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Book Review
Paul Huxley
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 423-424
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Reviewer:
Calvocoressi, Richard (Calvocoressi, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Huxley, Paul / British art
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artists:
Paul Huxley By Jeremy Lewison. 256 pp. incl. 200 col. + 20 b. & w. ills. (Lund Humphries, London, 2024), £49.99. ISBN 978–1–84822–654–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Untitled no.28, by Paul Huxley. 1963. Oil on cotton duck, 171.5 by 171.5 cm.
Book Review
British Portrait Miniatures from the Thomson Collection
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 418-419
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Reviewer:
Lloyd, Stephen (Lloyd, Stephen)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Thomson Collection / Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
subjects:
Portrait miniatures / British art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
British Portrait Miniatures from the Thomson Collection By Susan Sloman. 311 pp. incl. 225 col. ills. (Ad Ilissvm, London, 2024), £80. ISBN 978–1– 915401–12–0. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Henry Stuart, Earl of Ross and 1st Duke of Albany, styled Lord Darnley. c.1560. Watercolour on vellum, 3.5 by 3 cm. (Thomson Collection). 1915. Opaque watercolour over graphite, 45.7 by 55.9 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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2. Michael Topping, by John Smart. c.1795. Graphite on paper, 29.3 by 24.7 cm. (Thomson Collection).
Short Notice
Observations about the abandoned portrait beneath Gainsborough’s ‘Blue boy’
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 261–265
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Author:
O'Connell, Christina Milton (O'Connell, Christina Milton)
Subjects
artists:
Gainsborough, Thomas
works:
British art / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Infrared photography / Portraits / Full-length portraits
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Digital X-radiograph of Fig.2, captured through all layers of the painting, including the wooden auxiliary support.
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2. Blue boy (after treatment), by Thomas Gainsborough. c.1770. Oil on canvas, 177.8 by 112.1 cm. (Huntington Library and Art Museum, San Marino).
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3. John Joshua Kirby, by Thomas Gainsborough. c.1754–56. Oil on canvas, 41.9 by 29.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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4. Infra-red reflectography of Fig.2, showing the preliminary lines of the abandoned portrait, including the contours of the face, coat, and shoulders. A dark layer of paint was applied over the abandoned portrait, slightly obscuring the legibility of the details in IRR.
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing additional details of the abandoned portrait’s face.
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7. Cross-section of Fig.2, taken at the top fold-over edge contains, from bottom to top: the off-white double ground layer; a paint layer from the abandoned portrait’s face; and the dark layer of paint that Gainsborough applied over the abandoned portrait followed by the thinly applied paint of the sky for the Blue boy composition.
Short Notice
Paul Sandby and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn revisited
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 258–61
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Author:
Fairclough, Oliver (Fairclough, Oliver)
Subjects
artists:
Sandby, Paul
buildings:
Wales
dates:
1770-1779
museums and institutions:
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Great Britain
patrons:
Williams-Wynn, Watkin, Fourth Baronet, 1749-1789
subjects:
Patrons / Patronage / Aquatints / Gouaches / Topographical views / British art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Bala in the county of Merioneth: A rejoicing scene when Sir W.W. Wynn visited that place August 22 1771, by Paul Sandby. Bodycolour over pencil on linen, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
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2. The iron forge (incorrectly titled Aber Glaslyn in the county of Merioneth), by Paul Sandby. 1771. Bodycolour over pencil on paper, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
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3. The iron forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth in Merioneth Shire, from XII Views in North Wales, by Paul Sandby. 1776. Aquatint on paper, 29 by 38 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
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4. Waterfall at Tanberis North Wales, by Paul Sandby. 1771. Bodycolour over pencil on paper, 18 by 26 cm. (Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
5. Detail of Fig.1, showing Sir William- Wynn and his party arriving in Bala.
Book Review
Résistances à l’idée d’art moderne dans la peinture: Paris, Londres, New York, 1848–1931
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 300–301
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Reviewer:
Deltour, Louis (Deltour, Louis)
Subjects
subjects:
Modernism / Art criticism / Critical Reception / French art / British art / American art
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Résistances à l’idée d’art moderne dans la peinture: Paris, Londres, New York, 1848–1931 By Pierre Sérié. 449 pp. incl. 59 col. + b. & w. ills. (Presses Universitaires Blaise-Pascal, Clermont- Ferrand, 2023), €26. ISBN 978–2–38377–222–4. | :
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Attributed works:
8. Le repos à Tonnerre, by Émile Bernard. 1904. Oil on canvas, 120 by 150 cm. (Private collection).
Exhibition Review
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 284–7
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Reviewer:
Wyld, Helen (Wyld, Helen)
Subjects
artists:
Nicholson, Winifred
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, Great Britain
subjects:
Rugs / British art / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art 25th October 2024–23rd March 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Sheep, designed and made by Mary Bewick. 1960s. Rag rug, 85 by 125 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
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23. The Warwick family, by Winifred Nicholson. c.1926. Oil on canvas, 76.8 by 127 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
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24. Tractor and haycart, designed by Jovan Nicholson and made by Mrs Hall. 1967. Rag rug, 58 by 133 cm. (Private collection; exh. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
Book Review
The Radical Print: Art and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 194–195
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Reviewer:
Savage, Elizabeth (Savage, Elizabeth)
Subjects
artists:
Barry, James, 1741-1806 / Mortimer, John Hamilton / Gillray, James / Bewick, Thomas / Blake, William
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
subjects:
British art / Prints / Politics
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subjects:
The Radical Print: Art and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain By Esther Chadwick. 248 pp. incl. 200 col. + b. & w. ills. (Paul Mellon Centre, London, 2024), £45. ISBN 978–1–913107–43–7. | :
Book Review
L’arte di tradurre l’arte: John Baptist Jackson incisore nella Venezia del Settecento
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1270–2
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Reviewer:
Pietrabissa, Camilla (Pietrabissa, Camilla )
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Jackson, John Baptist, printmaker and designer, c.1703–73
dates:
2020-2030
subjects:
Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy
subjects:
Colour woodcuts / Woodcuts / British art / Italian art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
L’arte di tradurre l’arte: John Baptist Jackson incisore nella Venezia del Settecento Edited by Orsola Braides, Giovanni Maria Fara and Alessia Giachery. 206 pp. incl. 81 col. ills (Olschki, Florence, 2024), €25. ISBN 978–88–222–6913–3. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. Death of St Peter Martyr, by John Baptist Jackson after Titian. 1739. Three-colour woodcut, 52.2 by 34.1 cm. (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice).
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8. Crucifixion, by John Baptist Jackson after Tintoretto. c.1745. Fourcolour woodcut in three sheets; left sheet illustrated here, 54.6 by 41.8 cm. (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice).
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9. Landscape with people, by John Baptist Jackson after Marco Ricci. 1744–45. Fivecolour woodcut, 41.5 by 57.5 cm. (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice).
Short Notice
The foundation of the Society of Female Artists
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1152-1153
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artists:
Osborn, Emily Mary / Murray, Elizabeth
artists:
Grote, Harriet
museums and institutions:
Royal Watercolour Society, London, Great Britain / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Society of Female Artists, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Women artists / Exhibitions / British art / Watercolourists / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Harriet Grote (née Lewin), by C. Lewin, printed by Jérémie Graf after Charles Landseer. c.1840. Lithograph, 46.5 by 32.3 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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2. The skipping rope, by Mary Thornycroft. c.1845–55. Marble, height 147 cm. (Private collection).
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3. Nameless and friendless. “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, etc.” - Proverbs, x, 15, by Emily Mary Osborn. 1857. Oil on canvas, 82.5 by 103.8 cm. (Tate).
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4. Woman and child in Greek dress, by Elizabeth Murray. c.1845–55. Watercolour on paper, 59 by 46 cm. (Government Art Collection, London).
Exhibition Review
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1067–9
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Reviewer:
Tobin, Claudia (Tobin, Claudia)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, Great Britain
subjects:
Still lifes / British art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Roses, columbine and poppies in a glass vase on a marble ledge with some grapes, by Simon Verelst. Oil on canvas, 45.7 by 35.6 cm. (Private collection; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester)
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14. Kettle, teapot, breadboard, matches, by Eric Ravilious. 1939. Watercolour and pencil, 39.3 by 51.9 cm. (Private collection; Fry Art Gallery Society; Bridgeman Images; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester)
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15. Through the looking glass, by Jean Cooke. 1960. Oil on canvas, 60.8 by 50.8 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London; exh. Pallant House Gallery, Chichester).
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