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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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Author:
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.
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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
Eighteenth-century English silver for King João V of Portugal
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 826–833
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Author:
Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (Vale, Teresa Leonor M.)
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2. Portrait of Secretary of State Diogo Mendonça Corte Real, by Guillaume François Laurent Debrie. 1730. Engraving. (From Retratos de Cardeaes, Bispos, e Varoens Portuguezes Illustres em Nobreza, Armas, Letras, e Santidade Coordenados nos Mezes de Abril e Maio do Anno do Senhor, Lisbon 1791, fol.40A; Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Secção de Iconografia, Lisbon).
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3. Portrait of King D. João V, by Pompeo Batoni. 18th century. Oil on canvas, 90 by 70 cm. (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon).
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4. Model of the sculptural group for the funerary monument of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio, by Filippo della Valle. c.1753. Terracotta and paint, height 56.5 cm. (Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon.)
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5. Centrepiece with Neptune, by Paul Crespin and Nicholas Sprimont. 1741–42. Embossed and chiselled gilded silver, 49 by 66 by 47 cm. (© 2024 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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6. Wine cooler made for Louis Henri de Bourbon, by Gabriel Huquier after Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. 1748. Engraving, 17.9 by 25.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York).
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7. Basin, by Paul Crespin. 1722–23. Silver, height 14.7 cm., diameter 49.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
1. Paul Crespin. British. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
The art of Qing imperial afterlife: the ‘Pictures of ancient playthings’ (Guwantu 古玩圖) revisited
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 597–611
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Brosch, Ricarda (Brosch, Ricarda)
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5. Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in court dress, by Giuseppe Castiglione. 1736. Ink and colour on silk, 242.2 by 176 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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1. Detail of one section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
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10. Sheet nos.1–9 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, viewed from right to left.
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11. Sheet nos.11–16 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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12. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a Ru-bowl.
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13. Ru-bowl. Chinese, Northern Song Dynasty. 1086–1125. Glazed stoneware and copper, height 7.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
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14. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a jade ewer.
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15. Ewer. Chinese, Yuan period. (1271–1368). Jade, height 17 cm. (Ralph Wanger Collection of Chinese Jades, Chicago).
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16. Detail of the first section of the BM scroll.
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17. Part one of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
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18. Part two of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
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19. Detail of Fig.21, showing the decoration of the cabinet.
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2. Title slip of the BM scroll. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
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20. Detail of Fig.9, showing the middle part of the second cabinet from the top right with the same form as Fig.21.
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21. Cabinet. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 19th century?. Wood with black and gold lacquer, 98 by 95.5 by 17.2 cm. (Private collection).
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22. Antiquity wall in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Forbidden City. (From From Yangxindian, p.106).
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23. The Tai Mausoleum. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 18th century. Ink and colour on silk, 216 by 162 cm. (First Historical Archives, Beijing).
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24. The Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing Tombs, Yi county. (photograph the author).
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25. Interior of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum. Photograph, early 20th century. (From Liu Dunzhen: ‘Yixian Qing Xiling’, Zhongguo yingzao xueshe huikan (March 1935), pp.68–109, Appendix).
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26. Groundplan of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, tomb of the Yongzheng Emperor. (From Si-ling, p.97).
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3. Title slip of the V&A scroll. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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4. Portrait of the Yongzheng Emperor in court dress. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 1723–35. Ink and colour on silk, 277 by 143 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
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6. Detail of the first section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
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7. Detail of the first section of the V&A scroll, showing the placement of the first and second sheets.
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8. Sheet no.10 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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9. Sheet no.17 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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The Pictures of ancient playthings (Guwantu 古玩圖). Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on silk, total length 26.48 m. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London; obj. no.E.59-1911).
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27. The 16th Bengal Lancers, with J.S. Rivett-Carnac (top row, second from the left). Photograph, 1900. (New York Public Library Digital Collections).
Book Review
Louis XV: passions d’un roi
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 508–510
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Vogtherr, Christoph Martin (Vogtherr, Christoph Martin)
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Louis XV: passions d’un roi Edited by Yves Carlier and Hélène Delalex. 496 pp. incl. 458 col. + b. & w. ills. (In Fine Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2022), €49. ISBN 978–2–38203–076–9. | :
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1. Floorplan of the telescope pavilion, château de la Muette. 1756. Pen, ink and red wash on paper. (Archives nationales, Paris).
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2. Louis XV, by Arnaud Vincent de Montpetit. 1774. Oil on canvas, 74 by 61.2 cm. (Musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles).
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3. Project for the throne of Louis XV, by Sébastien- Antoine Slodtz and Paul-Ambroise Slodtz. 1752. Pen, ink and wash highlights over black pencil, 67.1 by 47.2 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
Article
George I’s Kensington Palace: the sculptural dimension
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1196-1205
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Marsden, Jonathan (Marsden, Jonathan)
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1. Summer from Four Seasons, by Camillo Rusconi. c.1695. Marble, height (without pedestal) 74.9 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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10. Flora, by John van Nost II or Robert Pitt. 1724. Gilded lead, height 159 cm.; 11. Apollo, by John van Nost II or Robert Pitt. 1724. Gilded lead, height 165 cm.; 12. Mercury, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 167 cm.; 13. Diana, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 173 cm. (All © 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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14. Roman Marriage, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1723. Marble, 195 by 155 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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15. John Michael Rysbrack, by John Faber the Younger after John Vanderbank. 1734. Mezzotint, 35.4 by 25.2 cm (sheet). (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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16. Flora, by Sigismondo Betti. c.1710–30. Pencil drawing on paper, 57 by 48 cm. (Eton College Library, Windsor; reproduced by permission of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College).
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17. The Cupola Room, Kensington Palace. Photograph. c.1930. (© Historic Royal Palaces).
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18. Hermes Andros / Farnese, attributed to Andrew Carpenter. 1724. Lead, height 78 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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19. ‘Archimedes’, by Hubert Le Sueur. c.1637–38. Bronze, height 41 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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2. Kensington Palace: the King’s Gallery, by Charles Wild. 1816. Watercolour with touches of bodycolour over etched outlines, 19.8 by 25 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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20. Detail of Fig.7, showing a bust over the fireplace.
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21. Bust of an unknown woman. Early seventeenth century. Bronze, height 71 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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3. The King’s Gallery, Kensington Palace, looking east, with the paintings hung as in George I’s time, with Camillo Rusconi’s Four Seasons on the window piers. (© Historic Royal Palaces).
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4. Kensington Palace: Queen Caroline’s Drawing Room, by Charles Wild. c.1816. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over pencil, 20.3 by 25 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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5. A Roman statue, by Elisha Kirkall. 1720s. Mezzotint, 36.5 by 21.5 cm. (British Museum, London).
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6. Kensington Palace: the Great Staircase, by Charles Wild. 1819. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over etched outlines, 25.2 by 20.2 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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7. Kensington Palace: the Cupola Room, by Richard Cattermole. c.1817. Pen and ink with watercolour and bodycolour, over pencil, 20.4 by 25.3 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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8. Bacchus, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 170 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
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9. Ceres, by J.M. Rysbrack. 1724. Gilded lead, height 193 cm. (© 2023 HM King Charles III; Royal Collection Trust).
Article
Portraits of the exiled Stuarts by Scottish painters
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 141-152
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Author:
Corp, Edward (Corp, Edward)
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1. James III, by Francesco Trevisani. 1719. Oil on canvas, 97.8 by 74.6 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023).
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10. Queen Clementina, by William Mosman after Francesco Trevisani. c.1733. Oil on canvas, 72.4 by 60.8 cm. (Private collection).
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11. Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by William Mosman. 1740. Oil on canvas, 76.2 by 63.8 cm. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
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12. James III, by Cosmo Alexander after Anton Raphael Mengs. 1752. Oil on canvas. (Private collection).
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13. Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by Cosmo Alexander after Maurice Quentin de La Tour. 1752. Oil on canvas, 77.5 by 74.9 cm. (Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh).
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14. Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by Katherine Read after Maurice Quentin de La Tour. 1748. Oil on canvas, 62.5 by 49 cm. (Private collection; © Christie’s Images; Bridgeman Images).
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2. Queen Clementina and Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by Girolamo Pesci. 1721. Oil on canvas, 157.6 by 116.8 cm. (Private collection).
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3. James III and Queen Clementina, by John Smibert after Girolamo Pesci. 1721. Oil on canvas. (Private collection).
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4. James III, by Antonio David after Martin van Meytens. 1730. Oil on canvas, 73.2 by 61 cm. (Pininski Foundation, Liechtenstein).
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5. James III, possibly by Colin Erskine. 1732 or 1733. Oil on canvas, 76 by 63.5 cm. (Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh).
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6. James III, by William Mosman after Francesco Trevisani. 1733. Oil on canvas, 96 by 73 cm. (Private collection).
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7. Queen Clementina, by William Mosman after Francesco Trevisani. 1733. Oil on canvas, 96 by 73 cm. (Pininski Foundation, Liechtenstein).
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8. Queen Clementina, by Francesco Bertosi after Francesco Trevisani. 1735. Oil on canvas, 98 by 73 cm. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
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9. Queen Clementina, here attributed to Antonio David. 1719 or 1720. Oil on copper, 25.8 by 19.4 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
Intagli rococo : Professionalita  ed elaborazione del gusto negli interni del Palazzo Reale di Torino
03/2022 | 1428 | 164
Pages: 318-320
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Reviewer:
Zanuso, Susanna (Zanuso, Susanna)
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Intagli rococò: Professionalità ed elaborazione del gusto negli interni del Palazzo Reale di Torino By Aurora Laurenti. 284 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Accademia University Press, Turin, 2020), €24. ISBN 978–88–319–7856–9. | :
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6. Detail of the Summer Apartment, Gabinetto del Pregadio, Palazzo Reale, Turin, showing carved and pastiglia decorations on the wall panelling and pier table, by Giovanni Luigi Bosso. 1738–40. (Royal Palace, Royal Museums, Turin; photograph Aurora Laurenti).
Book Review
Francesco Solimena (1657–1747) e le Arti a Napoli. Edited by Nicola Spinosa
03/2020 | 1404 | 162
Pages: 264-266
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Loire, Stéphane (Loire, Stéphane)
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Francesco Solimena (1657–1747) e le Arti a Napoli Edited by Nicola Spinosa. 1100 pp. incl. 400 col. + 600 b. & w. ills. (Ugo Bozzi, Rome, 2018),  365. ISBN 978–88–7003–060–0. | :
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6. The fall of Simon Magus, by Francesco Solimena. 1690. Fresco. (Basilica di San Paolo Maggiore, Naples).
Letter
Was Lord Burlington a Jacobite?
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 802-803
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Author:
Clark, Jane (Clark, Jane)
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5. Detail of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, with his wife Dorothy Savile and their daughters, by Jean-Baptiste van Loo. 1739. Oil on canvas, 264.2 by 190.5 cm. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
British Ceramics 1675–1825: The Mint Museum. By Brian Gallagher, Barbara Stone Perry, Letitia Roberts, Diana Edwards, Pat Halfpenny, Maurice Hillis and Margaret Ferris Zimmerman
07/2017 | 1372 | 159
Pages: 561-562
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Reviewer:
Hildyard, Robin (Hildyard, Robin; H., R.)
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44. Teapot, with a portrait of Queen Charlotte. Made by Wedgwood (Burslem, Staffordshire). c.1763 (Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, cat. no.50.2)
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