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The discovery of James Gibbs’s designs for the façade of Burlington House
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 354-367
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Aslet, William (Aslet, William)
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1. RA lecture illustration of the colonnade at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806–17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67.1 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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10. Detail of Fig.4, showing the coat of arms.
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11. Detail of Fig.5, showing the coat of arms.
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12. The south front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 38.4 by 64.8 cm. (British Library, London).
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13. The east front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 37.1 by 63 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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14. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, by John Faber after Godfrey Kneller. 1734. Mezzotint, 41.5 by 28.7 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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15. Elevation of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, III, p.24).
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16. The plan of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, I, p.32).
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17. Executed scheme for refacing Burlington House, by Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1717–19. Engraving, 25.1 by 50.3 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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18. Wing, originally stable wing, at Burlington House, by Stephen Ayling. c.1860s. Albumen print mounted on card, 16.5 by 25.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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19. Conjectural illustration showing Burlington House faced with this design by Gibbs, by Francis Terry. 2025. Black pen over pencil with watercolour, 36 by 24.5 cm. (Courtesy the artist).
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2. Burlington House in Piccadilly, by Johannes Kip and Leonard Knyff. Early 18th century. Engraving, 36 by 50 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives; Bridgeman Images).
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20. The publick building at Cambridge in perspective, by James Gibbs. 1728. (From J. Gibbs: A Book of Architecure: Containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, London 1728, p.108.
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3. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing C), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32 by 18 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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4. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing A), by James Gibbs. 1716. Black pen and grey wash over graphite on paper, 51.5 by 31.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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5. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing B), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32.5 by 19.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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6. Detail of Fig.4, showing the energetic draughtsmanship.
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7. R.A. lecture illustration of the courtyard at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806-17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67/1 cm (Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing details that compare closely to those in Fig.6.
Western art unattributed:
8. Sketch of the interior of Sudbrook Lodge, Petersham, Surrey, by James Gibbs. c.1716. Black pen with grey wash over graphite on paper, 27.3 by 23 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Article
Raphael in 1503: new findings on the ‘Virgin and Child with a book’ and other contemporaneous drawings
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 16-25
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Aceto, Angelamaria (Aceto, Angelamaria)
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1. Virgin and Child, by Benedetto da Maiano. c.1485–90. Marble with polychromy, 71.1 by 54.6 by 15.2 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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10. Detail of Fig.2, showing the cushion and the drapery.
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11. Detail of Fig.1, showing the cushion and the drapery.
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12. Studies of ornamental details, by Raphael. c.1503. Pen and brown ink with black chalk and leadpoint on paper, 37.7 by 21.9 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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13. Detail of the ceiling in Piccolomini Library, Siena, by Pintoricchio and workshop. c.1503–07. Fresco. (Bridgeman Images).
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14. Detail of Fig.12, showing the Virgin and Child with St Anne.
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15. The Virgin and Child with St Anne (reversed left to right), by Leonardo da Vinci. c.1510. Oil on panel, 168 by 113 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Holy Family with a lamb, by Raphael. 1507. Oil on panel, 28 by 21.5 cm. (Museo del Prado, Madrid).
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2. Virgin and Child with a book, by Raphael. c.1503. Oil on panel, 55.2 by 40 cm. (Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena; Bridgeman Images).
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3. Studies for Virgin and Child with a book, by Raphael. Mounted in the 20th century. Pen and brown ink over blind stylus on paper, 11.4 by 13 cm. (top: Parker 508a recto, felt side) and 11.5 by 13.2 cm. (bottom: Parker 508b recto, mould side). (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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4. Parker 508a verso, mould side, shown in raking light.
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5. Parker 508b verso, felt side, shown in raking light.
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6. Facsimile of Figs.3–5. 1841. Lithograph, 26.6 by 27.9 cm. (From A series of Fac-similes of Original Drawings by Raffaelle da Urbino Selected from the Matchless Collection formed by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Published by S. and A. Woodburn, London 1841).
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7. The mould side of the drawings shown in Fig.3 superimposed onto Fig.6 to highlight the extent of the loss and the continuity in the landscape. (Author’s reconstruction rendered by Mauro Mussolin and Leonardo Pili).
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8. The felt side of the drawings shown in Fig.3 superimposed on Fig.6 to highlight the extent of the loss. (Author’s reconstruction rendered by Mauro Mussolin and Leonardo Pili).
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9. The drawings shown in Fig.3 seen in transmitted light. (Author’s reconstruction rendered by Mauro Mussolin and Leonardo Pili).
Obituary
Oliver James Watson (1949–2023)
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 990-92
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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1. Oliver Watson photographed next to one of his favourite objects in the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, shortly before stepping down as Director in 2011. (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha; Photograph Marc Pelletreau).
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2. Table with ceramic tile top. Turkey. c.1560. Wood, inlaid with ebony and mother of pearl, and painted fritware, height 34 cm., diameter 63 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 193–196
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Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
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Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 21st September 2023–18th February 2024 | :
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17. Study of a Kingfisher with dominant reference to colour, by John Ruskin. 1871. Watercolour on paper, 60.4 by 45 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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18. La morphinomane (The morphine addict), by Eugene Grasset. 1897. Colour lithograph, 57.6 by 42.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bridgeman Images; exh. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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19. The great bookcase, designed by William Burges. 1859–62. Painted wood and pietra dura, 317 by 174 by 49.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Article
Nineteenth-century French paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1258-1263
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Clarke, Michael (Clarke, Michael)
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Nineteenth-Century French Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum. By Jon Whiteley. 368 pp. with 200 colour ills. (Modern Art Press, London, 2022), £125. ISBN 978–1–9163474–2–7. | :
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1. Fanny Claus, by Édouard Manet. 1868. Oil on canvas, 115.7 by 72.8 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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2. View of the Nile at Luxor, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. 1857. Oil on canvas laid on board, 16.5 by 28.7 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Bridgeman Images).
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3. Head and shoulders of a girl holding a rose, by Pierre-Joseph Dedreux (called Dedreux-Dorcy). 1846. Oil on canvas, cut to an oval, 46 by 38 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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4. M. Bison, by Camille Corot. 1852. Oil on canvas, 32 by 25 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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5. Jean-Édouard Berthon, by Charles-Émile-Auguste Durand (called Carolus-Duran). 1870. Oil on canvas, 45 by 37 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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6. A windmill at Zaandam, by Claude Monet. 1871. Oil on canvas, 42 by 73.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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7. A view of buildings in a valley in the Île-de-France, by Paul Cezanne. c.1879–81. Oil on canvas, 45 by 54 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Book Review
Maiolica in Italy and Beyond: Papers of a Symposium held at Oxford in Celebration of Timothy Wilson’s Catalogue of Maiolica in the Ashmolean Museum
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 937-938
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Curnow, Celia (Curnow, Celia)
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Maiolica in Italy and Beyond: Papers of a Symposium held at Oxford in Celebration of Timothy Wilson’s Catalogue of Maiolica in the Ashmolean Museum Edited by J.V.G. Mallet and Elisa Paola Sani. 232 pp. incl. 227 col. + 31 b. & w. ills. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2021), £40. ISBN 978–1– 910807–47–7. | :
Exhibition Review
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
05/2022 | 1430 | 164
Pages: 512-515
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Adler, Kathleen (Adler, Kathleen)
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Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 18th February–22nd June | :
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25. Côte Saint-Denis, at Pontoise, by Paul Cézanne. 1877. Oil on canvas, 65.4 by 54.2 cm. (Private collection; exh. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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26. Côte des Boeufs, Pontoise, by Camille Pissarro. 1877. Oil on canvas, 114.9 by 87.6 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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Opposite 27. Self-portrait with palette, by Camille Pissarro. c.1896. Oil on canvas, 53 by 30.5 cm. (Dallas Museum of Art; exh. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Book Review
Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours
12/2021 | 1425 | 163
Pages: 1215-1216
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Bronkhurst, Judith (Bronkhurst, Judith)
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Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours By Christiana Payne, with essays by Fiona Mann and Robert Wilkes. 240 pp. incl. 163 ills. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2021), £25. ISBN 978–1–910807–43–9. | :
Book Review
Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University, vol.2
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 976-977
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Bolwell, Sarah (Bolwell, Sarah)
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Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University, vol.2 By Minh Chung. 176 pp. incl. 120 col. ills. (Bodleian Library, Oxford, 2019), £35. ISBN 978–1–85124–526–0. | :
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6. A complete map of the old Hamgyŏng, Kangwŏn and P’yŏong’an provinces and Liaodong, attributed to An Chŏng-bok. 18th century. Ink and colour on paper, 28 by 71 cm. (© Bodleian Library, University of Oxford).
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