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Exhibition Review
Artists in the Lakes. Grasmere and Birmingham
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 54-55
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Reviewer:
Green, Richard (Green, Richard)
Subjects
art literature:
Wordsworth, William
dates:
2010-2019
dates:
1750-1849
dates:
1770-1779 / 1780-1829 / 1830-1909
museums and institutions:
Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Great Britain
places:
Grasmere / Lake District / England
places:
Birmingham
print:
Lake District
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Romanticism / British painting / British / English / Watercolours / Sketchbooks
subjects:
Collections, Public
subjects:
Drawings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Savage Grandeur and Noblest Thoughts: Discovering the Lake District 1750–1820 | institution: Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum
subjects:
‘A Rage for the Lakes’: Lake District Views from Abbot Hall Art Gallery | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
59. Borrowdale, by Thomas Girtin. c.1801. Pencil and watercolour, 31 by 47.1 cm. (Wordsworth Trust; exh. Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere).
Attributed works:
60. Ullswater, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1795. Canvas, 44.4 by 52 cm. (Wordsworth Trust; exh. Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere).
Attributed works:
61. Derwentwater, by Edward Lear. 24th September 1836. Watercolour, black chalk and bodycolour, 18.1 by 25.6 cm. (Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Exhibition Review
John Brett’s portraits. Birmingham, London and Cambridge
07/2010 | 1288 | 152
Pages: 488-489
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Reviewer:
Treuherz, Julian (Treuherz, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Brett, John
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain / Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Great Britain
places:
London / England / Cambridge / Birmingham
print:
Brett, John
private galleries:
Fine Art Society, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Objects of Affection. Pre-Raphaelite Portraits by John Brett | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts , institution: Fine Art Society , institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
42. Christina Rossetti, by John Brett. 1857. Panel, 13.3 by 10.1 cm. (Private collection; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
43. Georgina Weldon with her dog, by John Brett. 1866. Pencil, 26 by 17.8 cm. (Private collection; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Exhibition Review
Matthew Boulton. Birmingham
08/2009 | 1277 | 151
Pages: 558-560
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Reviewer:
Fox, Celina (Fox, Celina)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Gas Hall, Birmingham, Great Britain / Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain
places:
Birmingham / England
print:
Boulton, Matthew
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Matthew Boulton and the Art of Making Money | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts , institution: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
subjects:
Matthew Boulton: Selling What All the World Desires | institution: Gas Hall
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Portrait of Matthew Boulton, by Lemuel Francis Abbott. c.1798–1801. Canvas, 73.6 by 61.6 cm. (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
49. View of Soho Manufactory, Birmingham, engraved by Francis Eginton. From S. Shaw: History and Antiquities of the County of Stafford, London 1798–1801, pl.XVII. Etching and engraving with quatint, 27.7 by 38.2 cm. (plate mark). (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
50. King’s vase, by Boulton & Fothergill. 1770–71. Blue john and ormolu, with tortoiseshell-veneered base, 56.1 cm. high. (Royal Collection, Windsor Castle; exh. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
51. A ceiling baffle, a vacuum trumpet and decorative plates from a coin press, by John Phillp. 1799. Coloured drawing on paper, 48.3 by 62 cm. (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
Attributed works:
52. Sidereal Clock, by Boulton & Fothergill. 1771–72. Ormolu, silvered dial, 104.1 cm. high. (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
Exhibition Review
Johan Christian Dahl. Birmingham
04/2006 | 1237 | 148
Pages: 286-287
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Reviewer:
Green, Richard (Green, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Dahl, Johan Christian
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain
places:
England / Birmingham
print:
Dahl, Johan Christian
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Moonrise over Europe: J.C. Dahl and Romantic Landscape | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. Mother and child by the sea, by Johan Christian Dahl. 1840. 21 by 31 cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
51. Greifswald in moonlight, by Caspar David Friedrich. 1816–17. 22.5 by 30.5 cm. (National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
52. The face of the moon, by John Russell. 1793–97. Pastel on board, 64.2 by 47 cm. (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Exhibition Review
Turner. Birmingham, Rugby and Glasgow
03/2004 | 1212 | 146
Pages: 189-192
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Reviewer:
Wilton, Andrew (Wilton, Andrew)
Subjects
artists:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William
dates:
2000-2009
print:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Sun Rising through Vapour: Turner's Early Seascapes | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
subjects:
Turner and the Birmingham Engravers | institution: Birmingham City Art Gallery
subjects:
Turner's Britain | institution: Gas Hall
subjects:
Turner, Printmaking and the Liber Studiorum | institution: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
subjects:
Turner: The Late Seascapes | institution: Burrell Collection
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. Festival upon the opening of the Vintage at Macon, by J.M.W Turner. 1803. 146 by 237.5 cm. (Sheffield Galleries and Museums; exh. Gas Hall, Birmingham)
Attributed works:
51. England: Richmond Hill on the Prince Regent's Birthday, by J.M.W Turner. 1819. 180 by 334.5 cm. (Tate, London; exh. Gas Hall, Birmingham)
Attributed works:
52. Sun Rising through the Vapour, by J.M.W Turner. c.1809. 69 by 102 cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham)
Attributed works:
53. Sheerness as seen from the Nore, by J.M.W Turner. 1808. 104.5 by 149.5 cm. (Richard Green, London; exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham)
Attributed works:
54. Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to warn steam-boats of shoal water, by J.M.W Turner. 1840. 91.8 by 122.2 cm. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; exh. Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
Correction
Correction: Matthias Stom. Birmingham
05/2000 | 1166 | 142
Pages: 335
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Subjects
artists:
Stom, Matthias
works:
Stom, Matthias / Saint Isidore Agricola (Cathedral, Caccamo)
Reviewed Items
works:
Matthias Stom | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Exhibition Review
Matthias Stom. Birmingham
03/2000 | 1164 | 142
Pages: 181-183
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Reviewer:
Slatkes, Leonard J. (Slatkes, Leonard J.)
Subjects
artists:
Stom, Matthias
dates:
1600-1699
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain
places:
Netherlands
places:
England / Birmingham
subjects:
Dutch painting / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Matthias Stom | institution: Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
75. Isaac Blessing Jacob, by Matthias Stom. 136 by 182 cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
76. Christ before Pilate, by Matthias Stom. 152.4 by 203.2 cm. (Private Collection; Exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
77. Old Woman and Boy by Candlelight, by Matthias Stom. Oak Panel, 58.4 by 71.1 cm. (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; Exh. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham).