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Eighteenth-century English silver for King João V of Portugal

08/2024 | 1457 | 166

Pages: 826–833

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Author:

Vale, Teresa Leonor M. (Vale, Teresa Leonor M.)

Subjects

artists:

Crespin, Paul / Lamerie, Paul de

dates:

1720-1729

patrons:

João V, King of Portugal (reg.1706–50)

places:

London / Lisbon

subjects:

Decorative arts / Silverwork / English / Silversmiths / Huguenot / Silver-gilt / Diplomacy / Patronage

Illustrations

Attributed works:

2. Portrait of Secretary of State Diogo Mendonça Corte Real, by Guillaume François Laurent Debrie. 1730. Engraving. (From Retratos de Cardeaes, Bispos, e Varoens Portuguezes Illustres em Nobreza, Armas, Letras, e Santidade Coordenados nos Mezes de Abril e Maio do Anno do Senhor, Lisbon 1791, fol.40A; Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Secção de Iconografia, Lisbon).

Attributed works:

3. Portrait of King D. João V, by Pompeo Batoni. 18th century. Oil on canvas, 90 by 70 cm. (Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon).

Attributed works:

4. Model of the sculptural group for the funerary monument of Manuel Pereira de Sampaio, by Filippo della Valle. c.1753. Terracotta and paint, height 56.5 cm. (Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon.)

Attributed works:

6. Wine cooler made for Louis Henri de Bourbon, by Gabriel Huquier after Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier. 1748. Engraving, 17.9 by 25.9 cm. (Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York).

Attributed works:

7. Basin, by Paul Crespin. 1722–23. Silver, height 14.7 cm., diameter 49.5 cm. (British Museum, London).

Western art unattributed:

1. Paul Crespin. British. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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