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Article
Roubiliac and Sprimont: a friendship revisited
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 601–611
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Author:
Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)
Subjects
artists:
Roubiliac, Louis François / Sprimont, Nicholas / Coustou, Nicolas / Germain, Thomas, 1674-1748 / Crespin, Paul
dates:
1740-1749 / 1750-1759
museums and institutions:
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
places:
London
styles:
Rococo
subjects:
Huguenot / French sculpture / Porcelain / Silverwork / Bronzes / Clocks
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Louis-François Roubiliac, attributed to François Xavier Vispré. c.1760. Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 62.2 by 54.6 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).
Attributed works:
10. Head of a laughing child, after a model attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. 1746–49. Chelsea porcelain, 19.7 by 16.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
11. Persia and Macedonia (Greece) from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
Attributed works:
12. Chaldea (Assyria) and Rome from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
Attributed works:
13. Floor-standing clock, by Charles Clay, with paintings by Jacopo Amigoni and sculptures by Louis-François Roubiliac and John Michael Rysbrack. 1740–43. Wood with gilded metal, silver and paint, height 85 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2023).
Attributed works:
14. Britannia, after a model here attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1746–48. Chelsea porcelain, 25.7 by 16.2 cm. (Errol Manners, London).
Attributed works:
2. Nicholas Sprimont with his wife, Ann, and sister-in-law Susannah Protin. 1759–62. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 53.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
3. Retrieving hound, after a model attributed to Nicholas Sprimont. 1749. Chelsea porcelain, 19.8 by 19.8 by 8.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
4. Paul Crespin. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
5. Centrepiece. English, by Paul Crespin possibly in association with Nicholas Sprimont. 1740. Silver, 36 by 54.5 cm. (Toledo Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
6. Sauceboats with figures of Venus and Adonis, by Nicholas Sprimont. 1743–45. Gilded silver, 22.7 by 23.2 by 13 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).
Attributed works:
7. Design for a soup tureen for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Nicholas Sprimont. c.1744. Pen and black ink with brown ink wash on paper, 26 by 43.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
8. Girl in a swing, Charles Gouyn Factory, St James’s, London. 1749–59. Porcelain, 15.9 by 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
9. Trump, William Hogarth’s pug, after a model by Louis-François Roubiliac. 1747–50. Chelsea porcelain, 13.2 by 26.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 697-699
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Reviewer:
Kirchweger, Franz (Kirchweger, Franz)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
subjects:
Kunstkammer / Cabinets of curiosities / Courts (social groups) / Collecting / Science / Automata / Clocks / Goldsmiths
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe Edited by Wolfram Koeppe. 308 pp. incl. 300 col. ills. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London 2019), £50. ISBN 978–1–58839–677–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Writing box, by Wenzel Jamnitzer. c.1560–70. Silver, 6 by 22.7 by 10.2 cm. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Attributed works:
5. Objects in turned ivory, from C. Plumier: L’art de Tourner, ou De Faire en Perfection Toutes Sortes d’Ouvrages au Tour, Paris 1749. By François Baillieul after Charles Plumier. Engraving, 40.5 by 26.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
6. Celestial globe with clockwork, by Gerhard Emmoser. 1579. Silver (partially gilt), brass (gilt) and steel, height 27.3 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Exhibition Review
A Rothschild Treasury. Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 952-954
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
National Trust
patrons:
Rothschild family
subjects:
Silverwork / Jewellery / Antiquities / Glassware / Gem carvings / Gold / Clocks / Enamels / Cameos / Art objects / Ceramics / Coins
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Snuff box, by Louis Roucel. 1772–73. Sèvres porcelain plaques with paintings attributed to Louis-Denis Armand l’aîné after Jean-Jacques Bachelier, c.1760. Gold and softpaste porcelain, 35 by 72 by 58 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
Attributed works:
15. Installation view of the Treasury, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, 2019. (Photograph Mike Fear).
Western art unattributed:
14. Gaius Caesar. Roman, c.1 BC–AD 4 (cameo), AD 100– 200 (mount). Onyx, gold and bronze, 4.9 by 3.9 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
Book Review
On Display: Henrietta Maria and the Materials of Magnificence at the Stuart Court. By Erin Griffey
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1070-1071
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Reviewer:
Serres, Karen (Serres, Karen)
Subjects
artists:
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo / Reni, Guido
buildings:
Queen's House, London, Great Britain / Somerset House, London, Great Britain
dates:
1600-1699 / 1600-1649 / 1650-1699
media:
Architecture / Tapestries / Jewellery / Carpets / Clocks / Furniture / Costume / Paintings / Sculpture
patrons:
Henrietta Maria, Queen, Consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Patronage / Collections / Collecting / Politics / Cultural history / Courts (social groups) / Connoisseurship / Inventories / Estate inventories / Catholicism / Chapels / Commissions / Portraits / Busts / Civil War (England: 1642–1651) / Taste (aesthetics)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson, by Anthony van Dyck. 1633. Canvas, 219.1 by 134.8 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
Chinoiserie in Britain
10/2008 | 1267 | 50
Pages: 704-705
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Reviewer:
Winterbottom, Matthew (Winterbottom, Matthew)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 1630-1669 / 1650-1749 / 1750-1849 / 1850-1919 / 1920-1929
museums and institutions:
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Brighton, Great Britain / Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Great Britain
places:
Brighton / England
print:
Chinoiserie
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Chinoiserie / Furniture / Clocks / Ceramics
subjects:
Great Britain
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1630–1930 | institution: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery , institution: Royal Pavilion
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. Cabinet on stand, by Ernest Gimson. c.1902. Veneered walnut and ebony with gilt gesso, 200 by 119 by 47 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; exh. Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton).
Western art unattributed:
54. Cabinet on stand. English, c.1700. Pine and oak, japanned ivory ground, 203 by 119.5 by 60 cm. (Holburne Museum of Art, Bath; exh. Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton).
Western art unattributed:
56. The ‘Kylin’ clock. Chinese porcelain, late 17th–18th century; French clock, c.1750; mounts and base, London, 1821–23. Hard paste porcelain, with gilt bronze mounts, 111.7 by 81.3 by 36.9 cm. (Royal Collection, London; exh. Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton).
Article
James Cox (c. 1723-1800): A Revised Biography
06/2000 | 1167 | 142
Pages: 353-361
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Author:
Smith, Roger (Smith, Roger)
Subjects
artists:
Cox, James, 1723-1800
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
Clocks
subjects:
Automata / Jewellery
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Trade Card of James Cox. c.1750. Engraving, 21 by 16.2 cm. (Heal Coll. 67.99, British Museum, London.)
Attributed works:
17. Musical Clock, by James Cox. c.1770. Gilt-Metal and Agate, 38.1 cm. High (London Art Market, 1954).
Attributed works:
18. Snuffbox, by James Cox (Attributed on Basis of Similarity to a Signed Example). c.1770. Gold and Moss-Agate, 7.6 by 6.4 by 5.1 cm. (London Art Market, 1956).
Attributed works:
19. Musical Automaton Clock, by James Cox. c.1770. Silvered and Gilt Brass, Silver Mounts, c.40 cm. High (John Carlton-Smith).
Attributed works:
20. Swan Automaton, by James Cox. c.1773-74. Silver Plumage, 80 cm. High (Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle).
Attributed works:
21. Calendar Clockwatch, by James Cox. 1774. Gilt Metal and Shagreen Case, diam. 11.2 cm. (London Art Market, 1996).
Attributed works:
22. Musical Clock, by James Cox. c.1770? Ormolu, 65 by 33 by 19.7 cm. The Stuart Arms and Lion Supporter Are Considered to be Later Additions. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
23. Buckle-Watch, Signed by James Cox, (Watch Probably Swiss, Buckle Possibly Cantonese). c.1785. Gilt Metal, Coloured Glass and Pearls, 8 cm. Wide (Geneva Art Market, 1994).
Attributed works:
24. Scent Flask with Repeating Watch, Signed by James Cox. c1780? Gold, Enamel and Pastes, 14 cm. High (London Art Market, 1999).
Article
Benjamin Vulliamy's Library: A Collection of Neo-Classical Design Sources
06/1999 | 1155 | 141
Pages: 328-337
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Author:
Smith, Roger (Smith, Roger)
Subjects
artists:
Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis
artists:
Vulliamy family
dates:
1780-1829
patrons:
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
places:
London / England
subjects:
Clocks / Horologists
subjects:
Auctions / Decorative arts / Design
subjects:
Neo-classicism
subjects:
Sources
subjects:
Sales catalogues
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy (No.469). Delivered 1811. Marble and Gilt Bronze, 31 by 45 cm. High (Present Whereabouts Unknown; Sold Phillip's, London, 10th March 1998, Lot 320).
Attributed works:
10. Candelabra and Pedestals, by Benjamin Vulliamy. 1807-08. Bronze and Mahogany, 185.5 by 45 cm. (Royal Pavilion, Brighton).
Attributed works:
11. Design for a Candelabrum. Engraving from G. B. Piranesi: Vasi, Candelabri e Cippi, [1778], II. (British Library, London [147.i.15]).
Attributed works:
12. Title Page of Sale Catalogue of Benjamin Vulliamy's Library, 29th-30th April 1824. (Archives of Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London).
Attributed works:
2. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy. Dated 1787. Derby Porcelain and Marble, 42 cm. High (John Carlton Smith, London).
Attributed works:
3. Apollo or Sol, from an Antique Intaglio in the Collection of Michel Ange de la Chausse. Engraving from B. de Montfaucon: Antiquity Explained [1721-25], I, p.71, pl.132, Fig.9 (British Library, London [7703c.9]).
Attributed works:
4. Clock and Pedestal, by Benjamin Vulliamy. c.1786. Derby Porcelain, Ormolu and Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, 208 cm. High (Royal Collection, © Her Majesty the Queen).
Attributed works:
5. Pedestals for Clocks, by Benjamin Vulliamy. Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, c.130 cm. High (Hotspur Ltd., London).
Attributed works:
6. Diana or Luna, from the Arch of Constantine, Rome. Engraving from B. de Montfaucon: Antiquity Explained [1721-25], III, p.117, pl.34 (British Library, London [7703c.11]).
Attributed works:
7. Pedestal for a Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy. c.1787. Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, 126.5 by 95.5 by 42 cm. (Formerly at Stowe; Sold Christie's, London, 13th November 1997, Lot 104).
Attributed works:
8. Cornice Ornaments after the Antique. Engraving from G. Albertolli: Ornamenti Diversi, [1782], pl. X (British Library, London [1899.p.24]).
Attributed works:
9. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy (No.363). Delivered 1804. Silver, 83 cm. High (Musée de la Marine, Paris).
Short Notice
Matthew Boulton's 'Minerva'
06/1996 | 1119 | 138
Pages: 398-401
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Author:
Goodison, Nicholas (Goodison, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton, Matthew
dates:
1750-1799
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
places:
England / Russia
subjects:
Boulton and Fothergill
subjects:
British sculpture / Clocks
Illustrations
Attributed works:
64. 'Minerva' Clockcase, by Boulton and Fothergill, with Later French Modifications and Movement by Charles Baltazard. c. 1772. Marble and Ormolu, 54.6 cm. High. (Metropolitan Museum, New York).
Attributed works:
65. Sketch for the 'Minerva' Clockcase by Boulton and Fothergill, from a Pattern Book. (City of Birmingham Reference Library).
Attributed works:
66. 'Minerva' Clockcase, by Boulton and Fothergill, with a Movement and Some Modifications by Benjamin Vulliamy. c. 1772. Ormolu, 47 cm. High. (Private Collection).
Attributed works:
67. Clockcase, by Boulton and Fothergill c. 1771. Marble and Ormolu, 36.8 cm. High. (Sold Christie's, London, 1994).
Attributed works:
68. Detail of Fig.66. ['Minerva' Clockcase, by Boulton and Fothergill, with a Movement and Some Modifications by Benjamin Vulliamy. c. 1772. Ormolu, 47 cm. High. (Private Collection).]
Short Notice
A Drawing from the Circle of James Cox, Possibly by Charles Magniac
06/1996 | 1119 | 138
Pages: 402-404
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Author:
Young, Hilary (Young, Hilary; Y., H.)
Subjects
artists:
Magniac, Charles
artists:
Cox, James, 1723-1800
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
places:
England
subjects:
British sculpture / Clocks / Drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. Necessaire with Timepiece and Music Box, by James Cox. 1766-72. Gold, Agate and Paste Jewels, Enamel Dial, 30.8 cm. High. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Attributed works:
70. Swan Automaton, by James Cox. c. 1773. Silver, 80 cm. High. (Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle).
Attributed works:
71. Design for a Table with Clock and Automata, Here Attributed to an Associate of James Cox, Possibly Charles Magniac. c. 1770. Pencil, Bodycolour and Gold Paint, 44.5 by 28 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
French Clocks at The Frick Collection. New York
02/1983 | 959 | 125
Pages: 121-123
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Reviewer:
Munhall, Edgar (Munhall, Edgar)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Frick Collection, New York, United States
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Clocks
Illustrations
Attributed works:
72. Longcase Regulator, Movement and Dial Signed by Ferdinand Berthoud, Case Stamped by Balthazar Lieutaud, and Bronzes Signed by Philippe Caffiéri. 1767. Height 254 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York).
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