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Phillipo: an Ottoman merchant painted by George Stubbs
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 348–357
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Mould, Theodore (Mould, Theodore)
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1. The Duke of Ancaster’s grey Turkish horse with a Turkish groom at Creswell Crags, by George Stubbs. c.1763–64. Oil on canvas, 90.2 by 111.8 cm. (Trustees of the Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust Ltd).
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10. A view of the ruined city of Palmyra, by Giovanni Battista Borra after Robert Wood. 1753. Engraving. (From R. Wood: Ruins of Palmyra, London 1753; British Library, London).
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2. Philip an Armenian, circle of George Stubbs. Before 1794. Etching, 18.4 by 13.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the portrait, dress and red leather boots of Phillipo.
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4. View from Beaufort Buildings, looking north towards the Strand and the entrance to Denmark Court, by Thomas Sandby. 1723–98. Watercolour, with pen and grey ink on paper, 4.6 by 6.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
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5. The red-goatskin cover of A Register of the Premiums and Bounties Given by the Society, published by James Phillips, London 1778. (British Library, London).
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6. A Tartar, by Octavian Dalvimart. 1802. Engraving. (From A. Williams: The Costume of Turkey, London 1802, pl.XXXII; Wellcome Collection, London).
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7. Working drawing for The Anatomy of the Horse, by George Stubbs. 1758–66. Pencil, black and red chalk and red-brown ink on paper, 48 by 30 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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8. Lord Grosvenor’s Arabian stallion with a groom, by George Stubbs. c.1765. Oil on canvas, 99.3 by 83.5 cm. (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth).
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9. Portrait of an Armenian, by Richard Cosway. 1771. Oil on canvas, 92.4 by 71.1 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
Obituary
David Mannings (1940–2023)
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 107–108
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Author:
Allen, Brian (Allen, Brian)
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David Mannings, photographed in 2009. (Courtesy Sue Mannings).
Exhibition Review
Reframing Reynolds: A Celebration
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1124–1126
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Bills, Mark (Bills, Mark)
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Reframing Reynolds: A Celebration The Box, Plymouth 24th June–29th October | :
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1. Installation view of Reframing Reynolds: A Celebration at the Box, Plymouth, 2023, showing on the left No.1266 Painting, by Rana Begum. 2023. Acrylic on aluminium, approx. 120 by 106 cm.; and on the right Self-portrait, by Joshua Reynolds. 1746. Oil on canvas, 104 by 90 cm.
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2. Portrait of Lord Peter Ludlow, by Joshua Reynolds. 1755. Oil on canvas, 231 by 147 cm. (Woburn Abbey; exh. The Box, Plymouth).
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3. Francesco Bartolozzi, by Joshua Reynolds. 1773. Oil on canvas, 76 by 64 cm. (National Trust, Saltram; exh. The Box, Plymouth).
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4. Portrait of a man, copy after Joshua Reynolds. c.1770. Oil on canvas, 45 by 36 cm. (Tate; exh. The Box, Plymouth).
Letter
The background of 'Portrait of Mai'
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 492-3
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Barber, Peter (Barber, Peter)
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2. A view looking up the Vaitepiha River with two Tahitians in a canoe in the foreground, and two others on the bank. Tahitian houses to the right, August 1777, by John Webber. 1777. Pen, wash and watercolour, 44.5 by 63.3 cm. (British Library, London).
Article
Gainsborough in London
05/2022 | 1430 | 164
Pages: 478-485
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Robinson, Duncan (Robinson, Duncan)
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1. The Mall in St James’s Park, by Thomas Gainsborough. c.1783. Oil on canvas, 120.6 by 147 cm. (Frick Collection, New York).
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2. Mrs George Drummond, attributed in the book under review to Thomas Gainsborough and Gainsborough Dupont and dated c.1784. Oil on canvas, 230.1 by 152 cm. (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
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3. Mrs Grace Dalrymple Elliott, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1777–78. Oil on canvas, 234.3 by 153.7 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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4. Samuel Linley, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1777–78. Oil on canvas, 75.9 by 63.5 cm. (Dulwich Picture Gallery).
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5. Karl Friedrich Abel, by Thomas Gainsborough. c.1765. Oil on canvas, 125 by 100 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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6. Diana and Actaeon, by Thomas Gainsborough. c.1785–88. Oil on canvas, 158.1 by 188 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © HM Queen Elizabeth II 2022).
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7. The watering place, by Thomas Gainsborough. Before 1777. Oil on canvas, 147.3 by 180.3 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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8. The Marsham children, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1787. Oil on canvas, 242.9 by 181.9 cm. (Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz; photograph Jörg P. Anders).
Article
Trading in art: Antonio Cesare di Poggi (1744–1836)
06/2021 | 1419 | 163
Pages: 513-523
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Barnard, Tony (Barnard, Tony)
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1. Fan portraying George III and his family at the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition in 1788, made by A.C. Poggi incorporating a print by Pietro Antonio Martini after J.H. Ramberg. c.1790. Engraved and hand-coloured paper with carved and pierced ivory sticks and guards, width when open 38.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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10. Christ disputing with the doctors in the Temple, by Ludovico Mazzolino. 1524. Pen and brown ink and wash with white opaque watercolour on light brown washed paper over black chalk, partially incised with stylus, 42.3 by 39.4 cm. (Morgan Library and Museum, New York).
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11. Mars, by Guercino. 1628. Red chalk on paper, 22.9 by 16.5 cm. (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
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2. Design for a fan handle, by Francesco Salviati. c.1525–63. Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper, 20.3 by 11.7 cm. (British Museum, London).
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3. George Augustus Eliott, 1st Lord Heathfield, by A.C. Poggi. c.1783. Oil on canvas, 45.1 by 36.2 cm. (National Army Museum, London; Bridgeman Images).
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4. George Augustus Eliott, 1st Lord Heathfield, by A.C. Poggi. c.1783. Chalk on paper, 15.8 by 12.9 cm. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
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5. General Sir Robert Boyd, by John Hall after A.C. Poggi. 1786. Engraving, 40.5 by 30.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
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6. George Augustus Eliott, 1st Lord Heathfield, by Richard Earlom after Joshua Reynolds. 1788. Stipple with etching, 45.5 by 38 cm. (British Museum, London).
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7. George Augustus Eliott, 1st Lord Heathfield, by Francesco Bartolozzi after A.C. Poggi. 1788. Stipple with etching, 53.1 by 40.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
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8. The north face of the Rock of Gibraltar, by A.C. Poggi. 1792. Etching with hand colouring, 37.6 by 52.2 cm. (British Museum, London).
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9. Landscape, by Paul Sandby. 1796. Etching and aquatint, 7.3 by 6.6 cm (image). (British Museum, London).
Article
For a ‘dear valuable and best friend’: a looking glass by Frederick Kandler at Ickworth House, Suffolk
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 766-775
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Brouwer, Louisa (Brouwer, Louisa)
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Rothwell, James (Rothwell, James)
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1. Looking-glass frame, by Frederick Kandler, London. 1777/78. Sterling silver with mahogany backing and later mirror glass, height 69 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph Christie’s).
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10. Detail of The Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill, by John Carter, showing a bed with drapery probably of the 1770s. 1788. Watercolour on paper, 33 by 29 cm. (The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University).
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11. Looking glass from a dressing service, by Johann Jacob Kirstein. c.1786. Silver-gilt, mirrored glass and walnut, 96.5 by 56.6 cm. (Musée des Arts décoratifs, Strasbourg).
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12. Detail of Fig.1, showing the quiver, arrows and bow at the apex of the frame.
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13. Mary Nesbitt as Circe, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 125 by 100.3 cm. (Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the engraved arms of the 3rd Earl of Bristol at the base of the frame.
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4. Mary Davis, Mrs Alexander Nesbitt, as Innocence, by Joshua Reynolds. 1781. Oil on canvas, 75.5 by 62.5 cm. (Wallace Collection, London; Bridgeman Images).
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5. Commodore the Hon. Augustus Hervey, later Vice-Admiral, and 3rd Earl of Bristol, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1767–68. Oil on canvas, 232 by 152.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust Images).
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6. Dessert dish, subsequently used as an alms dish, by Frederick Kandler. 1758/59. Silver-gilt, diameter 30.5 cm. (Ickworth House, Suffolk; photograph National Trust/Robert Thrift).
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7. Marriage a-la-mode: the toilette, by William Hogarth. 1743. Oil on canvas, 69.9 by 90.8 cm. (National Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Lady Henrietta Williams-Wynn’s service of dressing plate, by Thomas Heming. 1768/69. Silver-gilt, the looking glass 70.5 by 56 cm. (National Museum Cardiff).
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9. Double-sided looking glass with the Russian imperial arms and crown, by Charles Kandler. c.1735. Silver, silver-gilt, enamel and mirrored glass, height 82 cm. (The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg).
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2. Norwood House, Surrey. 1786. Engraving, 17.8 by 12.7 cm. (National Trust Images).
Exhibition Review
Mad About Angelica Kauffman
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 804-807
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Savelsberg, Wolfgang (Savelsberg, Wolfgang )
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Mad About Angelica Kauffman Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf 30th January–20th September | :
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16. Self-portrait with stylus, by Angelica Kauffman. c.1768. Oil on canvas, 60.8 by 43.4 cm. (Private collection; exh. Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; © AKRP; photograph Justin Piperger).
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17. The sisters Frances, Sophia and Susan Coutts, by Angelica Kauffman. 1790– 91. Oil on canvas, 237.4 by 183.3 cm. (Private collection; exh. Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; © AKRP; photograph Justin Piperger).
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18. Euphrosyne, wounded by Cupid complaining to Venus, by Angelica Kauffman. 1782–83. Oil over graphite on canvas, 40.5 by 34.5 cm. (The Barrett Collection, Dallas; exh. Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf).
Exhibition Review
The Origins of British Landscape Bishop Trevor Gallery, Bishop Auckland
09/2019 | 1398 | 161
Pages: 762-765
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Wilcox, Timothy (Wilcox, Timothy; Wilcox, Tim)
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14. Landscape with a millpond, by George Lambert. 1744. Oil on canvas, 63.5 by 77.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Bishop Trevor Gallery, Bishop Auckland).
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15. Bell Lloyd of Bodfach at a stag hunt, by George Stubbs. 1771. Oil on canvas, 102 by 127 cm. (Private collection; exh. Bishop Trevor Gallery, Bishop Auckland).
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16. Coastal landscape with sailing boats, girls buying fish, fishermen with a rowing boat, and a shepherd and sheep on a cliff, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1781. Oil on canvas, 102 by 127 cm. (Private collection; exh. Bishop Trevor Gallery, Bishop Auckland).
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