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Book Review
Mapping Art Collecting in Europe, 1860–1940: Eastern and Western Sociocultural Perspectives
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 304
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Legé, Alice S. (Legé, Alice S.)
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Mapping Art Collecting in Europe, 1860–1940: Eastern and Western Sociocultural Perspectives Edited by Milena Woźniak-Koch. 328 pp. incl. 22 col. + 54 b. & w. ills. (Brill, Leiden, 2023), €120.56. ISBN 978–3–506–79543–4. | :
Article
‘Two boys with a bladder’ in the J. Paul Getty Museum and Joseph Wright of Derby’s early candlelights
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 242–57
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Author:
Siemon, Julia (Siemon, Julia)
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1. Two boys with a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 92.7 by 73 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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10. Self-portrait, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1765–68. Oil on canvas, 70.2 by 58.7 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).
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11. Portrait of a man, known as the ‘Indian Captain’, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 229.2 by 138.4 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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12. Self-portrait in a fur cap, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1765–68. Grisaille on blue-grey laid paper, 42.5 by 29.5 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
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13. Portrait of a gentleman in a red fur-trimmed coat, frogged waistcoat and a white turban, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Late 1760s. Oil on canvas, 63.5 by 53.5 cm. (Private collection).
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14. Girl reading with a man looking over her shoulder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 71.1 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Two boys fighting over a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 71.1 cm. (Private collection).
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16. Study of a girl in a turban with pompom and frilled collar, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1767. Black and white chalk and stump on grey paper, 43.8 by 29.2 cm. (Private collection; photograph Lucas Olivet).
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17. Study of a boy reading, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1766. Grisaille pastel with touches of black chalk on blue paper, 48 by 28 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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18. An experiment on a bird in the air pump, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 76.2 by 63.5 (Derby Museum and Art Gallery).
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2. Three persons viewing the Gladiator by candle-light, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1765. Oil on canvas, 102.5 by 122 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool; Bridgeman Images).
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3. A philosopher giving that lecture on the orrery, in which a lamp is put in place of the sun, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1766. Oil on canvas, 147.3 by 203.2 cm. (Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
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4. An experiment on a bird in the air pump, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 183 by 244 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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5. An academy by lamplight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Late 1760s. Oil on canvas, 127 by 101.6 cm. (Private collection).
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6. An academy by lamplight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1769. Oil on canvas, 127 by 101 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; Bridgeman Images).
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7. Hermit, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1769. Oil on canvas, 128.2 by 102.9 cm. (Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Two girls dressing a kitten by candlelight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 90.8 by 72.4 cm. (Kenwood House, London; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Two boys by candlelight, blowing a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby and studio. c.1767–73. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 72.1 cm. (Huntington Library and Art Museum, San Marino).
Short Notice
Ménage de Pressigny and his art collection
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 157–161
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Author:
Jackall, Yuriko (Jackall, Yuriko)
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1. Portrait of Jean-Claude Richard, abbé de Saint-Non, by Bihi-Almaric de Bréhan after Jean-Honoré Fragonard. 1773. Pastel on paper, 80 by 63 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Portrait of Anne-Pauline Le Breton (?), by Bihi-Almaric de Bréhan after Jean-Honoré Fragonard. 1773. Pastel on paper, 80 by 63 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Shipwreck on a rocky coast, by Claude- Joseph Vernet. 1775. Oil on canvas, 73.8 by 107.8 cm. (Private collection).
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4. Harbour scene at sunset, by Claude- Joseph Vernet. 1775. Oil on canvas, 73.8 by 107.8 cm. (Private collection).
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5. Sketch of Young woman lifting a veil, by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin. 1777. (From Explication des peintures, sculptures et gravures, de MM de l’Académie Royale dont l’Exposition a été ordonnée [. . .] suivant l’intention de Sa Majesté [. . .] pour l’année 1777 [. . .], Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, Cabinet des estampes et de la photographie, Rés Yd2 1134, p.8).
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6. Young woman lifting a veil, by Nicolas-Guy Brenet. 1776. Oil on walnut panel, 27 by 21.5 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Old beggar and child, by Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié. 1774. Oil on canvas, 41.5 by 33 cm. (Horvitz Collection).
Article
The elder sisters of the ‘The Campbell sisters’: William Gordon Cumming’s patronage of Lorenzo Bartolini
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 126–153
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Stevens, Timothy (Stevens, Timothy)
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Wood, Lucy (Wood, Lucy)
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1. The Campbell sisters dancing a waltz, by Lorenzo Bartolini. Here dated 1817–18. Marble, height 170 cm; height of plinth, 92 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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10. Eliza Maria, Lady Gordon Cumming, by George Sanders. 1838. Photogravure by Emery Walker, after a painting of 1838. (From C.F. Gordon Cumming: Memories, Edinburgh 1904, facing p.38).
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11. Lady Charlotte Campbell and John Campbell of Islay, thought to be by George Sanders. c.1796. Oil on board(?); each 13.6 by 10.5 cm. (framed individually and mounted together on velvet in a gilded wood frame, not shown). (Private collection; photograph Marc Hindley).
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12. Altyre House, Morayshire, by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. After a drawing of before 1854. (From C.F. Gordon Cumming: Memories, Edinburgh 1904, facing p.52).
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13. Sofa table, by George Bullock. c.1815–18. Veneered in rosewood with brass marquetry and lacquered brass mounts, 70.6 by 172.5 by 91.3 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool).
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14. Model for The Campbell sisters dancing a waltz, by Lorenzo Bartolini. Plaster, height 167 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900337755).
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16. Bust of a man (left), here identified as Walter Frederick Campbell, and bust of a woman (right), here identified as Lady Charlotte Campbell (later Bury), both by Lorenzo Bartolini. c.1817–18. Marble, height 74 cm. (left) and 82 cm. (right). (Present location unknown; photograph Christie’s, London).
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17. Model for the bust in Fig.16 (left), by Lorenzo Bartolini. Plaster, height 61 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900382892).
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18. Model for the bust in Fig.16 (right), by Lorenzo Bartolini. Plaster, height 63 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900382921, as ‘Marchioness of Londonderry’).
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19. Fig.16 (left) on its pedestal, supplied by Lorenzi Bartolini. Marble, pedestal height 107 cm. (Present location unknown; photograph Christie’s, London).
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2. Eliza Maria (née Campbell), Lady Gordon Cumming, by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1817–18. Marble, height with socle 81.5 cm. (Private collection; photograph Cara Willoughby).
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20. Fig.2 on its pedestal, supplied by Lorenzi Bartolini. Marble, pedestal height 106 cm. (Private collection; photograph Cara Willoughby).
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21. Design for a vase and columnar pedestal, inscribed (top left) ‘15’, by Lorenzo Bartolini’s workshop. Pen and ink on paper, 26 by 18.4 cm. (Museo Civico, Prato, inv no.1035).
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22. Model for the bust of Eleanora Campbell (Fig.3), by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1817. Plaster, height 64 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900382923).
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23. Model for a bust, probably Eliza Gordon Cumming (Fig.2), by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1817. Plaster, height 46.5 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900750676).
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24. Model for a statue of a child, possibly Penrose Gordon Cumming, by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1818. Plaster, height 101 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900337775).
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26. Model for a bust of Madame de Staël, by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1816. Plaster, height 78 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900742880).
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28. Model for a statue of Venus, formerly with a figure of Cupid, by Lorenzo Bartolini. c.1817. Plaster, height 158 cm. (Gipsoteca Bartolini, Accademia, Florence; Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali, no.0900337748).
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29. Lorenzo Bartolini’s receipt for 484 francesconi for the items in Sir William Gordon Cumming’s third commission, dated 12th June 1818 and annotated by Sir William with individual prices and the total, including his second commission. (National Library of Scotland, Dep.175, Box 128; see Appendix 3.4).
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3. Eleanora Campbell (later Countess of Uxbridge), by Lorenzo Bartolini. 1817–18. Marble, height with socle 78 cm. (Private collection; photograph Cara Willoughby).
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4. Side view of Fig.2. (Photograph Cara Willoughby).
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5. Side view of Fig.3. (Photograph Cara Willoughby).
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6. Eliza Maria Campbell. c.1815. Possibly watercolour on ivory, 9 by 8 cm. (Private collection; photograph Marc Hindley).
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7. Eliza Maria, Lady Gordon Cumming, by Henry Raeburn. 1817. Oil on canvas, 76.2 by 63.5 cm. (Present location unknown; courtesy of the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London).
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8. Charles Cumming (later Cumming Bruce) in Turkish dress, by Andrew Geddes. 1817. Oil on panel, 64.1 by 53.3 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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9. Sir William Gordon Cumming, by George Sanders. 1838. Photogravure by Emery Walker, after a painting of 1838. (From C.F. Gordon Cumming: Memories, Edinburgh 1904, facing p.136).
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Opposite 15. Detail of Fig.1.
Western art unattributed:
27. Venus and Cupid. Roman, partly mid-2nd century CE, restored 1584. Marble, height 182 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence; photograph Gabinetto Fotograficao).
Book Review
The Gallery at Cleveland House: Displaying Art and Society in Late Georgian London
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 71-2
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Reviewer:
Humfrey, Peter (Humfrey, Peter)
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The Gallery at Cleveland House: Displaying Art and Society in Late Georgian London By Anne Nellis Richter. 227 pp. incl. 75 col. ills. (Bloomsbury, London, 2024), £90. ISBN 978–1–3503–7275–7. | :
Short Notice
Even more about the Andrea Vendramin collection
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 941-45
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Shorter Notice by:
Murphy, Lauren (Murphy, Lauren)
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1. Mula salvatica, fol.19r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
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2. Capra di Cipro, fol.21r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
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3. Frontispiece, fol.1r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
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4. Granciporro dell’ Oceano, fol.49r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink and watercolour on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
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5. Verga dell’ arbore, fol.38r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
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6. Mano di mumia di Alessandria, fol.46r of De Rebus Indicis & ex aliis mundi regionibus, tam Orientalibus quam Occidentalibus, valde curiosis & visu dignis, by Andrea Vendramin. 1627. Ink and watercolour on paper, approx. 23 by 16.5 cm. (© British Library Board; British Library, London).
Short Notice
The missing woman: the reunion of a family portrait by Cornelis de Vos
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 708–13
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Jager, Angela (Jager, Angela)
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Wadum, Jørgen (Wadum, Jørgen)
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1. Portrait of husband and wife, by Cornelis de Vos. After 1635. Oil on canvas, 173 by 132 cm. (The Nivaagaard Collection).
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2a–b. Reconstruction showing Portrait of a father and son and Portrait of a woman by Cornelis de Vos reunited.
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2b. Right: Portrait of a woman. 1626. Oil on canvas, 57.5 by 48.7 cm. (The Nivaagaard Collection).
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3. Fig.2b, before conservation in 2014.
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4. Portrait of a family with four daughters and a son, by Cornelis de Vos. 1626. Oil on canvas, 160.5 by 184.5 cm. (Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne).
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5. Photograph of detail of Fig.2a, showing the lower-right corner after removal of overpaint. 1966. (Statens Museum for Kunst Archive, Copenhagen).
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6. Strainer of Fig.2b, showing the wax seal in the upper-right corner and label reading ‘No 25’ attached to the cross bar.
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7. Detail of the wax seal of Fig.2b, showing the monogram ‘MB’.
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8. Detail of annotated copy of sale catalogue of Lord Northwick’s collection. (National Gallery Research Centre, London, no.NGA 28/1/6).
Book Review
Henry Lerolle: Paris 1848–1929
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 537
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Reviewer:
Thomson, Richard (Thomson, Richard)
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Henry Lerolle: Paris 1848–1929 By Aggy Lerolle. 272 pp. incl. 400 col. + 41 b. & w. ills. (Société des Amis d’Henry Lerolle, Paris, 2022), €70. ISBN 978–2–87561–043–0. | :
Short Notice
The final years of John Michael Wright: new evidence from sale catalogues
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 386–388
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Author:
Eade, Jane (Eade, Jane)
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Illustrations
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1. Portrait of a young lady, probably Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), attributed to John Michael Wright. Watercolour and chalk on paper, 26.4 by 20.2 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Lady Anne Percy, Lady Stanhope (1633–54) or Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), by Peter Lely. 1647–49. Oil on canvas, 123 by 99 cm. (Petworth House, West Sussex).
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3. Elizabeth Claypole (née Cromwell), by John Michael Wright. 1658. Oil on panel, 54 by 45.1 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Book Review
All Walks of Life. A Journey with the Alan Shimmerman Collection: Meissen Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 98–99
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Reviewer:
Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)
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All Walks of Life. A Journey with the Alan Shimmerman Collection: Meissen Porcelain Figures of the Eighteenth Century By Meredith Chilton and Vanessa Sigalas, with contributions by André van der Goes, Jennifer Mass and Aaron Shugar. 672 pp. incl. 713 col. ills. (Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 2022), £75. ISBN 978–3–89790–641–9. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Dancing Mezzetin and L’Indifferent, modelled by J.J. Kändler. Meissen, c.1738–40, decorated after 1802. Hard-paste porcelain, heights 18.1 and 19 cm. (Shimmerman Collection; photograph Melissa Shimmerman).
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