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Book Review
Wilton House: The Art, Architecture and Interiors of One of Britain’s Great Stately Homes
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 872-874
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Reviewer:
Bold, John (Bold, John)
Subjects
artists:
Jones, Inigo / Caux, Isaac de / Webb, John, architect, 1611-1672 / Pearce, Edward, the Elder / Wyatt, James
buildings:
Wilton House, Salisbury, Great Britain
subjects:
British architecture / Interiors
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Wilton House: The Art, Architecture and Interiors of One of Britain’s Great Stately Homes By John Martin Robinson. 264 pp. incl. 216 col. ills. (Rizzoli Electa, New York, 2021), £52. ISBN 978–0–8478–7007–3. | :
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Attributed works:
6. Detail of the painted decoration in the cove of the Single Cube Room, Wilton House, Wiltshire, showing the Pembroke wyvern crest and earls’ coronet, by Edward Pearce. c.1649–51. Oil on plaster. (Courtesy Wilton House Trust; photograph Paul Barker).
Book Review
Queen Victoria’s Equestrian Portrait Statues. By Philip Ward-Jackson
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 979
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Reviewer:
Darby, Elisabeth (Darby, Elisabeth)
Subjects
artists:
Thornycroft, Thomas / Wyatt, James / Marochetti, Carlo, Baron
subjects:
Equestrian statues / Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 / British sculpture
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subjects:
Queen Victoria’s Equestrian Portrait Statues By Philip Ward-Jackson. 88 pp. incl. 11 col. + 20 b. & w. ills. (Public Monument and Sculpture Association, London, 2019), £8.95. ISBN 978–1–912793–01–3. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
8. Queen Victoria, by James Wyatt. 1845. Print from a paper negative in the Royal Photographic Society Collection, which shows the plaster version of the work as exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
‘Almost her creation’: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the decoration of Chiswick House
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 217-225
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Author:
Whittaker, Esmé (Whittaker, Esmé)
Subjects
artists:
Wyatt, James / Daguerre, Dominique / Tilliard, Jean Baptiste I, Menusier, 1685-1766 / Hunt, William Henry / Gainsborough, Thomas / Albani, Francesco / Domenichino / Dyck, Anthony van / Rosa, Salvator / Rembrandt van Rijn / Poussin, Nicolas / Parmigianino / Reni, Guido / Wouwerman, Philips
buildings:
Chiswick House, London, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1799
media:
Architecture / Architectural drawings / Furniture / Paintings / Interiors
patrons:
Cavendish , William, Fifth Duke of Devonshire, 1748-1811 / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753
places:
Great Britain
sources:
Diaries / Correspondence / Account books
subjects:
British architecture / Architectural history / Interior design / Country houses / Collections, Private
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. North-west view of Chiswick House, Middlesex, by J.C. Buckler. 1822. Watercolour on paper. 33.7 by 47 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).
Attributed works:
2. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1783. Canvas, 235.6 by 146.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
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4. West saloon at Chiswick House, by William Henry Hunt. 1828. Watercolour on paper. 29.6 by 23.7 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire).
Attributed works:
8. Fauteuil, by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard. Paris, c.1755–65. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood, with modern silk and cotton upholstery. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London).
Western art unattributed:
10. East Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
Western art unattributed:
3. Plan of the first floor of Chiswick House. The shaded areas were added in the late 1780s.
Western art unattributed:
5. The Duke of Devonshire’s house at Chiswick. 1795. Engraving, 16.5 by 21.2 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Kenwood, London); reproduced on p.195 of D. Lysons: The Environs of London, II: County of Middlesex, London 1795.
Western art unattributed:
6. East wing staircase, Chiswick House. Early twentieth century. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
Western art unattributed:
7. West Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon)
Western art unattributed:
9. Side chair. England, c.1790s. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood with cane back and seat, 82 by 46 by 40 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London.
Article
‘A Child of Strawberry’: Thomas Barrett and Lee Priory, Kent
12/2015 | 1353 | 157
Pages: 836-842
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Author:
Lindfield, Peter N. (Lindfield, Peter N.)
Author:
Reeve, Matthew M. (Reeve, Matthew M.)
Subjects
artists:
Wyatt, James / Carter, John, architect and antiquary, 1748-1817
buildings:
Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, London, Great Britain
buildings:
Lee Priory, Kent, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Barrett, Thomas, 1744-1803
dates:
1780-1789 / 1790-1799 / 1800-1809
subjects:
British architecture / Visual sources / Commissions / Interiors / Interior design / Gothic Revival
subjects:
Lost works
Illustrations
Attributed works:
20. View of the south façade of Lee Priory, Kent, by John Dixon. 1785 (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven)
Attributed works:
21. View in the Saloon, entering into the Library, at Lee, by John Carter. 1791 (British Library, London)
Attributed works:
22. North view of Lee, the seat of Thos. Barrett Esqr., near Canterbury. Taken 1785, attributed to John Carter. 1785 (British Library, London)
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23. Strawberry Room, formerly at Lee Priory, Kent, by James Wyatt. c.1785 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
25. View in the Walpole Closet at Lee, by John Carter. 1791 (British Library, London)
Attributed works:
26. Library bookcase from Lee Priory, by James Wyatt. c.1785-90 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
27. View in the Library at Lee [taken from the entrance from the Saloon], by John Carter (British Library, London)
Attributed works:
28. Portrait of John Carter, FSA, by John Carter and Sylvester Harding. c.1817 (British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
29. Portrait of Thomas Barrett in his library at Lee, by John Carter. c.1817 (King's College, London)
Western art unattributed:
24. Plan of the piano nobile, Lee Priory, Kent, based on drawing by Sir George Scott, c.1785 (RIBA Library, SKB287/1; © Peter N. Lindfield)
Article
Bas-reliefs after Angelica Kauffman
07/2014 | 1336 | 156
Pages: 440-444
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Author:
Lucey, Conor (Lucey, Conor)
Subjects
artists:
Kauffmann, Angelica / Boulton and Fothergill / Clayton, Thomas / Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 / Wyatt, James
dates:
1770-1779 / 1780-1789
places:
Ireland
subjects:
Bas-reliefs / Architectural components / Plaster / Roundels / Engravings / Published illustrations / Prints / Ceilings / Medallions / Interior design / Iconography / Neo-classicism
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Olim truncus eram ficulnus inutile lignum, by William Ryland after Angelica Kauffman (British Museum, London)
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24. Dormio innocuus, vix impune expergefeceris, by William Ryland after Angelica Kauffman (British Museum, London)
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27. Sappho inspired by Love, composes an ode to Venus, by G.S. and J.G. Facius after Angelica Kauffman (British Museum, London)
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29. Etiam Amor criminibus plectitur, by William Ryland after Angelica Kauffman (British Museum, London)
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31. Detail of drawing-room ceiling at Mount Juliet, County Kilkenny, with centrepiece showing Cupid's struggle with the Graces to recover his arrows, after Angelica Kauffman (Courtesy of the Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin)
Attributed works:
32. Ceiling design from the Stapleton collection with centrepiece showing Ariadne, awakened from sleep, finds herself abandoned, after Angelica Kauffman (Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland, Dublin)
Western art unattributed:
25. Plaster roundel in entrance hall at Lucan House, County Dublin
Western art unattributed:
26. Plaster roundel in entrance hall at Lucan House, County Dublin
Western art unattributed:
28. Detail of plaster roundel on ceiling of drawing room at 9 Merchant's Quay, Dublin
Western art unattributed:
30. Detail of plaster roundel on wall of dining parlour at 53 St Stephen's Green, Dublin
Book Review
James Wyatt (1746–1813), architect to George II, J.M. Robinson
10/2013 | 1327 | 155
Pages: 712-713
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Reviewer:
Middleton, Robin (Middleton, Robin)
Subjects
artists:
Wyatt, James
patrons:
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
subjects:
British architecture / Royalty
Illustrations
Attributed works:
78. Saloon, Heaton Hall, Lancashire. By James Wyatt. 1770s
Article
Post tenebras lux: J.M.W. Turner, James Wyatt and the importance of stained glass
05/2012 | 1310 | 154
Pages: 322-329
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Author:
Wilton, Andrew (Wilton, Andrew)
Subjects
artists:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William / Wyatt, James
buildings:
Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, Great Britain / University of Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain
buildings:
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Great Britain
dates:
1790-1829
print:
Turner, Joseph Mallord William
subjects:
British painting / British architecture / Stained glass / Watercolours / British / Topography
subjects:
Religious architecture
subjects:
Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. North-west view of Fonthill Abbey. Office of James Wyatt. 1798. Watercolour, 67 by 105 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
Attributed works:
18. East view of the Gothic Abbey (Noon) now building at Fonthill, the seat of W. Beckford, Esq, by J.M.W. Turner. 1800. Watercolour, 68.5 by 103.5 cm. (National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran).
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19. The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street the morning after the fire, by J.M.W. Turner. 1792. Watercolour, 29.5 by 23.9 cm. (Turner Bequest, Tate, London).
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20. The interior of New College Chapel, Oxford, with the Reynolds window and Wyatt’s organ screen, by J.M.W. Turner. c.1800. Pencil and watercolour, 75.4 by 54 cm. (Turner Bequest, Tate, London)
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21. The east end of Merton College Chapel, Oxford, by J.M.W. Turner. 1801. Pencil and watercolour with scraping-out, 31.8 by 44.4 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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22. Christ Church Hall from the staircase, by J.M.W. Turner. c.1799–1800. Pencil and watercolour, 22 by 32.2 cm. (Leeds City Art Galleries).
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23. Choir of Salisbury Cathedral, by J.M.W. Turner. 1797. Pencil and watercolour, 64.8 by 50.8 cm. (Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum).
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24. Interior of the Brocklesby Mausoleum, by J.M.W. Turner. c.1818. Pencil and watercolour, 63.5 by 48.2 cm. (Turner Bequest, Tate, London).
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25. Light and Colour (Goethe’s Theory) – the morning after the Deluge – Moses writing the Book of Genesis, by J.M.W. Turner. 1843. Canvas, 78.5 by 78.5 cm. (Turner Bequest, Tate, London).
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26. The Elevation of the Brazen Serpent in the Wilderness, by Robert Blyth after John Hamilton Mortimer. 1783. Etching, 50.6 by 41.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Article
The Persian rooms at Fawley Court
01/2011 | 1294 | 153
Pages: 32-36
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Author:
McCall, Henrietta (McCall, Henrietta)
Subjects
artists:
Wyatt, James
artists:
Bruyn, Cornelis de
buildings:
Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1799
print:
Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, Great Britain
subjects:
Interiors / Interior design / Mirrors / Bedrooms / Chinese / Chinoiserie / Persian / Wallpaper / Beds (furniture) / Furniture / Orientalism / Oriental rugs / Inscriptions
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
38. The Persian Bedroom at Fawley Court. c.1952. Photograph courtesy of Father Lepinksy deceased of the Polish Congregation of Marian Fathers, Fawley Court.
Western art unattributed:
39. Looking-glass in Persepolitan frame made for Fawley Court. c.1770–71. Gilt wood and mirror glass, 90 by 112 cm. (Private collection, London).
Western art unattributed:
40. Detail of Fig.38, showing the decorated foot board.
Western art unattributed:
41. Line drawing of the relief used in the decoration of the Darius bed, Fawley Court. From J. Curtis and N. Tallis, eds.: exh. cat. Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London (British Museum) 2005, p.66.
Western art unattributed:
42. The decorated knob on the door leading into the Persian Bedroom, Fawley Court. Photograph, c.1952.
Western art unattributed:
43. Detail of Fig.39, showing the cuneiform inscription on the looking-glass.
Western art unattributed:
44. Cuneiform script used on the looking-glass in Fig.39. From C. de Bruyn: Travels Into Muscovy, Persia and Part of the East-Indies, London 1737, II, pl.132.
Western art unattributed:
45. Portiques au dedans showing porticos on which the cuneiform script in Fig.44 was carved. From C. de Bruyn: Travels Into Muscovy, Persia and Part of the East-Indies, London 1737, II, pl.129.
Article
Home House: Adam versus Wyatt
05/1997 | 1130 | 139
Pages: 308-321
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Author:
Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
artists:
Wyatt, James
buildings:
Home House, London, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
British architecture / Interiors
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Sectional Elevation Designs for the Staircase of Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen and Grey Wash with Some Pink and Yellow Water-Colour Details, 59.5 by 43.5 cm. (Soane Museum, London, vol. 14:116).
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15. Plan of the Ground Floor of Home House, 20 Portman Square, in 1919, before Samuel Courtauld's Restorations. North Is at the Top.
Attributed works:
16. Plan of the First Floor of 20 Portman Square in 1919, before Samuel Courtauld's Restorations.
Attributed works:
17. Plan and Ceiling Design for the Vestibule of Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 44 by 32 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3145). West Is at the Top.
Attributed works:
18. Ceiling of the Ante-Room, Home House, 20 Portman Square.
Attributed works:
19. Ceiling Design for the Ante-Room, Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 23 by 32 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3163).
Attributed works:
21. Plan and Elevation Design for the Organ, Home House, by Robert Adam. June 1775. Pen and Water-Colour, 41.5 by 49.2 cm. (Soane Museum, London, vol. 25:15).
Attributed works:
23. Preliminary Sketch Plan and Elevation of the South End of the Second Drawing Room of Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen, 31.3 by 21.5 cm. (Soane Museum, London vol.6:110).
Attributed works:
24. Ceiling Design for Hams Hall, Inscribed 'Design for Mr Adderley's Library Cieling at Hams Hall in Warwickshire', by James Wyatt, c.1775. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Wyatt Album, No.13).
Attributed works:
26. Design for the South Wall of the Etruscan Room, Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen and Water-Colour, 32 by 29.2 cm. (Soane Museum, vol. 14:132).
Attributed works:
28. Ceiling Design for the Back Parlour or Dining Room at Home House, Inscribed 'Scetch of Cieling of Lady Homes Dining Parlour', by James Wyatt, c.1773. 34 by 29 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3161).
Attributed works:
29. Ceiling Design for the Front Parlour, Home House, Inscribed 'Scetch of Front Parl Cieling Lady Home', by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 34 by 29 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3161).
Attributed works:
33. Ceiling Design for the Library, Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 26 by 33 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3144).
Short Notice
Boulton and Fothergill Silver: An épergne Designed by James Wyatt
06/1986 | 999 | 128
Pages: 417-419+421
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Author:
Quickenden, Kenneth (Quickenden, Kenneth)
Subjects
artists:
Boulton and Fothergill
artists:
Wyatt, James
dates:
1750-1779
places:
England
subjects:
Silverwork / Metalwork / Design
Illustrations
Attributed works:
33. Silver Gilt épergne, Designed by James Wyatt and Made by Boulton and Forthergill. 1774-6. (Formerly with Garrard & Co. Ltd, London).
Attributed works:
34. Design for a Candelabrum and Stand by James Wyatt, (From an Album of Drawings in the Collection of the Vicomte de Noailles, Paris).
Attributed works:
35. Design for an épergne by James Wyatt, (From an Album of Drawings in the Collection of the Vicomte de Noailles, Paris).
Attributed works:
36. Design for a Jug and Stand by James Wyatt, (From an Album of Drawings in the Collection of the Vicomte de Noailles, Paris).
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