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Book Review
John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1087–8
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Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
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John Soane’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Reflections on an Architect and his Collection By Bruce Boucher. 224 pp. incl. 155 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2024), £35. ISBN 978–0–300–27569–8. | :
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5. Soane office, section through museum and breakfast room, by Frank Copland. 1817. Pen and watercolour on paper, 54.5 by 64 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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Francis Bacon and the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory
06/2020 | 1407 | 162
Pages: 472-480
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Daniels, Rebecca (Daniels, Rebecca)
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1. Rug designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 212 by 126 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
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2. Francis Bacon’s studio at 17 Queensberry Mews West, London. (Repr. in The Studio, August 1930, pp.141).
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3. Gouache, by Francis Bacon. 1929. Gouache, distemper and watercolour on paper, 35.5 by 25 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
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4. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 200 by 120 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph   Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).
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5. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 208.8 by 122 cm. (Location unknown;   Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020).
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6. Francis Bacon’s Queensberry Mews West Studio, by Roy de Maistre. 1930. Oil on canvas, 60 by 44.5 cm. (The Estate of Francis Bacon Collection).
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7. A room scheme by Francis Bacon, including furniture and a rug designed by him. The rug was made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 240 by 122 cm. (  Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved; DACS London 2020).
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8. Still life, by Roy de Maistre. 1933. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 60.8 cm. (National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; courtesy Francis Bacon Estate;   Caroline de Mestre Walker).
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9. A room scheme with a rug designed by Francis Bacon and made c.1930–33 by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. The materials and dimensions of the rug are unknown. (  British Library Board; HIU.LD48).
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Neo-classicism in technicolour: the Melbourne cabinets
06/2019 | 1395 | 161
Pages: 464-473
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Bowett, Adam (Bowett, Adam)
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Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
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1. Cabinet, one of a pair, attributed to Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Mahogany, deal and oak, with veneers of holly and other woods, 238 by 114 by 53 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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10. Square compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 21 by 21 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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11. Shell-shaped compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, width 22 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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12. Round compotier, one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, diameter 21 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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13. Oval compotier (jatte Anglaise), one of four. 1770–71. Sèvres softpaste porcelain, 31 by 23.5 centimetres. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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14. Sugar bowl, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, Bowl 12 by 15 cm., platter 23 by 18.5 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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15. Liqueur cooler, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 31 by 31 by 14.5 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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16. Wine bottle cooler, one of a pair. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 15 by 20 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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2. One of the cabinets, photographed at Panshanger, Hertfordshire, in 1935. (Country Life Picture Library).
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3. Commode, attributed to Thomas Chippendale. c.1772. Mahogany, deal and oak, with veneers of holly and other woods, 94 by 226 by 62.5 cm. (Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Alexandra Hayward).
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4. Detail of Fig.6, showing the ram’s head tripods in mulberry. (Oliver Bowett).
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5. Detail of Fig.6. (Oliver Bowett).
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6. Opposite Digital reconstruction of the original marquetry colours of the cabinet illustrated in Fig.1, based on UV-Vis analysis. (Oliver Bowett).
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7. Detail of Fig.16, showing a cherub with a copy of Hamlet.
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8. Detail of Fig.13, showing a trophy of arms and armour.
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9. Salad bowl, one of two. 1770–71. Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, diameter 23 cm. (Firle Place, East Sussex).
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Biagio Rebecca draws the London Opera House: London’s King’s Theatre in the 1790s
05/2019 | 1394 | 161
Pages: 364-373
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Burden, Michael (Burden, Michael)
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1. The auditorium of the Opera House, London, by Biagio Rebecca. c.1793. Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 66.5 by 54 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019).
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2. An Inside View of the Opera House, by J. Page after R. Arnold, published in Carlton House Magazine (1792). Engraving, 12.4 by 20.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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3. The Opera House, by A.C. Pugin after Thomas Rowlandson, hand coloured by J. Black, published in R. Ackermann: Microcosm of London, London 1808–10 (1809). Engraving with acquatint, 26.6 by 33.3 cm. (The Bodleian Library, Oxford).
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4. Opera House or King’s Theatre at the Hay-Market, by James Storer after Anthony van Assen, published by Harrison & Co. 1795. Etching, 10.5 by 14 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. The Concert Room, The Opera House, London, attributed to Biagio Rebecca. c.1793. Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 59.9 by 79.5 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019)
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7. The Prince of Wales as ‘The Modern Atlas’, by Isaac Cruikshank, published by S.W. Fores. 1791. Hand coloured etching, 25.3 by 37.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. The Opera House and the Concert Room, London, as completed 1794, by J. Willis after A.C. Pugin, published by John Weale, c.1800. Engraving, 13 by 22.3 cm. (Private collection).
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6. The Opera House, Haymarket, London. After 1794. Watercolour on paper, 20.6 by 32.7 cm. (British Museum, London).
Book Review
William Morris and his Palace of Art: Architecture, Interiors and Design at Red House
04/2019 | 1393 | 161
Pages: 353-354
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Cooper, Nicholas (Cooper, Nicholas)
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William Morris and his Palace of Art: Architecture, Interiors and Design at Red House By Tessa Wild. | :
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7. A digital reconstruction of the original decoration in the drawing room at Red House, London. (Image John Tredinnick).
Book Review
Pelagio Palagi: Décorateur des palais royaux de Turin et du Piémont (1832–1856). By Bertrand de Royere
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 90-91
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Jervis, Simon (Jervis, Simon; J., S.; J., S. S.)
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4. The Etruscan Room, Castello di Racconigi, Piedmont, designed by Pelagio Palagi, marquetry and furniture by Gabriele Capello (called Moncalvo). 1843–47. (De Agostini Picture Library; photograph A. Dagli Orti; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Architectural Invention in Renaissance Rome: Artists, Humanists, and the Planning of Raphael’s Villa Madama. By Yvonne Elet
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 87-88
Book Review
Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland. By Emile de Bruijn
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 868-869
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Wells-Cole, Anthony (Wells-Cole, Anthony; Cole, Anthony Wells-)
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1. Detail of a wallpaper, by Wang Zhengyue. Probably 1877. Ink and watercolour on thirty-two rolls of paper, largest roll 322.6 by 113 cm. (Temple Newsam, Leeds).
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The kingdom of a mistress to the Sun King: Madame de Montespan’s apartment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 299-304
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Faisant, Étienne (Faisant, Étienne)
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1. Elevation of Madame de Montespan’s alcove bedchamber and grand cabinet at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, here attributed to François d’Orbay and Nicolas Loir. 1673. Ink, wash and watercolour on paper, 25 by 61.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris).
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3. Plan of Madame de Montespan’s alcove bedchamber, cabinets and small bedroom at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, with added sketches for ceiling paintings, here attributed to François d’Orbay and Nicolas Loir. 1673. Ink, wash and watercolour on paper, 54 by 59.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris).
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4. Detail of Fig.1.
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6. Madame de Montespan’s apartment at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. A: antechamber; B: bedchamber; C: Grand Cabinet; D: Petit Cabinet; E: small bedroom; F: secondary areas; 1: courtyard. Plan by the author.
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2. Plan of the first floor of the Château-Vieux, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, by an anonymous artist. c.1681. Ink and wash on paper, 48 by 75 cm. (Archives départementales des Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 7 Q 1.14). Madame de Montespan’s apartment is in the southern range, at the top centre of this plan; see Fig.6.
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5. A bed, probably from the Trianon de Porcelaine, by an anonymous artist. c.1687. Grey ink with grey and red wash, heightened with gold, on paper, 41 by 28 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, THC 1063).
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7. Portrait miniature of a lady, probably Madame de Montespan, in a rich interior. France, 1690. Gouache on vellum heightened with gold and silver, 27.5 by 47.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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‘Almost her creation’: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the decoration of Chiswick House
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 217-225
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Whittaker, Esmé (Whittaker, Esmé)
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1. North-west view of Chiswick House, Middlesex, by J.C. Buckler. 1822. Watercolour on paper. 33.7 by 47 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).
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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).
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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).
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10. East Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
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3. Plan of the first floor of Chiswick House. The shaded areas were added in the late 1780s.
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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.
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6. East wing staircase, Chiswick House. Early twentieth century. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).
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7. West Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon)
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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.
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