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Avignon as 'nova Roma'
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 5–15
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Author:
Bolgia, Claudia (Bolgia, Claudia)
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1. Chamber of the Stag, Papal Palace, Avignon. 1343. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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11. Detail of the Stefaneschi polyptych, showing the Crucifixion of St Peter, by Giotto. c.1320. Tempera on panel. (Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City; Bridgeman Images).
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13. Crucifixion of St Peter, copy of a detail in the lost fresco cycle in the atrium of Old St Peter’s, Rome (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS A64ter (Grimaldi Album), fol. 39).
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14. Duke Stephen in Rome, imploring St Peter to absolve his sins, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene M, south wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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15. Detail of Fig.14, showing Stephen, Duke of south-west France, receiving absolution from St Peter.
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16. Vault of the chapel of St John, Papal Palace, Avignon, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1346–48. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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17. Alpinianus cures the sick by imposing on them the sudarium of St Martial, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene U, south wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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18. Detail of Fig.17, showing the imposition of the sudarium.
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2. Detail of the ceiling of the Chamber of the Stag, showing the she-wolf with her twins and the hen with her chicks. 1343. (Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Fabrice Lepeltier).
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4. Section of the Tower of the Pope and Garderobe Tower, Papal Palace, Avignon.
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5. Ground plan of the Papal Palace, Avignon.
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6. Christ ordering St Peter to send St Martial to preach in Gaul and St Peter communicating Christ’s will to Martial and his disciples, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene D, vault, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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7. Martial receives the staff from St Peter and Resurrection of Austriclianus, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene C, vault, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
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8. Chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).
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9. Christ showing to St Martial in a vision the martyrdom of St Peter and St Paul in Rome, by Matteo Giovannetti. 1344–45. Fresco. (Scene P, lunette, west wall, chapel of St Martial, Papal Palace, Avignon; photograph Domenico Ventura).
Western art unattributed:
10. Crucifixion of St Peter. c.1277–80. Fresco. (Sancta Sanctorum, Rome).
Western art unattributed:
12. Rooster. Italian, 9th–12th century. Gilded bronze. (Museo Storico- Artistico del Tesoro di S. Pietro, Vatican City).
Western art unattributed:
3. Stone relief of the she-wolf with her twins, Maria Saal Cathedral. (Wikimedia Commons).
Article
Goya’s ‘Self-portrait with Dr Arrieta’
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1300–1304
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Author:
Céron-Peña, Mercedes (Céron-Peña, Mercedes)
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1. Self-portrait with Dr Arrieta, by Francisco de Goya. 1820. Oil on canvas, 114.6 by 76.5 cm. (Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing green and red brushstrokes in the white bedsheet.
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the face of the man behind Goya’s left shoulder.
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the friar or monk behind Arrieta’s right elbow.
Western art unattributed:
4. An allegory of Ferdinand VII’s constitutional oath. 1820. Handcoloured engraving, 19.4 by 25 cm. (Ayuntamiento de Madrid; Museo de Historia de Madrid).
Exhibition Review
M.K. Čiurlionis: Between Worlds
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 328-330
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Reviewer:
Bartlett, Rosamund (Bartlett, Rosamund)
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M.K. Čiurlionis: Between Worlds Dulwich Picture Gallery, London 21st September 2022–12th March 2023 | :
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26. Creation of the world VI, from the series Creation of the world, by M.K. Čiurlionis. 1905– 06. Tempera on paper, 36.3 by 31.5 cm. (M.K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
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27. Rex, by M.K. Čiurlionis. 1909. Tempera on canvas, 147.1 by 133.7 cm. (M.K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
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28. Finale, from the series Sonata no. 5 (Sonata of the sea), by M.K. Čiurlionis. 1908. Tempera on paper, 73.2 by 63 cm. (M.K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas; exh. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London).
Book Review
The Aesthetics of Marble: From Late Antiquity to the Present
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 934
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Reviewer:
Varela Braga, Ariane (Varela Braga, Ariane)
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The Aesthetics of Marble: From Late Antiquity to the Present Edited by Dario Gamboni, Jessica N. Richardson and Gerhard Wolf. 380 pp. incl. 258 col. ills. (Hirmer, Munich, 2021), £55. ISBN 978–3–7774–3448–3. | :
Exhibition Review
Mikhail Vrubel
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 300-302
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Reviewer:
Doronchenkov, Ilia (Doronchenkov, Ilia)
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Mikhail Vrubel State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 3rd November 2021–8th March 2022 | :
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21. Savva Mamontov, by Mikhail Vrubel. 1897. Oil on canvas, 187 by 142.5 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Bridgeman Images).
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22. Demon flying, by Mikhail Vrubel. 1899. Oil on canvas, 138.5 by 430.5 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg; Bridgeman Images).
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23. A shell, by Mikhail Vrubel. 1904–05. Graphite pencil, black pastel and white wash on paper, 17.5 by 25.4 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Article
The restoration of ‘Young woman reading a letter at an open window’ by Johannes Vermeer: final report
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 916-925
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Author:
Neidhardt, Uta (Neidhardt, Uta)
Author:
Schölzel, Christoph (Schölzel, Christoph)
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1. Young woman reading a letter at an open window, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–59. Oil on canvas, 83 by 64.5 cm. Photographed after restoration, 2021. (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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10. Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, by Gerard Houckgeest. 1654. Oil on panel, 49 by 41 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; photograph Frans Pegt).
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12. A mother’s duty, by Pieter de Hooch. c.1660–61. Oil on canvas, 52.5 by 61 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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13. An officer and a standing woman, by Hendrick van der Burch. c.1665. Oil on canvas, 57.8 by 64.1 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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2. Young woman standing at a virginal, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670–72. Oil on canvas, 51.7 by 45.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Fig.1, photographed after the removal of overpaint in 2021, showing the edges of the painting (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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4. Detail of Fig.3, showing the upper-left corner of the painting.
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5. Detail of Fig.3, showing the lower-right corner of the painting, with the foot of a wine glass.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the painting of Cupid in the background.
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7. A lady writing a letter, with her maid, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670/72. Oil on canvas, 71.1 by 60.5 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Inconcussa fide (Oprecht), by Otto van Veen. 1608. Engraving, 20.2 by 15.1 cm. (From Amorum emblemata, Antwerp 1608, p.28; © Dresden, SLUB/Deutsche Fotothek).
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9. Officer and laughing girl, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–60. Oil on canvas, 50.5 by 46 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York; photograph Michael Bodycomb).
Western art unattributed:
11. The terrace. Delft, c.1660. Oil on canvas, 106.9 by 87.4 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
Article
The Empress Dowager Cixi’s Japanese screen and late Qing imperial cosmopolitanism
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 886-897
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Author:
Rado, Mei Mei (Rado, Mei Mei)
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1. Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Dowager of China, by Yu Xunling. 1903. Photograph, hand-coloured gelatin silver print, 23.1 by 17.2 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
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10. Folding screen depicting peacocks among azalea bushes, by Iida & Co. (Takashimaya). Japan, c.1903. Silk embroidery, 152.4 by 304.8 cm. (From The Principal Exhibits to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St Louis, U.S.A., 1904 by S. Iida, “Takashimaya” Kyoto Japan; Takashimaya Historical Museum, Osaka).
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12. Folding screen depicting a white phoenix, pine tree and chrysanthemums. Japan, c.1895–1905. Embroidered silk, 230 by 552 cm., each panel 230 by 69 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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16. Woman’s coat, made by Iida & Co. (Takashimaya). Japan, c.1900–09. Silk embroidery on silk crêpe (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
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18. The Meiji Empress, Haruko, by Suziki Shin’ichi I and Maruki Riyō. 1889. Photograph, gelatin silver print signed by Empress Haruko, 27.5 by 20.5 cm. (Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Washington)
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2. The Empress Dowager Cixi, by Yu Xunling. c.1903. Photograph, hand-coloured gelatin silver print. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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3. The Empress Dowager Cixi, by Yu Xunling. c.1903. Photograph from a glass plate negative, 24.1 by 17.8 cm. (Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Washington).
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4. The Kangxi Emperor in informal dress at his writing table. Late seventeenth century. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, image 50.7 by 32 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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5. The Empress Dowager Tze His [Cixi], of China, by Katharine Carl. 1903. Oil on canvas with original camphor wood frame, canvas 297.2 by 173.4 cm. (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Washington).
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6. Folding screen depicting peacocks among peonies, made by Iida & Co. (Takashimaya). Japan, c.1903. Silk embroidery and later ink and colour on paper, 268 by 456 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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7. Detail of Fig.6, showing the padded embroidery of the peonies’ petals. (Photograph the author).
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8. Detail of Fig.6, showing the subtle colour gradations and sheen of the peacock’s feathers. (Photograph the author).
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9. Detail of Fig.6, showing the Japanese inscription on the back of the frame. (Photograph the author).
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Wall hanging depicting a landscape. Japan, c.1895–1905. Yūzen-dyed velvet, image 176 by 116 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
13 and 14. Front and back of a woman’s informal court robe (chenyi). China, c.1905. Silk tapestry (kesi) with embroidery highlights. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Back of woman’s informal court robe (chenyi). China, c.1905. Silk tapestry (kesi), lined with squirrel and silver rat fur. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Vase (one of a pair). Japan, c.1895–1905. Cloisonné enamel (shippō), height 150 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Article
Richard II’s broomcod collar in the Wilton Diptych: a new identification of the flowers and their significance
07/2021 | 1420 | 163
Pages: 604-606
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Author:
Gordon, Dillian (Gordon, Dillian)
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1. Detail of Fig.3, showing Richard II.
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2. Detail of Fig.3, showing the flowers linking the broomcods in Richard II’s collar, here identified as pimpernels.
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3. The Wilton Diptych. Left wing: Richard II with St Edmund, St Edward the Confessor and St John the Baptist. Right wing: the Virgin and Child with angels. French or English, c.1397–99. Tempera on oak panel, each panel 53 by 37 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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4. Exterior of Fig.3. Left: the royal arms of England and France impaled with the arms of Edward the Confessor with a helmet, cap of maintenance and lion passant guardant; right: the white hart lying on branches of rosemary and fern. (National Gallery, London).
Article
A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 832-839
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Author:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Author:
Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)
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5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).
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7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.
Western art unattributed:
2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Article
Fruit of love: Van Dyck’s ‘James Stuart, Duke of Richmond’ in the Louvre and its afterlife
06/2020 | 1407 | 162
Pages: 492-501
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Author:
Sanzsalazar, Jahel (Sanzsalazar, Jahel)
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1. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, by Anthony van Dyck. Here dated to 1637. Oil on canvas, 107 by 84 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; RMN Grand-Palais, Paris).
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10. The quince, by Pierre Eskrich, from Emblemes d’Alciat, Lyon 1549. Engraving, 19 by 13 cm. (Biblioth que national de France, Paris).
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11. Mary Villiers, Lady Herbert of Shurland, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1636– 37. Oil on canvas, 101 by 83.8 cm. (Timken Museum of Art, San Diego).
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12. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, attributed to Auguste Renoir after Anthony van Dyck. Oil on canvas, 116 by 89 cm. (Private collection).
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13. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, by Thomas Couture after Anthony van Dyck. Pencil on paper, 9.1 by 12.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris, album RF 9106, fol.33; RMN Grand-Palais, Paris).
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14. Self-portrait in a white shirt, by Henri Fantin-Latour. 1859. Oil on canvas, 101 by 83.5 cm. (Musée de Grenoble).
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2. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, by Anthony van Dyck. Here dated before 1637. Oil on canvas, 99.7 by 160 cm. (Kenwood House, London; Bridgeman Images).
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3. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, by Anthony van Dyck. Here dated after 1637. Oil on canvas, 215.9 by 127.6 cm. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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4–6, left to right, details of Figs 1, 2 and 3, showing the face of James Stuart.
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7. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, after Anthony van Dyck. After 1637. Oil on canvas, diameter 59.8 cm. (Location unknown).
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8. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, by the studio of Anthony van Dyck. After 1637. Oil on canvas, 101.5 by 75 cm. (Private collection, formerly at Ickworth House, Suffolk;   RKD; Courtesy Sotheby's, New York).
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9. James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox and future 1st Duke of Richmond, after Anthony van Dyck. After 1637. Oil on canvas, 101.5 by 81 cm. (Antony House, Cornwall;   National Trust Images).
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