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).
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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).
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52. Sidereal Clock, by Boulton & Fothergill. 1771–72. Ormolu, silvered dial, 104.1 cm. high. (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery).
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)
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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)
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52. Sun Rising through the Vapour, by J.M.W Turner. c.1809. 69 by 102 cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham)
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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)
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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).