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Book Review
Grands décors restaurés de Notre- Dame de Paris
01/2025 | 1462 | 167
Pages: 62-3
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Bastet, Delphine (Bastet, Delphine)
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Grands décors restaurés de Notre- Dame de Paris Edited by Caroline Piel and Emmanuel Pénicaut. 112 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Silvana Editoriale, Milan, and Mobilier national, Paris, 2024), €15. ISBN 978–88–366–5682–0. | :
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1. Interior of Notre-Dame, Paris. c.1650. Oil on canvas, 83 by 93 cm. (Société des amis de Notre-Dame de Paris).
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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).
Exhibition Review
A Prince’s Treasure. From Buckingham Palace to the Royal Pavilion: The Royal Collection Returns to Brighton
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 67-70
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Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
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A Prince’s Treasure. From Buckingham Palace to the Royal Pavilion: The Royal Collection returns to Brighton Royal Pavilion, Brighton 21st September 2019–Autumn 2021 | :
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14. Console table by Edward Bailey, after a design by Adam Weisweiler, in the Music Room Gallery at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. 1819. Oak, ebony, gilt and painted bronze, marble and mirror glass, 96 by 162 by 52 cm. (Royal Collection, on loan to the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; photograph Paul Highnam/ Country Life).
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15. The Kylin clock, in the Saloon at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, second half of the eighteenth century. Porcelain and gilt bronze, 111.7 by 81.3 by 36.9 cm. (Royal Collection, on loan to the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; photograph Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust, Brighton).
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16. The Music Room, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. The chimneypiece is flanked by porcelain pagodas that are among the loans from the Royal Collection. (Photograph Paul Highnam/ Country Life).
Exhibition Review
Thomas Chippendale
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 414-416
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10. Armchair from a set of twelve by Thomas Chippendale. c.1774. Carved and gilded limewood, with the original tapestry covers, 105 by 70 by 74 cm. (Newby Hall, Yorkshire; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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11. Pier table made for the Yellow Damask Sitting Room at Harewood House, Yorkshire, by Thomas Chippendale. 1775. Various woods, the frame originally silvered, 95 by 235 by 67 cm. (Private collection; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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12. Library armchair from a set of six by Thomas Chippendale. 1768. Mahogany, originally covered in ‘Green hair Cloth’, 96 by 68 by 59 cm. (Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, The National Trust; exh. Leeds City Museum).
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13. Cabinet, one of a pair made for Melbourne House, London, by Thomas Chippendale. c.1773. Mahogany and various woods, 238 by 114 by 53 cm. (The Trustees of the Firle Estate Settlement; exh. Leeds City Museum).
Book Review
Consumption and the Country House. By Jon Stobart and Mark Rothery
05/2017 | 1370 | 159
Pages: 401
Book Review
Decorative Furnishings and Objets d’Art in the Louvre, from Louis XIV to Marie-Antoinette, ed. by J. Durand
06/2016 | 1359 | 158
Pages: 462-462
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Whitehead, John (Whitehead, John)
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'The Four Winds': the house of the Antwerp print publisher Hieronymus Cock
02/2016 | 1355 | 158
Pages: 87-93
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Buchanan, Iain (Buchanan, Iain)
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10. Grammatica, by Cornelis Cort after Frans Floris (British Library, London)
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11. Façade of the Floris House, Antwerp, by Jan van Croes. c.1700 (Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, Brussels)
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3. Scenographiae Sive Perspectivae, no.1 (Perspective view of a street with Hieronymus Cock's house), by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum after Hans Vredeman de Vries. 1560 (British Library, London)
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4. Scenographiae Sive Perspectivae, no.5 (Interior with buffet, canopy-bed and wall-fountain), by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum after Hans Vredeman de Vries. 1560 (British Library, London)
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6. The four Elements: Fire, by Joachim Beuckelaer. 1570 (National Gallery, London)
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7. Family portrait, by Frans Floris. 1561 (Museum Wuyts-van Campen-Caroly, Lier)
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8. Rhetorica, by Cornelis Cort after Frans Floris (British Library, London)
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9. Geometria, by Cornelis Cort after Frans Floris (British Library, London)
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5. Floor plan of the house 'The Four Winds'. 1574 (Stadsarchief, Antwerp, 12.4716)
Publication Received
The Salon Doré from the Hôtel de la Trémoille. By Martin Chapman, with contributions by Alexandre Pradère, Xavier Bonnet, Lesley Bone and Maria Santangelo.
01/2015 | 1342 | 157
Pages: 40
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Vernon, Jonathan (Vernon, Jonathan ; V., J.)
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Book Review
Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace
08/2009 | 1277 | 151
Pages: 552
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Preyer, Brenda (Preyer, Brenda)
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Art, Marriage, and Family in the Florentine Renaissance Palace | author: Musacchio, Jacqueline Marie
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43. The Triumph of David and Saul, from The story of David panels from a pair of cassoni(?), by Francesco Pesellino. c.1445–55. Panel, 43.3 by 177 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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Souvenirs of an embassy: the comte d’Adhémar in London, 1783–87
06/2009 | 1275 | 151
Pages: 372-381
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Baulez, Christian (Baulez, Christian)
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17. Le comte d’Adhémar, by Louis-Auguste Brun (Brun de Versoix). c.1783. Pencil. From R. Fournier-Sarlovèze: L.A. Brun: Peintre de Marie-Antoinette 1758–1815, Paris 1911.
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18. View of Hyde Park Corner, with Apsley House and the comte d’Adhémar’s residence, by Edward Dayes. c.1800. Engraving, 20 by 26 cm.
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19. Design for a ‘vase sans règle’ for a dessert service for the comte d’Adhémar. Manufacture royale de Sèvres, workshop of François Rémond. 1783. Ink on paper. (Private collection, Paris).
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20. A ‘vase Choiseul’ with gilt-bronze mounts, from a dessert service for the comte d’Adhémar. Manufacture royale de Sèvres, workshop of François Rémond. 1783. (Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s, Monaco).
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21. Design for a ‘vase Choiseul’ for a dessert service for the comte d’Adhémar. Manufacture royale de Sèvres, workshop of François Rémond. 1783. Ink on paper. (Private collection, Paris)
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22. Louis XVI in coronation robes, by Antoine Callet and studio. Frame by François-Charles Buteux. 1782. Canvas, 274.5 by 194.7 cm. (National Trust, Waddesdon Manor).
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23. Marie-Antoinette hunting, by Louis-Auguste Brun (Brun de Versoix). c.1780. Canvas, 99.5 by 80 cm. (Musée national du château de Versaille­s).
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24. Yolande de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, at the pianoforte, by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun. 1783. Canvas, 92 by 72 cm. (National Trust, Waddesdon Manor).
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25. French throne chair, attributed to François II Foliot and Toussaint Foliot. 1783. (Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum).
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26. Crucifix and altar candelabra, by Louis-Claude Porcher. Prob­ably made for the chapel of the French Embassy, London. 1783–84. Silver, 74 by 28 cm. (cross); 58 by 20 cm. (candelabra). (Musée national du château de Versailles).
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27. One of a pair of lacquered cabinets with bronze decoration, by Claude-Charles Saunier. c.1782. 128 by 74.5 by 44 cm. (Galerie Aveline, Paris).
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