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Article
Horace Walpole’s queer Gothic
03/2021 | 1416 | 163
Pages: 264-269
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Author:
Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
Subjects
buildings:
Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, London, Great Britain / Houghton Hall, nr. Kings Lynn, Great Britain
patrons:
Walpole, Horace, Fourth Earl of Orford, 1717-1797
styles:
Gothic architecture / Gothic Revival
subjects:
British architecture / Queer theory / Homosexuality
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Horace Walpole, by J.G. Eccardt, 1754. Oil on canvas, 39.4 by 31.8 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
2. Sir Robert Walpole and Catherine Shorter, by J.G. Eccardt and John Wootton. c.1754, frame c.1680. Oil on canvas, 50.8 by 101.6 (painting). (Courtesy Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington CT).
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3. Frontispiece to ‘Memoirs of George II’ by Horace Walpole, by Richard Bentley. 1752. Pen, ink and wash on paper. (Courtesy Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington CT).
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4. Miss Prettyman in clover, by ‘Truepenny’. 1785. Etching, 17.3 by 12.5 cm. (New York Public Library).
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5. Illustration for ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’, by Richard Bentley, from Designs by Mr R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr T. Gray, London 1753. Etching, 37.3 by 27.3 cm. (page). (British Library, London).
Exhibition Review
Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall
09/2020 | 1410 | 162
Pages: 809-811
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Reviewer:
Vaizey, Marina (Vaizey, Marina)
Subjects
artists:
Kapoor, Anish
buildings:
Houghton Hall, nr. Kings Lynn, Great Britain
dates:
2020-2030
subjects:
Sculpture / Installations (visual works)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall Houghton Hall, Norfolk 12th July–1st November | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Sky mirror, by Anish Kapoor. 2018. Stainless steel, diameter 500 cm. (Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery; © Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS 2020; exh. Houghton Hall, Norfolk).
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23. Eight eight, by Anish Kapoor. 2004. Onyx, height 281 cm. (Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, © Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved DACS, 2020; exh. Houghton Hall, Norfolk).
Attributed works:
24. Installation view of Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, 2020.
Article
Power and plate: Sir Robert Walpole’s silver
05/2015 | 1346 | 157
Pages: 318-324
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Author:
Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)
Subjects
artists:
Lamerie, Paul de / Wickes, George / Lukin, William
buildings:
Houghton Hall, nr. Kings Lynn, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Walpole, Robert, First Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
dates:
1700-1749
subjects:
Silverwork / Estate inventories / Dinner services / Candelabras (candleholders) / Salvers / Domestic (house related concept) / Art dealers / Goldsmiths / Account books
subjects:
Tureens / Silver plate / Candleholders / Candlesticks / Decorative arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Wine cooler. Britannia standard, one of a pair, marked for the London goldsmith William Lukin (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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19. Candelabra. One of a pair supplied by Paul de Lamerie (The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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20. Soup tureen. Supplied as a matching pair to that made by Paul Crespin by George Wickes (Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery)
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21. Bread basket. Supplied by Paul de Lamerie (The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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22. Exchequer seal salver. Britannia standard, marked by Paul de Lamerie (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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23. The Stature of a Great Man, or the English Colossus, by George Bickham the Younger (British Museum, London)
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24. Scale drawing for a silver chandelier, possibly from the workshop of Paul de Lamerie (The Marquess of Cholmondeley, Houghton Hall)
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25. Two alternate designs for a silver chandelier crowned with an Earl's coronet and incorporating the Walpole family crest, a Saracen's head, ducally crowned, supplied by George Wickes
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26. A pull of the engraving of the circular Exchequer seal salver, supplied by William Lukin, engraved by Joseph Sympson (British Museum, London)
Attributed works:
27. 'Treasury' inkstand. Britannia standard, supplied by Paul de Lamerie
Exhibition Review
Houghton Revisited. Houghton Hall, Norfolk
07/2013 | 1324 | 155
Pages: 501-502
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Reviewer:
Laing, Alastair (Laing, Alastair)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Walpole, Robert, First Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Houghton Hall, nr. Kings Lynn, Great Britain / Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
places:
Norfolk / King's Lynn
places:
England
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
subjects:
Interiors / Country houses
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. Holy Family with Sts Elizabeth and John, by Nicolas Poussin (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; exh. Houghton Hall, Norfolk, as shown in the exhibition in the frame that surrounded it when it was originally at Houghton Hall)
Attributed works:
56. Portrait of Pope Clement IX, by Carlo Maratti (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg; exh. Houghton Hall, Norfolk)