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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)

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36. Borghese dancers, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)

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37. Maidens adorning a candelabrum, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1770. Scagliola table-top (Annenberg Retreat, Sunnylands, Rancho Mirage CA)

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39. Nuptiales Chorae, plate 63 from Admirando Romanarum antiquitatum, by Giovanni Pietro Bellori and Pietro Santi Bartoli, Rome 1693.

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40. Il triofo Romano, by Lamberto Cristiano Gori. 1768. Scagliola table-top (Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence)

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41. Chimney-piece in the front drawing room at 20 St James's Square, London, designed by Robert Adam

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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)

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Home House: Adam versus Wyatt

05/1997 | 1130 | 139

Pages: 308-321

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Author:

Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)

Subjects

artists:

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792

artists:

Wyatt, James

buildings:

Home House, London, Great Britain

dates:

1750-1799

places:

England / London

subjects:

British architecture / Interiors

Illustrations

Attributed works:

14. Sectional Elevation Designs for the Staircase of Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen and Grey Wash with Some Pink and Yellow Water-Colour Details, 59.5 by 43.5 cm. (Soane Museum, London, vol. 14:116).

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15. Plan of the Ground Floor of Home House, 20 Portman Square, in 1919, before Samuel Courtauld's Restorations. North Is at the Top.

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16. Plan of the First Floor of 20 Portman Square in 1919, before Samuel Courtauld's Restorations.

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17. Plan and Ceiling Design for the Vestibule of Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 44 by 32 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3145). West Is at the Top.

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18. Ceiling of the Ante-Room, Home House, 20 Portman Square.

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19. Ceiling Design for the Ante-Room, Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 23 by 32 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3163).

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21. Plan and Elevation Design for the Organ, Home House, by Robert Adam. June 1775. Pen and Water-Colour, 41.5 by 49.2 cm. (Soane Museum, London, vol. 25:15).

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23. Preliminary Sketch Plan and Elevation of the South End of the Second Drawing Room of Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen, 31.3 by 21.5 cm. (Soane Museum, London vol.6:110).

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24. Ceiling Design for Hams Hall, Inscribed 'Design for Mr Adderley's Library Cieling at Hams Hall in Warwickshire', by James Wyatt, c.1775. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Wyatt Album, No.13).

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26. Design for the South Wall of the Etruscan Room, Home House, by Robert Adam. c.1775. Pen and Water-Colour, 32 by 29.2 cm. (Soane Museum, vol. 14:132).

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28. Ceiling Design for the Back Parlour or Dining Room at Home House, Inscribed 'Scetch of Cieling of Lady Homes Dining Parlour', by James Wyatt, c.1773. 34 by 29 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3161).

Attributed works:

29. Ceiling Design for the Front Parlour, Home House, Inscribed 'Scetch of Front Parl Cieling Lady Home', by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 34 by 29 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3161).

Attributed works:

33. Ceiling Design for the Library, Home House, by James Wyatt. c.1773. Pen and Ink, 26 by 33 cm. (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Penrose-Wyatt Collection, AD 3144).

Article

Robert Adam on Park Avenue: The Interiors for Bolton House

02/1995 | 1103 | 137

Pages: 68-75

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Author:

Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)

Subjects

artists:

Adam, Robert, 1728-1792

buildings:

Bolton House (demolished), London, Great Britain

collectors and dealers:

Pyne, Percy

dates:

1750-1799

places:

England / London

subjects:

British architecture / Interiors

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Design for the Ceiling of the Duchess of Bolton's Dressing Room, by Robert Adam. 1770. Pen, Ink and Water-Colour, 45.9 by 56 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

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10. 'Commode for His Grace the Duke of Bolton', by Robert Adam. 16th January 1773. Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 47.8 by 45.7 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

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11. Design for a Tripod with a Vase and Branches for Three Candles, from The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam, I, London [1773], pl. VIII.

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12. 'Chimney Piece for the Great Drawing Room at Bolton House', by Robert Adam. 1777. Pen and Ink, with Pencil and Water-Colour, 29.2 by 40.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

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13. 'Section for the Duke and Duchess of Bolton', by Robert Adam. 1776. Pen and Ink, with Pencil and Water-Colour, 44.3 by 58.8 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

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14. The Great Drawing Room at Bolton House, 67 Russell Square, in 1913. (Greater London Photograph Library, London).

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2. The Ceiling from the Duchess of Bolton's Dressing Room Installed in the Salon of the Percy Pyne House, 680 Park Avenue, New York.

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3. Plan and Elevation of the House Built in 1761-3 for Lord Baltimore, Probably by Henry Flitcroft. (Marquess of Tavistock Collection).

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5. 'Sketch of a Passage for Her Grace the Duchess of Bolton to Direct Mr Middleton in the Disposition of the Papers', by Robert Adam. c.1770. Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 38.4 by 53.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

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6. The Drawing Room at Bolton House, 67 Russell Square, in 1913, with the Adam Chimney-Piece Now in the Percy Pyne House, New York. (Greater London Photograph Library, London).

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7. Detail of the Chimney-Piece in the Duchess of Bolton's Dressing Room, by Robert Adam. c.1770. Present Whereabouts Unknown. (Greater London Photograph Library, London).

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8. 'Glass Frame for the End of the Drawing Room at Bolton House', by Robert Adam. 22nd October 1772. Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 41.8 by 32.5 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

Attributed works:

9. 'Glass Frame over Chimney in Drawing Room at Bolton House', by Robert Adam. 1772. Pen and Ink with Water-Colour, 44.5 by 28.9 cm. (Sir John Soane's Museum, London).

Western art unattributed:

4. Bolton House, 66-67 Russell Square in 1910, before Demolition. (Greater London Photograph Library, London).

Article

John Wood's System of Architecture

02/1989 | 1031 | 131

Pages: 101-107

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Author:

Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)

Subjects

artists:

Wood, John, I, 1704-1754

buildings:

Stonehenge, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire, Great Britain

dates:

1700-1799

places:

England

places:

Bath

sources:

Newton, Isaac

sources:

Vitruvius

subjects:

British architecture / Neo-classicism / Treatises

subjects:

Sources / Architectural orders

Illustrations

Attributed works:

27. Plan of the Temple of Solomon. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.24-25.

Attributed works:

28. Plan of the Tabernacle of Moses, 'An Altar at the Foot of Mount Sinai, Together with Twelve Pillars, According to the Twelve Tribes of Israel'. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.1.

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29. The Façade of Casa Zuccari, Florence. An Example of Capricious Mannerism, to Be Avoided. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.4.

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30. Elevation of a 'Cottage' by John Wood, 'Composed of Twelve Pillars, Sustaining a Pyramidal Roof', in the Manner of the Tomb of Zachariah and Ultimately Derived from the Tabernacle. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.9.

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31. King Bladud by William Hoare of Bath, Engraved by Bernard Baron. Essay Towards A Description of Bath (1749).

Article

'Vitruvius Britannicus' before Colen Campbell

05/1986 | 998 | 128

Pages: 338+340-343+345-346

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Author:

Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)

Subjects

artists:

Campbell, Colen

artists:

Leoni, Giacomo

dates:

1700-1749

places:

England

subjects:

British architecture

subjects:

Vitruvius Britannicus

subjects:

Architectural drawings / Surveys / Palladianism

Illustrations

Attributed works:

28. Title Page to Vitruvius Britannicus, I (2nd Issue, 1717; British Architectural Library, R. I. B. A., London).

Attributed works:

29. A Perspective View of Castle Howard, Yorks, from Vitruvius Britannicus, II, pls. 5-6.

Attributed works:

30. A 'New Design' Inscribed to the Duke of Argyll, by Colen Campbell, from Vitruvius Britannicus, I pl. 20.

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31. Plan of the Garden and Plantations of Belton, Lincs., from Vitruvius Britannicus, III, pl. 69.

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Batty Langley: A Tutor to Freemasons (1696-1751)

05/1977 | 890 | 119

Pages: 327-333+335

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Author:

Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)

Subjects

artists:

Langley, Batty

artists:

Oakley, Edward

dates:

1700-1749

places:

England

subjects:

British architecture / Gardens / Landscape gardening

subjects:

Ancient Masonry (1733-1736)

subjects:

New Principles of Gardening (1728)

subjects:

Artists' writings / Treatises

Illustrations

Attributed works:

13. Portrait of Batty Langley (1696-1751), by J. Carwitham. Dated 1741. Engraving. (British Museum).

Attributed works:

14. Design of a Rural Garden, by Batty Langley, from His New Principles of Gardening, 1728, Pl.III.

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15. Frontispiece to The Builder's Jewel, [by Batty Langley], 1741. (British Library).

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16. The Ionic Order: Andrea Palladio (Left) and Batty Langley (Right) Compared. The Builder's Complete Assistant, 1738. pl.XXIX. (British Library).

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