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Narcissus in Ormolu
08/1980 | 929 | 122
Pages: 573-575
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Author:
Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
artists:
Tassie, James
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Boulton and Fothergill
subjects:
Clocks / Ormolu
subjects:
British sculpture / Narcissus / Classical mythology
subjects:
Visual sources
Illustrations
Attributed works:
46. Sketch of a Narcissus Clock-Case, from Boulton and Fothergill's Pattern Books. Volume 1, p.77. (Birmingham Reference Library).
Attributed works:
47. Narcissus Clock-Case, by Boulton and Fothergill. c.1778. Height 42 cm. (Collection Simon Redburn).
Attributed works:
48. Narcissus Clock-Case, by Boulton and Fothergill. c. 1778. Height 43.8 cm. (Leeds Art Galleries).
Book Review
Ormolu by Boulton
12/1974 | 861 | 116
Pages: 763-765+767
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Reviewer:
Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
Metalwork / Ormolu
subjects:
Candlesticks / Clocks / Tripods (stands)
subjects:
Vases
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton | author: Boulton, Matthew , author: Goodison, Nicholas
Illustrations
Attributed works:
68. Design for the 'King's Candle Vase', by John Yenn. Pencil, Pen and Water-Colour. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Attributed works:
69. Design for an Ormolu Griffin, by John Yenn. Pencil, Pen and Yellow Wash, 41.2 by 28.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Article
Matthew Boulton's Mechanical Paintings
08/1970 | 809 | 112
Pages: 497-507
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Author:
Robinson, Eric (Robinson, Eric)
Author:
Thompson, Keith R. (Thompson, Keith R.)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
artists:
Boulton and Fothergill
artists:
West, Benjamin
artists:
Eginton, Francis
artists:
Loutherbourg, Philip James de
artists:
Stuart, James Athenian
artists:
Wyatt, James
artists:
Kauffmann, Angelica
dates:
1770-1779
patrons:
Montague, Elizabeth
places:
London
places:
Soho (London) / England
subjects:
Camera lucidas
subjects:
Ormolu / Silver plate / Engravings
subjects:
Boulton and Fothergill
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence / Inventories
subjects:
Prints
subjects:
British painting / Photomechanical processes / Printmaking / Lithographs / Mezzotints / Aquatints
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Nymphs Adorning a Herm. Engraving after Angelica Kauffmann, from Which Mechanical Paintings Were Made. (Science Museum, London.)
Attributed works:
15. Graces Awakening Cupid. Engraving after Angelica Kauffmann (Left) and the Mechanical Painting Copy of It (Right). (Science Museum, London.)
Attributed works:
16. Summer, after Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg. Mechanical Painting. (National Portrait Gallery.)
Attributed works:
17. Detail from the Interior of Elizabeth Montagu's House, 22 Portman Square, Showing Mechanical Paintings after Angelica Kauffmann over the Door and in the Centre of the Ceiling. From a Photograph Taken in 1894. (Destroyed.) Courtesy National Buildings Record.
Western art unattributed:
14. Detail from Green Drawing Room, Culzean Castle, Scotland, Showing What is Probably a Mechanical Painting in the Style of Angelica Kauffmann.
Short Notice
Matthew Boulton's Ormolu Door Furniture
11/1969 | 800 | 111
Pages: 685+687-688
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Author:
Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Metalwork / Doors
subjects:
Ormolu
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Furniture
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. Design of Handle and 'Furniture for the Locks of Doors', from Robert and James Adam's Works in Architecture, Vol. 2, No. 4, Plate B (1778).
Attributed works:
56. Door Knob and Escutcheon (One of a Set of Five), by Boulton and Fothergill. Supplied Probably Towards End of 1766. 16 by 25.4 cm. Gilt Brass, Now Lacquered, with Modern Screws. The Left-Hand Pendant Operates the Secondary Lock; The Right-Hand Pendant, Covering the Key-Hole, Is Missing. (Dining-Room, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire.)
Article
English Eighteenth Century Ormolu
03/1921 | 216 | 38
Pages: 116-119
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Author:
Tipping, H. Avray (Tipping, H. Avray)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Georgian / Metalwork / Ormolu
Illustrations
Attributed works:
A Cup and Cover of Blue Bristol Glass with Silver-Gilt Mounts. Mounts Marked T. H. For Thomas Hemming. Hall Mark 1752. (Col. H. H. Mulliner)
Attributed works:
C Tea Urn of Battersea Enamel Mounted in Gilded Metal. About 1760. (Col. H. H. Mulliner)
Western art unattributed:
B Cassolettes, One of a Pair Mounted in Ormolu, Probably at the Soho Works. About 1770. (Col. H. H. Mulliner)
Western art unattributed:
D Candelabra, One of a Pair. Body of Derbyshire Spar Mounted in Ormolu, Probably at the Soho Works. About 1770. (Col. H. H. Mulliner)