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Article
A tale of two tables
06/2013 | 1323 | 155
Pages: 390-395
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Author:
Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 / Gori, Lamberto Cristiano
dates:
1770-1779
museums and institutions:
Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage, United States
patrons:
Williams-Wynn, Watkin, Fourth Baronet, 1749-1789
subjects:
Furniture / Tables (support furniture) / Console tables / Inlays / Commissions / Marbles / Reliefs
subjects:
Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
35. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
Attributed works:
36. Borghese dancers, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
Attributed works:
37. Maidens adorning a candelabrum, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
Attributed works:
39. Nuptiales Chorae, plate 63 from Admirando Romanarum antiquitatum, by Giovanni Pietro Bellori and Pietro Santi Bartoli, Rome 1693.
Attributed works:
40. Il triofo Romano, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1768. Scagliola table-top (Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence)
Attributed works:
41. Chimney-piece in the front drawing room at 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam
Attributed works:
42. 'Design of a Frame for the Scagiola Tables for Sir Watkin Wynn Baronet. Adelphie August 24 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photography by Ardon Bar-Hama)
Attributed works:
43. 'Candlestick for Sir Watkin Wynne Bart./9 March 1773' by Robert Adam (Courtesy of the Trustees of the Sir John Soane's Museum, London; photograph by Ardon Bar-Hama)
Attributed works:
44. Side-table, one of a pair from 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)
Western art unattributed:
38. Borghese dances. Greco-Roman, 2nd century AD (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Article
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn and Robert Adam: Commissions for Silver 1768-80
06/1995 | 1107 | 137
Pages: 376-386
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Author:
Fairclough, Oliver (Fairclough, Oliver)
Subjects
artists:
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
dates:
1750-1799
patrons:
Williams-Wynn, Watkin, Fourth Baronet, 1749-1789
places:
England
subjects:
Silverwork / Metalwork / Patronage
Illustrations
Attributed works:
23. Items from a Toilet Service, by Thomas Heming. London, 1768-69. Silver-Gilt, the Mirror 70.5 cm High and 56 cm. Wide (National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
24. Punch Bowl, by Thomas Heming London, 1771-72. Silver-Gilt, 26.2 cm. High, 40 cm. diam. (National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
25. Design for a Punch Ladle, by Robert Adam. c.1773. Pen and Pencil. 20.3 by 31.9 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
26. Design for a Tureen, by Robert Adam. January 1773. Pen, Pencil and Wash. 29 by 40.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
27. 'Design for a Tablet for an Eating Room Chimney with a Bas Relief of Bacchanalian Boys, by Robert Adam. January 1775. Pen and Pencil. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
28. Tureen by John Carter. London, 1774-75. Silver, 30.5 cm. High, 34 cm. Long (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
29. Design for a Tureen, by Robert Adam. January 1773. Pen, Pencil and Wash, 31 by 40.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
30. Design for a Tureen, by Robert Adam. March 1773. Pen, Pencil and Wash, 32.9 by 40.6 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
31. Design for a Salt Cellar, by Robert Adam. January 1773. Pen and Water-Colour, 29 by 13.9 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
32. Salt Cellar, by John Carter. London, 1773-74 and 1774-75. Silver and Blue Glass, 10.2 cm. High, 10.7 cm. diam. (Castle Museum, Nottingham).
Attributed works:
33. Design for a Candelabrum, by Robert Adam. January 1773. Pen, Pencil and Wash, 44.5 by 44.8 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
34. Candelabrum, by John Carter. London, 1774-75. Silver, 37.5 cm. High, 37.5 cm. diam. (Lloyds of London).
Attributed works:
35. Group of Dessert Dishes, by John Carter. London, 1774-75. Silver Gilt, Fan-Shaped Dish 31 by 28.3 cm. (National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff).
Attributed works:
36. Design for Fan-Shaped Dish, by Robert Adam. March 1773. Pen, Pencil and Wash, 44.5 by 32 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
37. Design for Sauceboat, by the Office of Robert and James Adam. June 1773. Pen and Pencil, 16.1 by 22.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Attributed works:
38. Pair of Sauceboats, by John Carter. London, 1773-74. Silver, 13.7 cm. High, 21.9 cm. Long (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
40. Design for a Coffee Pot, by the office of Robert and James Adam. c.1776. Pen and Pencil, 33 by 20 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
39. Pair of Ewers. London, c.1775-76. Painted Leather over Pewter with Silver Mounts, 30.8 cm. High, 21.5 cm. Wide (National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff).
Article
Paul Sandby and Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
07/1972 | 832 | 114
Pages: 459-467
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Author:
Hughes, Peter (Hughes, Peter)
Subjects
artists:
Sandby, Paul
dates:
1750-1799
patrons:
Williams-Wynn, Watkin, Fourth Baronet, 1749-1789
places:
England
places:
Wales
subjects:
British painting
subjects:
Patronage / Documents / Correspondence
subjects:
Travel accounts
subjects:
Landscapes (visual works)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
21. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Sketching, by Paul Sandby. Dated 1777. Pencil and Brown Wash, 14 by 11.1 cm. (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.)
Attributed works:
23. The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 21.6 by 29.8 cm. No.6 in Views in North Wales, Published 1776.
Attributed works:
24. Llanberis Lake and Dolbadarn Castle, by Paul Sandby. Signed and Dated 1764. Water-Colour, 36.8 by 50.8 cm. (City of Birmingham Art Gallery.)
Attributed works:
25. Title Page to XII Views in North Wales, Published 1776, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 21.3 by 26 cm.
Attributed works:
26. Llanberis Lake Castle Dol Badern and the Great Mountain Snowdon, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 21.3 by 28.2 cm. No.10 in Views in North Wales, Published 1776. Courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum.
Attributed works:
27. Chirk Castle etc. from Wynnstay Park, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 20.3 by 28.9 cm. No.3 in Views in North Wales, Published 1776.
Attributed works:
28. Pont-y-Pair over the River Conway, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 22.2 by 30.1 cm. No.12 in Views in North Wales, Published 1776.
Attributed works:
29. View of the River Dee 3 Miles Short of Bala, with Cader-Idris Mountain near Dolgelli 30 Miles Distant, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 20.3 by 29.2 cm. No. VIII in Views in Wales, Published 1777.
Attributed works:
30. Rhaiadr-y-Wennel near Llanrwst in the County of Denbigh, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 20.6 by 29.5 cm. No. XII in Views in Wales, Published 1777.
Attributed works:
31. View on the River Dee, by Paul Sandby. Water-Colour, 33.6 by 51.4 cm. (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.)
Attributed works:
32. Caernarvon Castle, by Paul Sandby. Aquatint, 18 by 25.9 cm. Published 1777.
Western art unattributed:
22. Tour of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn with Paul Sandby, 1771.