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‘The monarch of the glen’: painting for the new Houses of Parliament
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 342-353
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Author:
Duffy, Stephen (Duffy, Stephen)
Subjects
artists:
Landseer, Edwin / Roberts, David, 1796-1864 / Stanfield, Clarkson
dates:
1840-1859 / 1850-1859
museums and institutions:
Palace of Westminster, London, Great Britain / Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Great Britain
subjects:
Scotland / Scottish painting / Decorative arts / Hunting scenes / Hunting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The monarch of the glen, by Thomas Landseer after Edwin Landseer. 1852. Engraving, 70 by 73 cm. (British Museum, London).
Attributed works:
10. Windsor Park, by Edwin Landseer. ?1850. Oil on canvas, 89.5 by 72.5 cm. (Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
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11. The otter speared, by Edwin Landseer. c.1841–44. Oil on canvas, 200 by 153.7 cm (Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle; Bridgeman Images).
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12. A random shot, by Edwin Landseer. c.1847–48. Oil on canvas, 122 by 183 cm. (Bury Art Museum and Sculpture Centre; Bridgeman Images).
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13. Scene in Brae Mar, by Edwin Landseer. ?c.1851–57. Oil on canvas, 271.8 by 251.5 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. The monarch of the glen, by Edwin Landseer. 1849–51. Oil on canvas, 163.8 by 168.9 cm. (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh; Bridgeman Images).
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3. The Peers’ Refreshment Rooms, by Alfred Newman after George Somers Clarke. 1849. Lithograph, 22.1 by 27.1 cm. (From H.T. Ryde: Illustrations of the New Palace of Westminster, London 1849).
Attributed works:
4. The Peers’ Dining Room. (Photograph courtesy the House of Lords; Roger Harris).
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5. Alfred Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, by James Faed after Francis Grant. c.1860. Mezzotint, 52.4 by 39.6 cm. (Royal Armouries, Leeds).
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6 and 7. Details of a letter from Edwin Landseer to Edward John Coleman, 9th May 1866 (Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham).
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8. The north wall of the Peers’ Refreshment Rooms, by the Office of Charles Barry. 1846. Ink and watercolour on paper, 15.5 by 13 cm. (National Archives, Kew).
Attributed works:
9. The north wall of the Peers’ Dining Room. (Estates Archive; photograph courtesy UK Parliament, London).
Book Review
Scottish Portraiture 1644–1714: David and John Scougall and Their Contemporaries
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 922-924
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Reviewer:
Lloyd, Stephen (Lloyd, Stephen)
Subjects
artists:
Scougall, David (1625-85) / Scougall, John (1657-1737)
subjects:
Scottish painting / Portraits
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subjects:
Scottish Portraiture 1644–1714: David and John Scougall and Their Contemporaries By Carla van de Puttelaar. 2 vols, 756 pp. incl. 1265 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2021), €195. ISBN 978–2–503–59727–0. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl and later 1st Marquess of Argyll, by David Scougall. c.1655– 60. Oil on canvas, 73.7 by 67.3 cm. (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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)
Subjects
artists:
Smibert, John / Erskine, Colin / Mosman, William / Alexander, Cosmo / Read, Katherine (1723–1778) / David, Antonio (1698–1750) / Trevisani, Francesco / Pesci, Girolamo / Blanchet, Louis Gabriel / Duprà, Domenico
artists:
Ramsay, Allan
dates:
1710-1719 / 1720-1729 / 1730-1739 / 1740-1749 / 1750-1759
places:
Rome
subjects:
Stuart, James Francis Edward (1688–1766) / Sobieska, Maria Clementina / Stuart, Prince Charles Edward, Bonnie Prince Charlie / House of Stuart / Jacobites / Royalty / Courts (social groups) / Portraits / Copies / Scottish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
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).
Attributed works:
2. Queen Clementina and Prince Charles Edward Stuart, by Girolamo Pesci. 1721. Oil on canvas, 157.6 by 116.8 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
3. James III and Queen Clementina, by John Smibert after Girolamo Pesci. 1721. Oil on canvas. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
4. James III, by Antonio David after Martin van Meytens. 1730. Oil on canvas, 73.2 by 61 cm. (Pininski Foundation, Liechtenstein).
Attributed works:
5. James III, possibly by Colin Erskine. 1732 or 1733. Oil on canvas, 76 by 63.5 cm. (Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
6. James III, by William Mosman after Francesco Trevisani. 1733. Oil on canvas, 96 by 73 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
7. Queen Clementina, by William Mosman after Francesco Trevisani. 1733. Oil on canvas, 96 by 73 cm. (Pininski Foundation, Liechtenstein).
Attributed works:
8. Queen Clementina, by Francesco Bertosi after Francesco Trevisani. 1735. Oil on canvas, 98 by 73 cm. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
9. Queen Clementina, here attributed to Antonio David. 1719 or 1720. Oil on copper, 25.8 by 19.4 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
Improbable Pioneers of the Romantic Age: The Lives of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and Georgina Gordon, Duchess of Bedford
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 97-99
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Subjects
artists:
Landseer, Edwin
buildings:
Woburn Abbey, Soulbury, Great Britain
patrons:
Russell, John, Sixth Duke of Bedford, 1766-1839 / Gordon, Georgina (1781–1853)
subjects:
British art / Patronage / Commissions / Landscapes (visual works) / Romanticism / History paintings / Scottish painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Improbable Pioneers of the Romantic Age: The Lives of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and Georgina Gordon, Duchess of Bedford By Keir Davidson. 592 pp. incl. 45 col. + 50 b. & w. ills. (Pimpernel Press, London, 2022), £40. ISBN 978–1–910258–25–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
5. Sketch for Deer-stalking in the Highlands, by Edwin Landseer. c.1828. Oil on canvas, 43 by 53.5 cm. (Wolverhampton Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
The Story of Scottish Art
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 1090
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Reviewer:
Thompson, Susannah (Thompson, Susannah)
Subjects
subjects:
Scottish painting / Scottish sculpture / Scottish School
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Story of Scottish Art By Lachlan Goudie. 384 pp. incl. 181 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2020), £30. ISBN 978–0–500–23961–2. | :
Publication Received
Colin Morison (1734–1809). Antiquaria, storiografia e collezionismo tra Roma e Aberdeen. By Elisabetta Giffi.
01/2017 | 1366 | 159
Pages: 52
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Reviewer:
Cassidy, Brendan (Cassidy, Brendan; Cassidy, B.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Morison, Colin
dates:
1750-1799 / 1800-1809
subjects:
Scottish painting / Art dealers / Biographies
Article
A portrait by Gavin Hamilton: Sir John Henderson of Fordell
12/2016 | 1365 | 158
Pages: 961-963
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Author:
Cassidy, Brendan (Cassidy, Brendan; Cassidy, B.)
Subjects
artists:
Hamilton, Gavin
patrons:
Henderson, John, of Fordell, 1752-1817
subjects:
Scottish painting / Drawings / Portraits / Collections, Public / Biographies
subjects:
Sitters
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Sir John Henderson of Fordell, by John Brown. 1782 (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh)
Attributed works:
25. Sir John Henderson of Fordell, by Gavin Hamilton. c.1778 (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid)
Attributed works:
26. Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th Duke of Brandon, with Dr John Moore and his son, by Gavin Hamilton. 1775-77 (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh)
Book Review
Painting Labour in Scotland and Europe, 1850–1900, J. Morrison
03/2016 | 1356 | 158
Pages: 208-209
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Reviewer:
Barringer, Tim (Barringer, Tim)
Subjects
dates:
1850-1899
places:
Europe / Scotland
subjects:
Visual culture / Scottish painting / Workers / Victorian / Poor
Illustrations
Attributed works:
56. A hind's daughter, by James Guthrie. 1883 (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh)
Article
Raeburn: a decade of experiment
03/2016 | 1356 | 158
Pages: 194-199
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Author:
Thomson, Duncan (Thomson, Duncan)
Subjects
artists:
Raeburn, Henry
dates:
1790-1799
subjects:
Portraits / British painting / Scottish painting / Composition (artistic arrangement) / Influence / Critical Reception / Light / Lighting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
38. Sir John and Lady Clerk of Penicuik, by Henry Raeburn. 1791 (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin)
Attributed works:
39. The Revd D'Ewes Coke, his wife, Hannah, and Daniel Parker Coke, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1782-83 (Derby Art Gallery)
Attributed works:
40. David with the head of Goliath, copy after Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, by Henry Raeburn. c.1784-86 (Present whereabouts unknown)
Attributed works:
41. David with the head of Goliath, by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli. 1635-40 (Musei Capitolini, Rome)
Attributed works:
42. The chicken vendor, by Pensionante del Saraceni. c.1618 (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
Attributed works:
43. Self-portrait of Rembrandt with Saskia, by Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 (British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
44. William Ferguson of Kilrie, by Henry Raeburn. Early 1790s (Private collection)
Attributed works:
45. The Allen brothers (Portrait of James and John Lee Allen), by Henry Raeburn. Early 1790s (Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth)
Attributed works:
46. William Forbes of Callander, by Henry Raeburn. 1798 (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh)
Article
William Dyce’s ‘Lamentation over the dead Christ’ — a new discovery
12/2014 | 1341 | 156
Pages: 811-816
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Author:
Collier, Carly (Collier, Carly)
Subjects
artists:
Dyce, William
dates:
1840-1849
museums and institutions:
Art Gallery and Museum, Aberdeen, Great Britain
subjects:
Scottish painting / Collections, Public / Jesus Christ: Lamentation / Dating / Provenance / British painting / Commissions
subjects:
Identification / Jesus Christ: Deposition / Mary, Virgin: Pietà / Studies (visual works) / Drawings
Illustrations
Attributed works:
24. Lamentation over the dead Christ, by William Dyce (Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collection, Aberdeen)
Attributed works:
25. Lamentation, by James Stirling Dyce(?) after William Dyce (Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
26. Study for a female figure in The Entombment, by William Dyce (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Attributed works:
27. Study for Man of Sorrows, by William Dyce (Reproduced by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral; photograph copyright of Jeremy W. Warren)
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