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Royal monuments

12/2022 | 1437 | 164

Pages: 1176

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Author:

Conrad, Stephen (Conrad, Stephen)

Subjects

artists:

Wyatt, Matthew Cotes

places:

Trafalgar Square, London, Great Britain

subjects:

Royalty / Memorials / Equestrian statues / Equestrian statues / Statues / George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Illustrations

Attributed works:

3. George III, by Matthew Cotes Wyatt. 1836. Bronze and Portland stone, height 300 cm.

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Richard Livesay’s painting of the Eton Montem

07/2022 | 1432 | 164

Pages: 650-657

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Author:

Dille, Catherine (Dille, Catherine)

Subjects

artists:

Livesay, Richard

dates:

1790-1799

museums and institutions:

Eton College, Windsor, Great Britain

subjects:

British art / Montem ceremony (Eton) / Group portraits / Ceremonies / Students / Charlotte, Queen consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 / George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail of Fig.4, showing the Servitors.

Attributed works:

10. Wyrley Birch in Montem costume, by Richard Livesay. c.1791. Oil on canvas, 23.5 by 20 cm. (Collection of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College).

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11. Detail of Fig.4, showing Colonel Thomas Earle and his attendants.

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12. Detail of Fig.4, showing spectators of the procession.

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13. Military review of the Worcestershire Regiment by Major-General Whitelocke on Southsea Common, by Richard Livesay. 1823. Oil on canvas, 78 by 124 cm. (Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery).

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2. Montem in Weston’s Yard with King George IV, by Charles Turner. 1820. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 50.8 by 68.5 cm. (Collection of the Provost and Fellows of Eton College).

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3. The festival of Eton Montem with the procession up Salt Hill, by Robert Cruikshank. Hand-coloured copperplate, 14.6 by 23.5 cm. (From B. Blackmantle: The English Spy, London 1825; Bridgeman Images).

Attributed works:

4. The Montem Procession, by Richard Livesay. c.1791–93. Oil on canvas, 120 by 327 cm. (Eton College, Eton).

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5. Detail of Fig.4, showing the Montem Captain Edward Jones and two Salt-Bearers receiving a donation from a man on horseback.

Attributed works:

6. The Hon. George Montagu afterwards Earl of Sandwich, by Richard Livesay. c.1790. Canvas, 74.9 by 62.2 cm. (Mapperton House, Dorset; photograph Lisa Stein).

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7. Joseph Hucks at Eton, by Richard Livesay. c.1790. Oil on canvas. (Private collection; photograph © Richard Budd 2022).

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8. Francis Gervais, by Richard Livesay. c.1790. Oil on canvas, 22.8 by 19.8 cm. (Armagh County Museum).

Attributed works:

9. Detail of Fig.4, showing Serjeant-Major Richard Bethell and the Serjeants.

Book Review

Birds, Other Animals and Natural Curiosities (The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo, Series B: Natural History, Parts 4-5). Edited by Henrietta McBurney, Ian Rolfe, Caterina Napoleone and Paula Findlen

06/2018 | 1383 | 160

Pages: 514

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Reviewer:

Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)

Subjects

art literature:

Vasari, Giorgio

artists:

Merian, Maria Sibylla / Poussin, Nicolas / Leonardi, Vincenzo

collectors and dealers:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

dates:

1600-1699

media:

Drawings / Prints / Watercolours / Paintings

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain) / British Museum, London, Great Britain / Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain

patrons:

Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657 / Dal Pozzo, Carlo Antonio

places:

Italy / Rome

subjects:

Naturalism / Nature / Science / Collections, Private / Collections, Public / Collecting / Patronage / Catalogues raisonnés / Birds

works:

The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), by Vincenzo Leonardi. Before 1622. Watercolour and bodycolour over black chalk, the outlines incised; corrections in lead white, 15.4 by 20 cm. (Royal Collection Trust, London).

Article

‘My colossus, my overgrown child’: Anne Seymour Damer’s statue of George III in Edinburgh

01/2010 | 1282 | 152

Pages: 18-28

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Author:

McLintock, John (McLintock, John)

Subjects

artists:

Damer, Anne Seymour

artists:

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 / Adam, James, 1732-1794

dates:

1790-1799

places:

Scotland / Edinburgh

print:

Damer, Anne Seymour

subjects:

British sculpture / Women artists / Commissions / Royalty / Biographies / Marbles / George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Illustrations

Attributed works:

24. Anne Seymour Damer, by William Greatbach, after Richard Cosway. Published 1857. Stipple engraving, 23 by 14 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).

Attributed works:

25. George III, by Anne Seymour Damer. 1790–94. Carrara marble and gilt metal, 270 by 119 by 88 cm. (General Register House, Edinburgh; photograph by M. Brooks).

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26. Fig.25 viewed from behind.

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27. Sketch for south elevation of Register House, Edinburgh, by Robert Adam. Undated (1769 or after). Graphite, 28.5 by 43.8 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).

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28. Elevation of the South Front of a Building for the Register Office in Scotland, by Robert Adam. 1772. Pen, ink and watercolour, 47.5 by 62.2 cm. (National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh).

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29. Section through the centre line of the Register Office from South to North at Edinburgh, by Robert Adam. Undated. Pen, ink and wash, 49.3 by 59.8 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).

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30. Detail of design for rotunda of General Register House, with sketch by Robert Adam of a crowned statue on pedestal. Undated (c.1776). Pen, ink and graphite, 49.8 by 60.4 cm. (National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh).

Attributed works:

31. Detail of Fig.25, showing crown and sceptre by Benjamin Vulliamy. 1794. Gilt metal, crown 32 by 35 by 36 cm. (General Register House, Edinburgh).

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32. Detail of Fig.25, showing inscription in ancient Greek. (General Register House, Edinburgh).

Attributed works:

33. Sketch of statue of George I from the old Royal Exchange, London, by John Carter. c.1790. Pencil. (Reproduced courtesy of the Mercers’ Company, London).

Western art unattributed:

34. Bust of Athena. Roman copy of a Greek original of 4th century BC. Marble, with bronze helmet and drapery added by Carlo Albacini, 81.5 cm. high. (British Museum, London).

Book Review

George III and Queen Charlotte. Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste

01/2005 | 1222 | 147

Pages: 50-51

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Reviewer:

Kidson, Alex (Kidson, Alex)

Subjects

dates:

1760-1769 / 1770-1779 / 1780-1829 / 1830-1839

dates:

2000-2009

museums and institutions:

Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

patrons:

Charlotte, Queen consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 / George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

subjects:

Patronage / Collecting / Royalty / Courts (social groups) / Taste (aesthetics) / Exhibition catalogues / British

Reviewed Items

subjects:

George III and Queen Charlotte. Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste | reviewer: Kidson, Alex , editor: Roberts, Jane

Article

Benjamin Vulliamy's Library: A Collection of Neo-Classical Design Sources

06/1999 | 1155 | 141

Pages: 328-337

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Author:

Smith, Roger (Smith, Roger)

Subjects

artists:

Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis

artists:

Vulliamy family

dates:

1780-1829

patrons:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

places:

London / England

subjects:

Clocks / Horologists

subjects:

Auctions / Decorative arts / Design

subjects:

Neo-classicism

subjects:

Sources

subjects:

Sales catalogues

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy (No.469). Delivered 1811. Marble and Gilt Bronze, 31 by 45 cm. High (Present Whereabouts Unknown; Sold Phillip's, London, 10th March 1998, Lot 320).

Attributed works:

10. Candelabra and Pedestals, by Benjamin Vulliamy. 1807-08. Bronze and Mahogany, 185.5 by 45 cm. (Royal Pavilion, Brighton).

Attributed works:

11. Design for a Candelabrum. Engraving from G. B. Piranesi: Vasi, Candelabri e Cippi, [1778], II. (British Library, London [147.i.15]).

Attributed works:

12. Title Page of Sale Catalogue of Benjamin Vulliamy's Library, 29th-30th April 1824. (Archives of Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London).

Attributed works:

2. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy. Dated 1787. Derby Porcelain and Marble, 42 cm. High (John Carlton Smith, London).

Attributed works:

3. Apollo or Sol, from an Antique Intaglio in the Collection of Michel Ange de la Chausse. Engraving from B. de Montfaucon: Antiquity Explained [1721-25], I, p.71, pl.132, Fig.9 (British Library, London [7703c.9]).

Attributed works:

4. Clock and Pedestal, by Benjamin Vulliamy. c.1786. Derby Porcelain, Ormolu and Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, 208 cm. High (Royal Collection, © Her Majesty the Queen).

Attributed works:

5. Pedestals for Clocks, by Benjamin Vulliamy. Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, c.130 cm. High (Hotspur Ltd., London).

Attributed works:

6. Diana or Luna, from the Arch of Constantine, Rome. Engraving from B. de Montfaucon: Antiquity Explained [1721-25], III, p.117, pl.34 (British Library, London [7703c.11]).

Attributed works:

7. Pedestal for a Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy. c.1787. Satinwood with Grisaille Painting, 126.5 by 95.5 by 42 cm. (Formerly at Stowe; Sold Christie's, London, 13th November 1997, Lot 104).

Attributed works:

8. Cornice Ornaments after the Antique. Engraving from G. Albertolli: Ornamenti Diversi, [1782], pl. X (British Library, London [1899.p.24]).

Attributed works:

9. Clock, by Benjamin Vulliamy (No.363). Delivered 1804. Silver, 83 cm. High (Musée de la Marine, Paris).

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The Later History of Cassiano dal Pozzo's 'Museo Cartaceo'

08/1989 | 1037 | 131

Pages: 549-553

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Author:

McBurney, Henrietta (McBurney, Henrietta)

Subjects

collectors and dealers:

Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657

collectors and dealers:

Smith, Joseph, British Consul in Venice, 1682–1770

collectors and dealers:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

dates:

1700-1799

dates:

1800-1899 / 1900-1949

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

places:

Italy / England

subjects:

Italian painting / Drawings

subjects:

The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

40. Bittern of Young Heron, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, 44.4 by 30.5 cm. (Location Unknown).

Western art unattributed:

41. White Stork, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, 44.7 by 34.1 cm. (Courtauld Institute Galleries, London).

Western art unattributed:

42. Ferret, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour over Black Chalk on Blue Paper, 10.6 by 31.4 cm. (Location Unknown).

Western art unattributed:

43. Leg and Feather of a White Stork, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour over Black Chalk, 38.1 by 22.8 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).

Western art unattributed:

44. Shrike, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, Inscribed in Brown Ink, 15.5 by 22 cm. (Location Unknown).

Western art unattributed:

45. Head of a European White Pelican, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour over Black Chalk, 35.5 by 54.4 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).

Western art unattributed:

46. Greek Mint, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, Inscribed in Brown Ink, 41.9 by 26.8 cm. (Private Collection, Italy).

Western art unattributed:

47. Horseshoe Crab, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, Inscribed in Brown Ink. (Size and Location Unknown).

Western art unattributed:

48. Head of a White Stork, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour, 21 by 27.4 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).

Western art unattributed:

49. Deformed Artichoke, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Pen and Brown Ink, 23.9 by 19.9 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).

Western art unattributed:

50. Broccoli, Italian, Seventeenth Century. Water-Colour and Body-Colour over Black Chalk. 34.2 by 46.5 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor).

Short Notice

King George III's Picture Hang at Buckingham House

08/1987 | 1013 | 129

Pages: 524-531

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Author:

Russell, Francis (Russell, Francis; Russell, F.)

Subjects

buildings:

Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain

dates:

1750-1849

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

patrons:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

places:

England / London

subjects:

Royalty / Collections, Private / Displays

subjects:

Italian painting

subjects:

Interiors

subjects:

Displays

Illustrations

Attributed works:

46. Plan of Buckingham House, London, in 1776 (Westminster Public Library). The Rooms of the King's Apartment on the Ground Floor Have Been Re-Numbered 1-8: 1. Dining Room; 2. Dressing Room; 3. Warm Room; 4. Passage Room; 5. Drawing Room; 6. Closet; 7. King's Bed Chamber; 8. Library.

Attributed works:

47. Dining Room

Attributed works:

48. King's Dressing Room

Attributed works:

49. Warm Room

Attributed works:

50. Passage Room

Attributed works:

51. Drawing Room

Attributed works:

52. King's Closet

Attributed works:

53. King's Bed Chamber

Attributed works:

54. King's Library

Attributed works:

55. Queen's Saloon

Attributed works:

56. Queen's Bed Chamber

Attributed works:

57. Queen's Dressing Room

Attributed works:

58. Warm Room

Attributed works:

59. Queen's Drawing Room

Attributed works:

60. Japan Room

Article

Huzza the King Is Well!

06/1984 | 975 | 126

Pages: 325-331

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Author:

Bellaigue, Geoffrey de (Bellaigue, Geoffrey de)

Subjects

dates:

1750-1799

places:

England

subjects:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

subjects:

Charlotte, Queen consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818

subjects:

Royalty / Social history

subjects:

Ceramics / Porcelain

subjects:

Dinner services

subjects:

Sèvres porcelain

Illustrations

Attributed works:

11. Medallion. Wedgwood, 1789. Inscribed on Banderoles 'Health Restored'. Height, 6.4 cm. (Sotheby Sale, 24th April 1982).

Attributed works:

12. Detail of Drawing of a Section of a Plate Approximating to That Illustrated in Fig.5; Part of a Priced Eighteenth-Century Pattern Book. Pencil and Wash. (Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres).

Attributed works:

2. The Interior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh, by Antonio Canaletto. 1754. 47 by 75.6 cm. (National Gallery).

Attributed works:

3. Tea Cup, Saucer and Sugar Bowl. Sèvres. Heights: Tea Cup, 4.8 cm.; Sugar Bowl and Cover, 12 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.

Attributed works:

4. Milk Jug, Coffee Cup (Gobelet Litron) and Saucer. Sèvres. Heights: Milk Jug, 12 cm.; Coffee Cup, 6 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.

Attributed works:

5. Plate. Painted with the Portrait of King George III by Claude-Charles Gérard. Sèvres. Diameter, 23.8 cm. (Collection The Hon. Mrs Crispin Gascoigne).

Attributed works:

6. Tea Pot (Théière Anglaise?). Sèvres. Height, 15.3 cm. (Collection Sir Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour).

Attributed works:

7. Detail of Plate Painted with the Portrait of King George III, by Charles-Nicolas Dodin. Sèvres. (Collection The Hon. Mrs Crispin Gascoigne).

Attributed works:

8. Medallion. Wedgwood, 1789. Inscribed on Banderol 'Sal. Restit'. Height, 6.4 cm. (Sotheby Sale, 24th April 1982).

Western art unattributed:

10. Obverse of Enamelled Medallion, Dated 10th March 1789. Presented by Queen Charlotte to Friends and Loyal Servants in Celebration of the King's Recovery. Diameter, 3.6 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.

Western art unattributed:

9. Obverse of a Medal Struck in 1789. Signed 'ID' (J. Davies). Reverse Inscribed 'Lost to Brittania's Hope. But to Her Prayers Restor'd. 1789'. Diameter, 3 cm. (Royal Collection). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.

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A neo-Palladian Programme Executed by Visentini and Zuccarelli for Consul Smith

08/1958 | 665 | 100

Pages: 282-286

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Author:

Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B) (Blunt, Anthony (A. B.; A. F. B); Blunt, Anthony Frederick; Blunt, Professor; Blunt, A. F.; A. F. B.; B., A.)

Subjects

artists:

Visentini, Antonio

artists:

Zuccarelli, Franco

collectors and dealers:

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

dates:

1700-1799

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

patrons:

Smith, Joseph, British Consul in Venice, 1682–1770

places:

Italy / Venice

places:

England / London

subjects:

Italian painting / Architectural paintings / Palladianism

subjects:

Italian architecture / Critical Reception

Illustrations

Attributed works:

33. Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 82 by 128.5 cm. (Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

34. Somerset House, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Canvas, 82 by 129.5 cm. (Windsor Castle.)

Attributed works:

35. Lindsey House, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Canvas, 82 by 128 cm. (Buckingham Palace.) (Figs.33 to 38 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

36. Mereworth, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 85 by 133 cm. (Windsor Castle.) (Figs.33 to 38 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

37. General Wade's House, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 90 by 128 cm. (Buckingham Palace.) (Figs.33 to 38 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

38. Burlington House, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 81 by 131 cm. (Windsor Castle.) (Figs.33 to 38 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

39. Pavilion at Eastbury, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 82 by 129 cm. (Windsor Castle.) (Figs.39 and 41 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

40. The Temple at Chiswick, and Stourhead, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 80 by 131 cm. (Whereabouts Unknown.) (Figs. 39 and 41 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

41. Inigo Jones' Project for Temple Bar, by Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli. Signed and Dated 1746. Canvas, 82 by 133 cm. (Windsor Castle.) (Figs. 39 and 41 are Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H.M. The Queen.)

Attributed works:

42. Project for Temple Bar, from Kent's Designs of Inigo Jones.

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