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‘The most perfect taste’: the Rothschild acquisitions at the Hamilton Palace sale of 1882
10/2015 | 1351 | 157
Pages: 691-699
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Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
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18. The approach to the north front of Hamilton Palace. Photograph by Thomas Annan, before 1882 (National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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19. The new State drawing-room, Hamilton Palace. Photograph by Thomas Annan, before 1883 (National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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20. Writing table, by Jean-Henri Riesener, Paris, c.1782 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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22. Drop-front secrétaire, by Jean-Henri Riesener, Paris, c.1777 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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23. Nautilus shell, carved by Cornelius van Bellekin. Amsterdam, before 1711. The gilt-bronze triton, probably England, c.1810-30 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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24. Commode, by Jean-Henri Riesener, Paris, c.1776 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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25. Lady Mary Villiers, later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with Charles Hamilton, Lord Annan, by Anthony van Dyck. c.1637 (North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh)
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27. Commode, one of a pair, from designs by André-Charles Boulle. Paris, c.1715 (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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28. Commode, by Charles Cressent. Paris, c.1730 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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29. Ewer, the mounts after designs by François Boucher, with the mark of the Controller H. Louvet. France, 1734 (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon)
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21. Lean-to secrétaire, Paris, c.1730-35 (The Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, National Trust)
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26. Tazza, carved in Byzantium in about tenth century, the mounts probably Spanish, sixteenth century, with English nineteenth-century additions (National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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30. Standing cup and cover. Probably German, c.1882-1900 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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A newly discovered portrait of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David
10/2013 | 1327 | 155
Pages: 687-692
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Lee, Simon (Lee, Simon)
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41. The Emperor Napoleon in his study at the Tuileries, by Jacques-Louis David (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
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42. S.M. le Roi de Rome, En habit de garde nationale - presenté au peuple à une fenêtre de son appartement [au] château des Tuileries, by Jean-Baptiste Gautier (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris)
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43. Napoleon in the uniform of the National Guard, by Jacques-Louis David (Private collection, United States; photograph courtesy of Collins Fine Art Ltd, New York)
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44. Detail of Fig. 43
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45. Detail of Fig. 43
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46. Detail of Fig. 41
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47. Napoleon, by Georges Rouget (Private collection)
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48. Napoleon Le Grand, D'après le Portrait en pied de S.M. l'Empereur et Roi. Fait par M. David son premier Peintre, drawn by David's pupil Eugène Bourgeois, and engraved under David's supervision by Noel Bertrand (Musée de l'Armée, Paris)
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49. Napoleon Le Grand, D'après le Portrait en pied de S.M. l'Empereur et Roi. Fait par M. David son premier Peintre. Anonymous (Private collection)
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A ‘splendid and probably Unique Pebble’: the ‘Benetier de Charlemagne’
06/2012 | 1311 | 154
Pages: 388-393
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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6. Detail of the base of St Lawrence trampling the heretic king, by Francesco Alfieri. Trapani, Sicily, mid-sixteenth century. Coral, gilt-bronze and enamel, diameter approx. 14 cm. (San Lorenzo, El Escorial).
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1. The Benetier of Charlemagne. Sardonyx bowl. Byzantine mid-tenth century, mounted on a gold and enamel monstrance foot, Spanish or Italian, before 1571, 23.2 by 26.1 cm. (Private collection; on loan to the National Museums of Scotland).
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2. Detail of the sardonyx bowl in Fig.1.
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3. The Chalice of the Emperor Charles IV. Sardonyx bowl. Byzantine, mid-tenth century, mounted in Germany in 1350. Gold, enamel and pearls, 21.2 by 14.8 cm. (Treasury of St Vitus Cathedral, Prague).
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4. The Chalice of the Emperor Romanos I. Byzantine, before 944. Sardonyx, gold, enamel and pearls, 23.7 by 18.1 cm. (Treasury, St Mark’s, Venice).
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5. Detail of the gold and enamel mount in Fig.1.
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7. Photograph of the Red Room, Halton, Buckinghamshire. 1884. (Private collection).
Short Notice
Richard Payne Knight and Alexander, Future 10th Duke of Hamilton: A Rediscovered Correspondence, 1812-15
08/1991 | 1061 | 133
Pages: 541-543
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Frew, John (Frew, John)
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Lowrey, John (Lowrey, John)
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The Duke of Hamilton's Palace
07/1983 | 964 | 125
Pages: 394-402
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Tait, A. A. (Tait, A. A.; Tait, Alan Andrew; Tait, Alan A.)
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3. Alternative Designs for the Tribune at Hamilton Palace, by Robert Hume. Pen and Wash. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
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4. Napoleon in His Study, by Jacques-Louis David. 205 by 125 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.).
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5. Design for Façade of Hamilton Palace, by Francesco Saponeri. Pen and Ink. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
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6. Interior of the Hamilton Library at Hamilton Palace, Photograph by Thomas Annan. c. 1880. (Glasgow University Library).
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7 and 8. Designs for the Entrance (Marble) Hall at Hamilton Palace, by Charles Percier. Pen and Wash. (Collection the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon).
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9. Design for the Tribune at Hamilton Palace, by Charles Percier.
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2. Arrival of the Marquess of Douglas and Princess Marie at Hamilton Palace. Engraving. Glasgow, 1844.
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A Napoleonic Silver-Gilt Service by Martin-Guillaume Biennais
06/1977 | 891 | 119
Pages: 388-396
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Poole, Julia E. (Poole, Julia E.; Poole, J. E.)
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1. Sugar Bowl. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Height, 32 cm. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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10. The Upper Sides of the Flatware Shown in Fig.5. [Silver-Gilt Knife, Coffee, Dessert and Salt Spoons. Maker, Pierre-Benoît Lorillon. Examples of the Flatware Belonging to a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Dessert Fork, One of a Dozen Later Additions to the Service; Paris, 1819-38. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).]
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11. Punch Bowl. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Height, 26.5 cm; Diameter of Bowl, 34.5 cm. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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12. Tea Caddy. Height, 14.5 cm; Length, 15.5 cm. Cream Ewer. Height, 27 cm. Teapot. Height, 18 cm; Length, 32 cm. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. (Musée du Louvre). Photo. Musée Nationaux.
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2. Part of a Silver-Gilt Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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3. Silver-Gilt Tea Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Sèvres Porcelain Coffee Service Also Made for Napoleon in 1810. (Musée du Louvre). Photo Musées Nationaux.
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4. Plate. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Diameter, 22 cm. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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5. Silver-Gilt Knife, Coffee, Dessert and Salt Spoons. Maker, Pierre-Benoît Lorillon. Examples of the Flatware Belonging to a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Dessert Fork, One of a Dozen Later Additions to the Service; Paris, 1819-38. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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6. Toast Rack. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Length, 25 cm. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).
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7. Design for a Sugar Basin, by Charles Percier. (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris). Photo. Ralph Delval.
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8. Ewer. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. From the nécessaire de voyage Presented to the Empress Marie-Louise by the City of Paris in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Height, 23 cm. (Schatzkammer der Residenz, Munich).
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9. Double Salt. Maker, Martin-Guillaume Biennais. Part of a Service Made for Napoleon in 1810. Silver-Gilt; Height, 24 cm. (Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh).