / Tilliard, Jean Baptiste I, Menusier, 1685-1766 / Hunt, William Henry / Gainsborough, Thomas / Albani, Francesco / Domenichino / Dyck, Anthony van / Rosa, Salvator / Rembrandt van Rijn / Poussin, Nicolas / Parmigianino / Reni, Guido / Wouwerman, Philips
buildings:
Chiswick House, London, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1799
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Furniture / Paintings / Interiors
patrons:
Cavendish , William, Fifth Duke of Devonshire, 1748-1811 / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753
places:
Great Britain
sources:
Diaries / Correspondence / Account books
subjects:
British architecture / Architectural history / Interior design / Country houses / Collections, Private
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. North-west view of Chiswick House, Middlesex, by J.C. Buckler. 1822. Watercolour on paper. 33.7 by 47 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).
Attributed works:
2. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1783. Canvas, 235.6 by 146.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
4. West saloon at Chiswick House, by William Henry Hunt. 1828. Watercolour on paper. 29.6 by 23.7 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire).
Attributed works:
8. Fauteuil, by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard. Paris, c.1755–65. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood, with modern silk and cotton upholstery. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London).
Western art unattributed:
10. East Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
Western art unattributed:
3. Plan of the first floor of Chiswick House. The shaded areas were added in the late 1780s.
Western art unattributed:
5. The Duke of Devonshire’s house at Chiswick. 1795. Engraving, 16.5 by 21.2 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Kenwood, London); reproduced on p.195 of D. Lysons: The Environs of London, II: County of Middlesex, London 1795.
Western art unattributed:
6. East wing staircase, Chiswick House. Early twentieth century. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
Western art unattributed:
7. West Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon)
Western art unattributed:
9. Side chair. England, c.1790s. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood with cane back and seat, 82 by 46 by 40 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London.