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The discovery of James Gibbs’s designs for the façade of Burlington House
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 354-367
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Aslet, William (Aslet, William)
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1. RA lecture illustration of the colonnade at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806–17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67.1 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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10. Detail of Fig.4, showing the coat of arms.
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11. Detail of Fig.5, showing the coat of arms.
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12. The south front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 38.4 by 64.8 cm. (British Library, London).
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13. The east front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 37.1 by 63 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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14. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, by John Faber after Godfrey Kneller. 1734. Mezzotint, 41.5 by 28.7 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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15. Elevation of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, III, p.24).
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16. The plan of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, I, p.32).
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17. Executed scheme for refacing Burlington House, by Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1717–19. Engraving, 25.1 by 50.3 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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18. Wing, originally stable wing, at Burlington House, by Stephen Ayling. c.1860s. Albumen print mounted on card, 16.5 by 25.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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19. Conjectural illustration showing Burlington House faced with this design by Gibbs, by Francis Terry. 2025. Black pen over pencil with watercolour, 36 by 24.5 cm. (Courtesy the artist).
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2. Burlington House in Piccadilly, by Johannes Kip and Leonard Knyff. Early 18th century. Engraving, 36 by 50 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives; Bridgeman Images).
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20. The publick building at Cambridge in perspective, by James Gibbs. 1728. (From J. Gibbs: A Book of Architecure: Containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, London 1728, p.108.
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3. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing C), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32 by 18 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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4. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing A), by James Gibbs. 1716. Black pen and grey wash over graphite on paper, 51.5 by 31.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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5. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing B), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32.5 by 19.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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6. Detail of Fig.4, showing the energetic draughtsmanship.
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7. R.A. lecture illustration of the courtyard at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806-17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67/1 cm (Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing details that compare closely to those in Fig.6.
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8. Sketch of the interior of Sudbrook Lodge, Petersham, Surrey, by James Gibbs. c.1716. Black pen with grey wash over graphite on paper, 27.3 by 23 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Book Review
James Gibbs
05/1985 | 986 | 127
Pages: 311
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Downes, Kerry (Downes, Kerry)
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James Gibbs | author: Friedman, Terry
Short Notice
Scheemakers's Monument to the Best of Sons
01/1980 | 922 | 122
Pages: 61-62+64-65+67
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Friedman, Terry (Friedman, Terry)
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90. The Turner Mausoleum, by James Gibbs. 1750. (Kirkleatham, Yorkshire).
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91. Monument to Marwood William Turner, Proposed Design by James Gibbs. 1740. Pen, Ink and Wash. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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92. Shakespeare, by Peter Scheemakers. Bronzed Plaster Cast of the Modello for the Westminster Abbey Monument, 1740. (York Castle Museum).
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93. Monument to Marwood William Turner, by Peter Scheemakers. 1741-42. Marble. (Formerly Kirkleatham).
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94. The Turner Mausoleum, by James Gibbs. 1740. A Section Showing One of the Proposed Monument Designs. Pen, Ink and Wash. (The Parochial Church Council of St Cuthbert, Kirkleatham).
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95. Monument to Marwood William Turner. Contract Drawing, by Peter Scheemakers. 1741. Pen, Ink and Wash. (The Parochial Church Council of St Cuthbert, Kirkleatham).
Short Notice
On a Project Ascribed to Carlo Fontana for the Facade of S. Giovanni in Laterano
02/1975 | 863 | 117
Pages: 105-106+109+111
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Hager, Hellmut (Hager, Hellmut)
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57. Engraving after Carlo Fontana's Project of 1683 for the Façade of S. Marcello al Corso, Rome. (Insignum Romae Templorum Prospectus.)
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58. Project for the Façade of S. Carlo al Corso, Rome, by Carlo Francesco Bizzaccheri. (Accademia di S. Luca, Rome.)
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59. Copy of a Project by Carlo Fontana for the Façade of S. Giovanni Laterano. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.)
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60. SS. Stimmate di S. Francesco, Rome. Copy of an Elevation for the Façade by Joh. Conrad Schlaun, 1722. (Kunstbibliothek, Berlin, Hdz.4859.)
Article
James Gibbs's Designs for University Buildings at Cambridge
12/1972 | 837 | 114
Pages: 842-848
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Hudson, T. P. (Hudson, T. P.)
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68. The Senate House and Old University Library, Cambridge. Photo National Monuments Record.
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69. Design for University Buildings at Cambridge, by James Gibbs. (Gibbs Collection, IV.44). Courtesy Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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70. Design for University Buildings at Cambridge, by James Gibbs, Engraved by H. Hulsbergh. (British Museum, King's Maps, VIII-68-a.) Photo. University Library, Cambridge.
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71. Final Scheme for University Buildings at Cambridge, by James Gibbs. (Gibbs, Book of Architecture, pl.36). Photo. National Monuments Record.
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72. Design for University Buildings at Cambridge, by James Gibbs. (Gibbs Collection, IV.14). Courtesy Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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73. Cannons, South Front (1719-20), by James Gibbs. Photo. Courtauld Institute of Art.
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74. Design for University Buildings at Cambridge, by James Gibbs. (Gibbs Collection IV. 13). Courtesy Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
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A. Cambridge, University Buildings, Plan of Site, with Gibbs's Final Scheme Superimposed (Based on Willis & Clark: Architectural History of Cambridge [1886], vol. IV, pl. 27.)
Book Review
The Life and Work of James Gibbs
09/1957 | 654 | 99
Pages: 318-319
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Lynton, Norbert (Lynton, Norbert)
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The Life and Work of James Gibbs | author: Gibbs, James , author: Little, Bryan
Letter
The Craggs Monument in Westminster Abbey
08/1955 | 629 | 97
Pages: 260
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Webb, M. I. (Webb, M. I.)
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A James Gibbs Autobiography
05/1955 | 626 | 97
Pages: 147-149+151
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Holloway, John (Holloway, John)
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29. Note in James Gibbs' Handwriting on Drawing for King's College, Cambridge, c.1720. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.)
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30. Note in James Gibbs' Handwriting on Drawing for a Private House (Undated). (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.)
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31. Extract from A Short Accompt of Mr James Gibbs Architect, Completed Some Time after 1753. (Soane Museum, London.)
Book Review
St. Martin in the Fields, New and Old
08/1945 | 509 | 87
Pages: 207
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Hope-Nicholson, Hedley (Hope-Nicholson, Hedley; Hope-Nicholson, H.)
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St. Martin in the Fields, New and Old | author: Esdaile, Katharine A.