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Article
The decoration of the ballroom wing at Buckingham Palace, 1850–56
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 368–379
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Author:
Rumley, Peter T.J. (Rumley, Peter T.J.)
Subjects
artists:
Moxon, Charles (1808–1890) / Gruner, Ludwig / Consoni, Nicola (1814–1884) / Blore, Edward / Cubitt, Thomas / Pennethorne, James
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
dates:
1850-1859
patrons:
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria / Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
subjects:
British art / British architecture / Interiors / Conservation / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.10, showing the archivolt and throne dais in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace.
Attributed works:
10. The Ballroom, Buckingham Palace, 17th June 1856, by Louis Haghe. 1856. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 31.7 by 47.7 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
11. Part of the frieze in the Promenade Gallery (now West Gallery), Buckingham Palace, London, by Nicola Consoni. 1852. Oil on canvas. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
12 and 13. Paintings by Nicola Consoni in the Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, by Robert Howlett. 1856. Albumen prints, 10.2 by 5.6 cm and 10.5 by 5.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
15. Urn of flowers, by Charles Moxon. Oil on canvas. (Promenade Gallery, now West Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; photograph the author).
Attributed works:
16. The Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 16 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
17. The children’s fancy ball at Buckingham Palace, 7th April 1859, by Eugenio Agneni. 1859. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 31 by 45 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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18. The ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, arranged for a banquet. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
19. The Approach Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 14.7 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
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2. Detail of a plan of the south-west wing of Buckingham Palace, London, showing the Ball and Concert Room, Ball Supper Room, Promenade Gallery and Approach Gallery, by James Pennethorne. 1852. (National Archives, London, work 34/371).
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4. Design for the new ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. 1852. Pen and ink on paper. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle; © His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
5. Elevations of the front and side of the organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. c.1852. Pen and ink with watercolour, over pencil, 43.8 by 61.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
6. Organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, designed by Henry Cephas Lincoln. 1818–55. Painted and gilded maplewood and gilt metal. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
7. Charles Moxon, by William Quiller Orchardson. 1875. Oil on canvas, 116.8 by 83.8 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
8. First hour of the night, by Michelangelo Maestri. c.1800. Watercolour and gouache over engraved outline on card, 44.5 by 34 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
9. Parnassus, by Raphael. 1511. Fresco, width 6.7 m. (Stanze della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican).
Western art unattributed:
14. Decoration in the Promenade Gallery, now the East Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, revealed during redecoration in 1981. (Photograph Louis Randall).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of The Scala Regia, Vatican, Rome. 1870. Engraving. (Liszt Collection; Bridgeman Images).
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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Reviewer:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Subjects
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain / Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Great Britain
dates:
2020-2030
patrons:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 / George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
styles:
Chinoiserie
subjects:
Furnishings / Interiors
Reviewed Items
subjects:
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 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Article
Chinoiserie at the Buckingham Palace in the nineteenth century
06/2007 | 1251 | 149
Pages: 383-392
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Author:
Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
Subjects
artists:
Nash, John, 1752-1835 / Blore, Edward
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
buildings:
Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Great Britain
dates:
1840-1849
print:
Chinoiserie
print:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Chinoiserie / Royal Collection, (Great Britain) / Interiors / Interior design
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. State ball at Buckingham Palace, by Eugène Lami. 1848. Watercolour, 29 by 37.5 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Attributed works:
11. The Queen’s Breakfast Room, Buckingham House, by James Stephanoff. 1817. Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, 20.2 by 25.3 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Attributed works:
12. The Chinese Drawing Room, Carlton House, by Thomas Sheraton. Engraving, published London, 1st November 1793.
Attributed works:
13. The Chinese Drawing Room, Carlton House, by Thomas Sheraton. Engraving, published London, 1st November 1793.
Attributed works:
14. The Luncheon Room, Buckingham Palace, by James Roberts. 1850. Watercolour and bodycolour with gum Arabic, 25.6 by 38 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Attributed works:
15. The Music Room, The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, by Augustus Charles Pugin. c.1823. Coloured aquatint, 20.2 by 28.5 cm.
Attributed works:
17. The Banqueting Room, The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, by Augustus Charles Pugin. c.1823. Coloured aquatint, 20.2 by 28.5 cm.
Attributed works:
20. The Yellow Drawing Room, Buckingham Palace, by James Roberts. 1855. Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, 27.4 by 38 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Non-western art unattributed:
22. Ivory settee. Indian, c.1770. Sandalwood with engraved ivory veneer, 101 by 184 by 82.5 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Western art unattributed:
16. The ‘Kylin’ clock. Mid-eighteenth century with English mounts and base, 1821–23. Porcelain and gilt bronze, 111.7 by 36.9 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Western art unattributed:
18. The Centre Room, Principal Floor, Buckingham Palace. 1873. Photograph by Hills and Saunders, 29 by 37.5 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Western art unattributed:
19. Pagoda. Chinese, c.1810, with English additions and mounts, c.1817–18. Hard-paste porcelain and bone china with gilt bronze, 518.5 by 104 by 87 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Western art unattributed:
21. The Principal Corridor, Principal Floor, Buckingham Palace. 1873. Photograph by Hills and Saunders, 29 by 37.5 cm. (The Royal Collection).
Short Notice
King George III's Picture Hang at Buckingham House
08/1987 | 1013 | 129
Pages: 524-531
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Author:
Russell, Francis (Russell, Francis; Russell, F.)
Subjects
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
dates:
1750-1849
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
patrons:
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
places:
England / London
subjects:
Royalty / Collections, Private / Displays
subjects:
Italian painting
subjects:
Interiors
subjects:
Displays
Illustrations
Attributed works:
46. Plan of Buckingham House, London, in 1776 (Westminster Public Library). The Rooms of the King's Apartment on the Ground Floor Have Been Re-Numbered 1-8: 1. Dining Room; 2. Dressing Room; 3. Warm Room; 4. Passage Room; 5. Drawing Room; 6. Closet; 7. King's Bed Chamber; 8. Library.
Attributed works:
47. Dining Room
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48. King's Dressing Room
Attributed works:
49. Warm Room
Attributed works:
50. Passage Room
Attributed works:
51. Drawing Room
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52. King's Closet
Attributed works:
53. King's Bed Chamber
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54. King's Library
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55. Queen's Saloon
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56. Queen's Bed Chamber
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57. Queen's Dressing Room
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58. Warm Room
Attributed works:
59. Queen's Drawing Room
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60. Japan Room
Exhibition Review
Sèvres Porcelain at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
02/1980 | 923 | 122
Pages: 138+140-141
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Reviewer:
Savill, Rosalind (Savill, Rosalind)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Ceramics / Sèvres porcelain
Illustrations
Attributed works:
42. Vase of Hard Paste Sèvres Porcelain, with Gilt-Bronze Mounts (Vase Duplessis) Dated 1779, Height 32.7 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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43. Vase of Sèvres Porcelain, Probably Hard Paste (vase cygne à roseau en buire) Dated 1781, Height 46.3 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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44. Cup and Saucer of Hard Paste Sèvres Porcelain (Gobelet Litron) Dated 1779, Height of Cup 7.5 cm., Diameter of Saucer 15.5 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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45. Vase of Soft Paste Sèvres Porcelain (?vase du Barry à guirlandes) c.1772-1776. Height 40.5 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: 'Holbein and the Court of Henry VIII' at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
01/1979 | 910 | 121
Pages: 50+53-55
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Reviewer:
Rowlands, John (Rowlands, John; R., J. K.; Rowlands, J. K.; R., J.)
Subjects
artists:
Holbein, Hans the Younger, ca. 1497-1543
dates:
1970-1979
museums and institutions:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
places:
England / London
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
68. The Whitehall Mural, by Remigius van Leemput after Holbein. 1667. 88.9 by 98.7 cm. (Exh. Queen's Gallery). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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69. George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham, after Holbein. Panel, 31.2 by 31.2 cm. (Private Collection, West Germany).
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70. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, by Hans Holbein. Water-Colour, Body-Colour and Ink on Vellum, 22.7 by 18.3 cm. (Queen's Gallery, London). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: General [Italian Art at the Queen's Gallery et al.]
01/1965 | 742 | 107
Pages: 37+39
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Reviewer:
Nicolson, Benedict (B. N) (Nicolson, Benedict (B. N); N., B.)
Subjects
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
museums and institutions:
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Italian painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Detail from The Triumph of Caesar: The Vase-Bearers, by Andrea Mantegna. Canvas. (Hampton Court Palace; Exh. The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.)
Book Review
Buckingham Palace: Its Furniture, Decoration and History
05/1931 | 338 | 58
Pages: 254-255
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Reviewer:
Jourdain, Margaret (Jourdain, Margaret; Jourdain, M.; J., M.; Jourdain, M. A.)
Subjects
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Palaces / Furniture / Interiors / Architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Buckingham Palace: Its Furniture, Decoration and History | author: Smith, H. Clifford
Article
A Holy Family at Buckingham Palace
06/1930 | 327 | 56
Pages: 286-287+290-291
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Author:
Collins Baker, Charles Henry (Collins Baker, Charles Henry; B., C. H. C.; Collins Baker, C. H.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
House of Oettingen-Wallerstein
dates:
1450-1499
museums and institutions:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
places:
Netherlands / England / London
subjects:
Netherlandish School / Attributions
subjects:
Holy Family
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Holy Family, Here Identified as of the Flemish School, Fifteenth Century. Tempera on Linen, 43 by 34 cm. (H. M. the King). A Holy Family at Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Virgin and Child; Flemish School, Fifteenth Century. Tempera on Linen. (Dijon). A Holy Family at Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Virgin and Child; Flemish School, c. 1500. Tempera on Linen, 29 by 19 cm. (Brussels Gallery). A Holy Family at Buckingham Palace
Article
Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
07/1925 | 268 | 47
Pages: 12-13+16-19
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Author:
Beck, Victoria A. M. L. (Beck, Victoria A. M. L.)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1799 / 1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Windsor Castle, Windsor, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Royal Collection, (Great Britain)
places:
England
subjects:
Glassware / Glass / Cut glass / Drinking glasses
subjects:
Collections, Private / Royalty / Patronage
subjects:
British
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A, B. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. C, D. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. E. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. F. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. G. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. H. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. J. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
Western art unattributed:
Plate III. K. Glass in Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace
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