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Exhibition Review
Sir Richard Wallace: The Collector. The Wallace Collection, London
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 858-860
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Reviewer:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
artists:
Dircksz., Adam / Prieur, Barthélemy / Xanto Avelli, Francesco / Desgoffe, Blaise Alexandre, 1830-1901 / Tissot, James / Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest
artists:
Pomarano, Francesco / Wilborn, Nicolaus
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890 / Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870 / Rothschild, Ferdinand
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Sculpture / Bronzes / Ivories / Enamels / Maiolica / Glassware / Metalwork / Medals / Armour / Weapons / Silverwork / Jewellery / Gold / Porcelain
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / London
subjects:
Collecting / Collections, Public / Gifts / Bequests / French painting / Carvings / Venetian glass / Boxwood / Goblets / Christian iconography / Birds / Animals
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. Objects of ancient art in the collection of Sir Richard Wallace, by Blaise Alexandre Desgoffe. Canvas, 99.5 by 150 cm. (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe; exh. the Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
14. An ostrich, by Elias Zorer. Augsburg, c.1600. Silver, with gilding, height 42 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Trophy head. Asante Kingdom, eighteenth or nineteenth century. Gold, height 20 cm. (The Wallace Collection, London).
Short Notice
The 4th Marquess of Hertford’s early years as a collector
08/2008 | 1265 | 150
Pages: 544-547
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Author:
Warren, Jeremy (Warren, Jeremy)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1820-1829 / 1830-1839
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
print:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
print:
Collections, Public / London / Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Collectors / Collections, Private / French painting / Decorative arts / Correspondence / Acquisitions
subjects:
Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. Maria Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marchioness of Hertford, by Richard Cosway. 1791. Watercolour on ivory, 7.6 by 6.3 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
31. Ten scenes of rural amusement (gouaches on vellum), attributed to Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe (1716–94), set in a gold box. Paris 1767–68. Gold, 3.5 by 7.6 by 5.8 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
32. Combined inkwell and pen case, by Mahomed. Probably Constantinople, c.1829. Silver and gold, 25.8 cm. long. (Wallace Collection, London).
Attributed works:
33. Gold box with two miniatures of King Louis XIV, by Jean Petitot. c.1655–65. The box Paris, c.1798–1809. Gold and enamel, 8.9 by 2.8 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
Article
'Perseus and Andromeda': The Provenance
07/1982 | 952 | 124
Pages: 396-400
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Author:
Ingamells, John (Ingamells, John; I., J.)
Subjects
artists:
Titian
collectors and dealers:
Dyck, Anthony van
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Francis Charles, Third Marquess of Hertford, 1777-1842
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1500-1549
dates:
1600-1799 / 1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
places:
Italy / England / London
places:
Spain / Madrid / Venice
subjects:
Italian painting / Provenance
subjects:
Perseus / Andromeda
Article
The Hertford-Wallace Collection of Tapestry
04/1956 | 637 | 98
Pages: 116-118
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Author:
Cecil, R. A. (Robert Arthur) (Cecil, R. A. (Robert Arthur); C., R. A.; Cecil, Robert Arthur)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
France / England / London
subjects:
Textiles / Tapestries / Collections, Private
subjects:
Gobelins tapestries / Beauvais tapestries
subjects:
Exhibitions / Provenance / Documents
Short Notice
Louis XV et la Rocaille Exhibition at the Orangerie
01/1951 | 574 | 93
Pages: 24-26
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Author:
Watson, F. J. B. (Watson, F. J. B.; Watson, Francis John Bagott; W., F. J. B.; Watson, Mr.; Watson, F.J.B.; Watson, Francis)
Subjects
artists:
Pigalle, Jean-Baptiste
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France
patrons:
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
French sculpture / Exhibitions
subjects:
Louis XV (style)
subjects:
Rococo
subjects:
Poisson, Jeanne Antoinette, Marquise de Pompadour, 1721-1764
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Mme de Pompadour as 'Amitié', by J. B. Pigalle. Signed and Dated 1753. Life-Size Statue, Height 158 cm. (Private Collection.)
Article
The Remainder of the Hertford and Wallace Collections
06/1950 | 567 | 92
Pages: 168-172
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Author:
Cecil, R. A. (Robert Arthur) (Cecil, R. A. (Robert Arthur); C., R. A.; Cecil, Robert Arthur)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
collectors and dealers:
Murray Scott, John, Sir, 1847-1912
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Art museums / Collections / Collections, Private
subjects:
Bequests / Documents / Inventories
subjects:
French painting
subjects:
Collecting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Philippe, duc d'Orléans ('Monsieur'), Attributed to Antoine Coysevox. Marble, 90 by 74 cm. (Seligmann et Cie, Paris).
Attributed works:
20. Vertumne et Pomone, by Antoine Watteau. Canvas, 41.9 by 29.2 cm. (M. Georges Wildenstein, Paris.)
Attributed works:
21. The duc de Chartres Feeding the Swans, by Louis Tocqué. Canvas, 146 by 114 cm. (M. Germain Seligman, New York.)
Attributed works:
22. Une Baigneuse, by J. A. Houdon. Marble, Height 120 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.)
Attributed works:
23. King Louis XIV, Attributed to A. Coysevox. Marble, Height 95 cm. (Messrs Seligmann et Cie, Paris.)
Attributed works:
24. Count Cagliostro, by J. A. Houdon. Signed and Dated 1786 Marble, Height 79.5 cm. (M. Germain Seligman, New York.)
Attributed works:
25. Mlle Sophie Arnould, by J. A. Houdon. Marble. (Louvre, Paris.)
Western art unattributed:
19. View of the Gallery at No. 2 Rue Laffitte, Paris, in the Time of Sir John Murray Scott.
Article
The 'Tilsit' Table and the 'Stanislas' Bureau
06/1950 | 567 | 92
Pages: 164-167
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Author:
Watson, F. J. B. (Watson, F. J. B.; Watson, Francis John Bagott; W., F. J. B.; Watson, Mr.; Watson, F.J.B.; Watson, Francis)
Subjects
artists:
Dubois, Jacques
artists:
Riesener, Jean-Henri
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
France / Russia / England
subjects:
Art museums / Collections / Furniture / Tables (support furniture) / Provenance
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Detail from Plate v of Rutter's An Illustrated History and Description of Fonthill Abbey (1823), Showing the 'Stanislas' Bureau in the Great Drawing Room.
Attributed works:
18. Right-Hand Side of the 'Stanislas' Bureau by J. H. Riesener. (Wallace Collection.)
Editorial
Lord Hertford and the Eighteenth Century
06/1950 | 567 | 92
Pages: 153-154
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Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
England
subjects:
Art museums / Collectors
subjects:
Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Collecting / Taste (aesthetics)
Book Review
"Old Q's" Daughter. A Biography
09/1937 | 414 | 71
Pages: 150
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Reviewer:
Brackett, Oliver (Brackett, Oliver; B., O.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Wallace, Richard, Sir, 1818-1890
subjects:
Art museums / Collections / Biographies
subjects:
Seymour-Conway, Maria Emily, Marchioness of Hertford, 1771-1856
Reviewed Items
subjects:
"Old Q's" Daughter. A Biography | author: Falk, Bernard
Article
French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII. Martin Carlin and Others
08/1923 | 245 | 43
Pages: 69-71+74-76
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Author:
MacColl, D. S. (MacColl, D. S.; MacColl., D. S.; M., D. S.)
Subjects
artists:
Carlin, Martin
artists:
Jacob-Desmalter, François Honoré-Georges
artists:
Riesener, Jean-Henri
artists:
Schumann, André
artists:
Vandercruse, Roger
artists:
Petit, Nicolas
collectors and dealers:
Seymour-Conway, Richard, Fourth Marquess of Hertford, 1800-1870
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Wallace Collection, London, Great Britain
places:
England / France
subjects:
Art museums / Collections / Furniture / French
subjects:
Furniture makers / Ebénistes / Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. B-Clock-Case Attributed to Carlin. 2.25 m. by 0.49 m. (Louvre, No. 135). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate I. D-Clock-Case by Nicolas Petit. 2.27 m. by 0.57 m. by 0.34 m. (Wallace Collection, Corridor, 55). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. E-Work-Table, by R+V+L+C. 72 cm. by 33 cm. by 28 cm. (Wallace Collection, xx, 16.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. F-Secrétaire-étagère, by Martin Carlin. 1.19 m. by 1.01 m. by 0.38 m. (Wallace Collection, xix, 3.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. G-Writing and Reading Desk, by Martin Carlin 78 cm. by 40 cm. by 33 cm. (Wallace Collection, xix, 4, Now in Gallery xx.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. H-Secrétaire by André Schuman. 1.24 m. by 0.71 m. by 0.40 m. (Wallace Collection, xx, 11, Now in Gallery xxii.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. J-Cabinet with Clock, by Martin Carlin. 1.83 m. by 0.91 m. by 0.39 m. (Wallace Collection, xxi, 45, Now in Gallery xx.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Attributed works:
Plate II. K-Secrétaire-étagère. 1.41 m. by 0.99 m. by 0.45 m. (Wallace Collection, xviii, 36.). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Commode-étagère in Mahogany. 0.88 m. by 1.42 m. by 0.61 m. (Wallace Collection, xxii, 10). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-The So-Called "Artois" Cabinet. 2.51 m. by 1.46 m. by 0.56 m. (Royal Collection, Windsor Castle). French Eighteenth Century Furniture in the Wallace Collection-VII