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The discovery of James Gibbs’s designs for the façade of Burlington House

04/2025 | 1465 | 167

Pages: 354-367

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Aslet, William (Aslet, William)

Subjects

artists:

Gibbs, James, 1682-1754 / Brydges, James, First Duke of Chandos, 1674-1744 / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753 / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753 / Campbell, Colen

dates:

1710-1719 / 1720-1729

private galleries:

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain

subjects:

Architectural drawings / Reconstruction

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. RA lecture illustration of the colonnade at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806–17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67.1 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).

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10. Detail of Fig.4, showing the coat of arms.

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11. Detail of Fig.5, showing the coat of arms.

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12. The south front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 38.4 by 64.8 cm. (British Library, London).

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13. The east front of Cannons, Middlesex, by Henry Hulsbergh after John Price the Elder. 1720. Engraving, 37.1 by 63 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).

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14. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, by John Faber after Godfrey Kneller. 1734. Mezzotint, 41.5 by 28.7 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).

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15. Elevation of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, III, p.24).

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16. The plan of old Burlington House, attributed to Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1715. (From C. Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, London 1715–25, I, p.32).

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17. Executed scheme for refacing Burlington House, by Henry Hulsbergh after Colen Campbell. 1717–19. Engraving, 25.1 by 50.3 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).

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18. Wing, originally stable wing, at Burlington House, by Stephen Ayling. c.1860s. Albumen print mounted on card, 16.5 by 25.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).

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19. Conjectural illustration showing Burlington House faced with this design by Gibbs, by Francis Terry. 2025. Black pen over pencil with watercolour, 36 by 24.5 cm. (Courtesy the artist).

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2. Burlington House in Piccadilly, by Johannes Kip and Leonard Knyff. Early 18th century. Engraving, 36 by 50 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives; Bridgeman Images).

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20. The publick building at Cambridge in perspective, by James Gibbs. 1728. (From J. Gibbs: A Book of Architecure: Containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, London 1728, p.108.

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3. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing C), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32 by 18 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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4. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing A), by James Gibbs. 1716. Black pen and grey wash over graphite on paper, 51.5 by 31.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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5. Elevation here identified as being for Burlington House (drawing B), by James Gibbs. 1727–28. Black pen over graphite on paper, 32.5 by 19.1 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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6. Detail of Fig.4, showing the energetic draughtsmanship.

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7. R.A. lecture illustration of the courtyard at Burlington House, produced by the Soane Office. c.1806-17. Pen, pencil, wash and coloured washes on wove paper, 71.9 by 67/1 cm (Sir John Soane's Museum, London)

Attributed works:

9. Detail of Fig.8, showing details that compare closely to those in Fig.6.

Western art unattributed:

8. Sketch of the interior of Sudbrook Lodge, Petersham, Surrey, by James Gibbs. c.1716. Black pen with grey wash over graphite on paper, 27.3 by 23 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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Was Lord Burlington a Jacobite?

10/2019 | 1399 | 161

Pages: 802-803

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Author:

Clark, Jane (Clark, Jane)

Subjects

buildings:

Chiswick House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1710-1719 / 1720-1729 / 1730-1739

patrons:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

subjects:

Jacobites / Royalty / Grand tours

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. Detail of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, with his wife Dorothy Savile and their daughters, by Jean-Baptiste van Loo. 1739. Oil on canvas, 264.2 by 190.5 cm. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Bridgeman Images).

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Was Lord Burlington a Jacobite?

08/2019 | 1397 | 161

Pages: 626-637

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Author:

Echlin, Alexander (Echlin, Alexander)

Subjects

art literature:

Clark, Jane

artists:

Soldani, Massimiliano / Kent, William

artists:

Palladio, Andrea

buildings:

Chiswick House, London, Great Britain

patrons:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

styles:

British architecture

subjects:

Jacobites / House of Stuart / Whig politicans / Architecture / Symbols / Iconography / Hanoverian court / Octagon / Obelisks / Statues / Freemasons / Sphinxes

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Ceiling of the Octagonal Hall at Chiswick House, London. (Historic England Archive).

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10. Detail of the ceiling painting in the King’s Gallery, Kensington Palace, London, by William Kent. 1728. (Historic Royal Palaces).

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11. Opposite Detail of the ceiling painting in the Red Velvet Room, Chiswick House, London, attributed to William Kent. c.1729/30. (Historic England Archive).

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12. Detail of the ceiling painting in the Summer Parlour, Chiswick House, London, attributed to William Kent. c.1735.

Attributed works:

13. The Banquet of the Gods, by William Kent. 1719–20. Oil on canvas, 350 by 630 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).

Attributed works:

14. and 15. Winter and Spring from The Four Seasons, by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi. 1715. Bronze with ebonised pearwood frames, each 48 by 66.3 cm. (Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019).

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16. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, with his wife Dorothy Savile and their daughters, by Jean-Baptise van Loo. 1739. Oil on canvas, 264.2 by 190.5 cm. (Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

17. Captain Lord George Graham in his cabin, by William Hogarth. 1742–44. Oil on canvas, 68.5 by 88.9 cm. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection).

Attributed works:

18. Richard Boyle Earl of Burlington &c, by John Faber the Younger after Sir Godfrey Kneller. 1734. Mezzotint on paper, 36.5 by 26.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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2. ‘The inside of the Octagonal Hall’, Chiswick House, London, from William Kent: The Designs of Inigo Jones, London 1727, I, p.72.

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3. Opposite top left ‘Temple of Peace’ (the Basilica of Maxentius), Rome, from Andrea Palladio: I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, Venice 1570, IV, p.13. (Photograph Alec Barr).

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4. Opposite top right ‘Temple of Peace’ (the Basilica of Maxentius), Rome, from Andrea Palladio: I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, Venice 1570, IV, p.14. (Photograph Alec Barr).

Attributed works:

5. Opposite bottom left ‘Temple of Fortuna Virilis’ (Temple of Portunus), Rome, from Antoine Desgodetz: Les Edifices antiques de Rome dessinés et mesurés très exactement, Paris 1682, p.102.

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6. Opposite bottom right ‘Temple of Vesta, Tivoli’, from Antoine Desgodetz: Les Edifices antiques de Rome dessinés et mesurés très exactement, Paris 1682, p.93.

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7. Right Ceiling of the Cupola Room, Kensington Palace, London, 1722–23. (Historic Royal Palaces).

Attributed works:

8. Below right George II in the library of St James’s Palace, by Charles Phillips. c.1725–48. Oil on canvas, 112 by 86 cm. (Marble Hill House, London; photograph Historic England Archive).

Attributed works:

9. Detail of the ceiling painting in the North Hall, Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, by William Kent. c.1728–31.

Book Review

Turin and the British in the Age of the Grand Tour. Edited by Paola Bianchi and Karin Wolfe

06/2018 | 1383 | 160

Pages: 520-521

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Reviewer:

Hornsby, Clare (Hornsby, Clare)

Subjects

art literature:

Dawkins, James, 1722-1757 / Wood, Robert, 1717-1771

artists:

Juvarra, Filippo / Plura, Giuseppe / Borra, Giovanni Battista / Robinson, Thomas, architect, ca. 1702-1777

dates:

1700-1799

media:

Architecture / Architectural drawings / Paintings / Sculpture / Drawings

museums and institutions:

Accademia Reale, Turin, Italy

patrons:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

places:

Italy / Turin / Great Britain

subjects:

Grand tours / Travel / Politics / Diplomacy / Culture / Architectural history / Patronage / Poetry / House of Savoy / Protestantism / Palladianism / Essays

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. View of the house and garden of the Comte de Perron, by Thomas Robinson. 1759. Pen and ink and grey wash, 50.5 by 20 cm. (West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds).

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‘Almost her creation’: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the decoration of Chiswick House

03/2018 | 1380 | 160

Pages: 217-225

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Author:

Whittaker, Esmé (Whittaker, Esmé)

Subjects

artists:

Wyatt, James / Daguerre, Dominique / Tilliard, Jean Baptiste I, Menusier, 1685-1766 / Hunt, William Henry / Gainsborough, Thomas / Albani, Francesco / Domenichino / Dyck, Anthony van / Rosa, Salvator / Rembrandt van Rijn / Poussin, Nicolas / Parmigianino / Reni, Guido / Wouwerman, Philips

buildings:

Chiswick House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1750-1799

media:

Architecture / Architectural drawings / Furniture / Paintings / Interiors

patrons:

Cavendish , William, Fifth Duke of Devonshire, 1748-1811 / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

places:

Great Britain

sources:

Diaries / Correspondence / Account books

subjects:

British architecture / Architectural history / Interior design / Country houses / Collections, Private

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. North-west view of Chiswick House, Middlesex, by J.C. Buckler. 1822. Watercolour on paper. 33.7 by 47 cm. (London Metropolitan Archives).

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2. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Thomas Gainsborough. 1783. Canvas, 235.6 by 146.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).

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4. West saloon at Chiswick House, by William Henry Hunt. 1828. Watercolour on paper. 29.6 by 23.7 cm. (Chatsworth House, Derbyshire).

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8. Fauteuil, by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard. Paris, c.1755–65. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood, with modern silk and cotton upholstery. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London).

Western art unattributed:

10. East Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).

Western art unattributed:

3. Plan of the first floor of Chiswick House. The shaded areas were added in the late 1780s.

Western art unattributed:

5. The Duke of Devonshire’s house at Chiswick. 1795. Engraving, 16.5 by 21.2 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Kenwood, London); reproduced on p.195 of D. Lysons: The Environs of London, II: County of Middlesex, London 1795.

Western art unattributed:

6. East wing staircase, Chiswick House. Early twentieth century. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon).

Western art unattributed:

7. West Saloon, Chiswick House. c.1890. Photograph. (Historic England Archive, Swindon)

Western art unattributed:

9. Side chair. England, c.1790s. Parcel-gilt and painted beechwood with cane back and seat, 82 by 46 by 40 cm. (English Heritage Trust/Chiswick House, London.

Article

Palladio and Scamozzi drawings in England and their Talman marks

03/2015 | 1344 | 157

Pages: 172-180

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Author:

Hopkins, Andrew (Hopkins, Andrew)

Subjects

artists:

Palladio, Andrea / Scamozzi, Vincenzo

artists:

Jones, Inigo

collectors and dealers:

Talman, John / Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753 / Howard, Thomas, Second Earl of Arundel, 1585-1646

dates:

1660-1719 / 1720-1729

museums and institutions:

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

places:

England

subjects:

Drawings / Architectural drawings / Italian / Provenance / Collections, Public / Acquisitions / British / Collections, Private

subjects:

Collectors' marks

Illustrations

Attributed works:

25. Talman mark 49, by John Talman. Detail from Roman Theatre complex, Verona, by Andrea Palladio (RIBA, London, Palladio Albums X/13 verso)

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26. Talman mark 54, by John Talman. Detail from Monopteros Temple, plan and elevation, by Andrea Palladio (RIBA, London, Palladio Albums X/4 verso)

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27. Talman mark 150, by John Talman. Detail from Elevations of the five orders, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (RIBA, London, Palladio Albums XIII/16 verso)

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28. S. Francesco della Vigna, façade project, by Andrea Palladio (RIBA, London, Palladio Albums XIV/10)

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29. S. Petronio, Bologna, façade project, by Andrea Palladio (Worcester College, Oxford, H&T/127 recto)

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30. Plan and elevation of Palazzo Trissino al Duomo in Vicenza, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (The Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, XXXV/68 right half)

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31. Doric order entablature, capital and fluted column detail together with a detail of the column base set on its pedestal, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (RIBA, London, Burlington-Devonshire VIII/17)

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32. Detail of the verso of Fig.31, marked 150, by John Talman

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33. Detail of the verso of Fig.34, marked with a heart, by John Talman

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34. Measured drawing of a well, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (RIBA, London, Palladio Albums XIII/13 recto)

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35. Plans, front elevations and sections for two chapels at the Villa Duodo, Monselice, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (Museo Correr, Venice, Classe III, n.1321)

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36. Project drawing for the perspective avenue of the Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, by Vincenzo Scamozzi (The Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, Devonshire Collection Chatworth, Derbyshire, IX/108)

Exhibition Review

Lord Burlington at the RA and RIBA. London

06/1995 | 1107 | 137

Pages: 404-405

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Reviewer:

Sicca, Cinzia Maria (Sicca, Cinzia Maria)

Subjects

dates:

1990-1999

museums and institutions:

Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain

museums and institutions:

RIBA Heinz Gallery, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

subjects:

Exhibitions / Reviews

subjects:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

Illustrations

Attributed works:

53. Plan of the Arcade and Front of the Dormitory at Westminster School, by H. Flitcroft and H. Hulsbergh. From: W. Kent: Designs of Inigo Jones and Others, II London [1727].

Attributed works:

54. Design for Lady Burlington's Flower Garden at Chiswick House with James Cambridge, Lady Burlington's Black Servant, by William Kent. Pen and Brown Wash over Pencil, 24.9 by 35.5 cm. (Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

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55. Perspective Design for a New Orangery at Chiswick House, by William Kent. Pen and Brown Wash over Pencil, 27.4 by 47.2 cm. (Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Exh. Royal Academy, London).

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Chiswick House and Its Gardens, 1726-1732

08/1993 | 1085 | 135

Pages: 525-531

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Author:

Spence, R. T. (Spence, R. T.)

Subjects

artists:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

artists:

Guelfi, Giovanni Battista

buildings:

Chiswick House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1700-1749

places:

England / London

subjects:

British architecture / Documents

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. Chiswick House, London, South Façade.

Attributed works:

6. View, from the South, of Chiswick New House, the Link Building, the Garden House, the Loggia Jacobean Old House and Stable Wing, by Jacques Rigaud. 1733. Pen and Ink Wash, 35.5 by 69.6 cm. (The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, Chatsworth House).

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7. The Orange Tree Garden at Chiswick House, Seen from the North, by Pieter Andreas Rysbrack. 1729-32. 70.5 by 131 cm. (The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, Chatsworth House).

Attributed works:

8. Plan of the Garden at Chiswick House in 1736, by John Rocque. (London Borough of Hounslow, on Loan to Chiswick House, London).

Attributed works:

9. A View of the Back Front of the House & Part of the Garden of the Earl of Burlington at Chiswick, Showing, Right to Left, the New House, the Link Building, the Summer House and, Through the Grove, the Inigo Jones Gate, the Orangery with Its Greenhouse and the Northern Deer House, by John Donowell. 1753. Engraving, 23.5 by 39.8 cm. (London Borough of Hounslow, on Loan to Chiswick House, London).

Article

The Decoration and Use of the Principal Apartments of Chiswick House, 1727-70

10/1985 | 991 | 127

Pages: 663-677

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Author:

Rosoman, T. S. (Rosoman, T. S.)

Subjects

buildings:

Chiswick House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1700-1799

patrons:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

places:

England / London

subjects:

British architecture / Interiors

subjects:

Documents / Inventories

Illustrations

Attributed works:

10. One of a Pair of Commodes and Matching Pier Glasses, by John Boson. 1735. The Commode Made of Mahogany and Gilt Wood, Height 89.5 cm; The Mirror Carved and Gilt Soft Wood, Height 179 cm. (Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).

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11. Side Table Matching the Pedestal in Fig.12, Possibly Designed by William Kent. c.1735. Black Marble Top Inlaid with Polished Stones on Gilt Wood Stand, Height 84.5 cm. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).

Attributed works:

12. One of Two Pedestals Designed by William Kent. c.1735. Black Marble Inlaid with Polished Stones, Height 132.5 cm. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).

Attributed works:

14. One of a Set of Ten Armchairs and Two Sofas, by Stephen Langley. 1735. Gilt Soft Wood, Height 106 cm. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).

Attributed works:

15. Lord Burlington's Desk, Possibly by John Boson. c.1735. Mahogany with Gilt Wood and Russia Leather Top, Height 80.5 cm. (Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).

Attributed works:

16. Detail of Fig.14. [ One of a Set of Ten Armchairs and Two Sofas, by Stephen Langley. 1735. Gilt Soft Wood, Height 106 cm. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).]

Attributed works:

2. View of the South Front, Chiswick House, by Jacques Rigaud. c.1733. Pen and Wash, 35.5 by 69.9 cm. (Chatsworth Settlement Trustees). The Scale Has Been Distorted to Make the New House, in the Centre, Seem Bigger.

Attributed works:

3. Lady Burlington in the Garden Room, Chiswick, by William Kent. c.1740. Pen and Wash. (Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).

Attributed works:

4. Lady Burlington Painting in the Garden Room, Chiswick, by William Kent. c.1740. Pen and Wash. (Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).

Attributed works:

5. The Gallery, Chiswick House, c.1885. (National Monuments Record).

Attributed works:

6. The Red Velvet Room, Chiswick House, c.1885. (National Monuments Record).

Attributed works:

7. The Octagon Room, Chiswick House, c.1885. (National Monuments Record).

Attributed works:

8. The Bedchamber, Chiswick House, c.1885. (National Monuments Record).

Attributed works:

Text Fig. A. Piano Nobile of the New House, Chiswick.

Attributed works:

Text Figs. B-E. Elevations of the Red Velvet Room, Chiswick House, showing the probable picture-hanging arrangements. 1. Domenichino, Madonna della Rosa. 2. Carlo Maratta, Noah sacrificing. 3. Guido Reni, Painting and designing. 4. Carlo Maratta, The Holy Family. 5. Cornelius Jonson, King Charles I. 6. Velázquez, Pope Innocent X. 7. Cavedone, St Gregory. 8. Carlo Maratta, Pope Clement IX. 10. Francesco Salviati, The Holy Family. 11. Van Dyck, Duchess of Somerset. 12. Sebastiano Ricci, Bacchus and Ariadne. 13. School of Rubens, A woman. 14. Nicolas Poussin, Three statues chiaroscuro. 15. School of Rubens, A man. 16. Sebastiano Ricci, Venus and Cupid. 17. Francesco Mola, St John in the Wilderness. 18. Langians, A portrait. 19. Van Dyck, First Countess of Burlington. 20 Federico Barocci, Cardinal Baronius. 21. Rembrandt, A portrait. 22. Van Dyck, Mr Killigrew. 23. Van Dyck, First Earl of Burlington. 24. Francesco Albani, Salmasis and Hermaphroditus. 25. Andrea del Sarto, The Holy Family. 26. Zuccaro, Mary Queen of Scots. 27. Pietro da Cortona, The Holy Family. 28. Veronese, The procession of the Dogessa. This List is taken from Dodsley's Environs of London [1761], with the artists' names given in the modern form. Nos. 10, 18 and 24 on the elevations are not listed in the catalogue of Chatsworth paintings compiled c. 1920, and therefore their present whereabouts is unknown. Fig. B. East Elevation. Door to the Dome Saloon. Text Fig. C. South Elevation. Door to Blue Velvet Room. Text Fig. D. West Elevation. Venetian Window Overlooking the Garden. Text Fig. E. North Elevation. Door to Circular Room of the Gallery.

Attributed works:

These Two Paintings Have Recently Been Acquired by the Department of the Environment, and Will Return to Chiswick House. 17. Mars and Venus, by Francesco Albani. 128.3 by 177.8 cm. Originally in the Green Velvet Room, Chiswick House. 18. Wooded Landscape with Shepherd and Shepherdess, by Pier Francesco Mola. c.1665. 47 by 62.9 cm. Originally in the Blue Velvet Room, Chiswick House.

Western art unattributed:

13. One of Sixteen Mahogany Hall Chairs. c.1735. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).

Western art unattributed:

9. One of Four Matching Side Tables. Gilt Wood and Marble Top with Brass Moulding. (Chatsworth House Trustees Ltd).

Article

Sebastiano Ricci at Burlington House: A Venetian Decoration 'Alla Romana'

09/1985 | 990 | 127

Pages: 600-609

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Author:

Knox, George (Knox, George)

Subjects

artists:

Ricci, Sebastiano

buildings:

Burlington House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1700-1749

patrons:

Boyle, Richard, Third Earl of Burlington, 1694-1753

places:

Italy / Venice / England / London

subjects:

Italian painting / Ceilings

subjects:

Classical mythology

subjects:

Callisto / Diana

subjects:

Visual sources

Illustrations

Attributed works:

45. Olympus, by Sebastiano Ricci. 464 by 503 cm. (Ceiling of the Council Room, Burlington House, Formerly the Old Staircase).

Attributed works:

46. The Triumph of Bacchus, by Sebastiano Ricci. 272 by 655.5 cm. (Ceiling of the Assembly Room, Burlington House, Formerly on the Long Wall of the Staircase).

Attributed works:

47. The Triumph of Diana, by Sebastiano Ricci, and Possibly Also Marco Ricci. 347 by 482 cm. (Staircase, Burlington House, Formerly on the East Side of the Old Staircase).

Attributed works:

48. The Triumph of Galatea, by Sebastiano Ricci. 347 by 482 cm. (Staircase, Burlington House, Formerly on the West Side of the Old Staircase).

Attributed works:

49. Plan of the Ground Floor of Burlington House, 1715, from Colen Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, I, London [1715], pl.31.

Attributed works:

50. The South Elevation of Burlington House, 1664-68, from Colen Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, London [1715], pl. 30.

Attributed works:

51. Venus and Cupid, by Sebastiano Ricci. 190 by 106 cm. (Chiswick House, London).

Attributed works:

52. Diana and Endymion, by Sebastiano Ricci. 190 by 106 cm. (Chiswick House, London).

Attributed works:

53. Bacchus and Ariadne, by Sebastiano Ricci. 189 by 104 cm. (Chiswick House, London).

Attributed works:

54. The Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne, by Sebastiano Ricci. 76 by 63 cm. (National Gallery).

Attributed works:

55. The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, by Annibale Carracci. (Palazzo Farnese, Rome).

Attributed works:

56. Bacchus and Ariadne, by Titian. 175 by 190 cm. (National Gallery).

Attributed works:

57. Diana and Callisto, by Sebastiano Ricci. 51 by 72 cm. (Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice).

Attributed works:

58. Diana and Callisto, by Sebastiano Ricci. 19.8 by 29.7 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.

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