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The 1st Duke of Devonshire’s ‘Queen Mary’ beds at Devonshire House, Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 781–809
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Fryman, Olivia (Fryman, Olivia)
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Wood, Lucy (Wood, Lucy)
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1. Detail of Fig.18, showing the crimson velvet bed from Queen Mary of Modena’s Great Bedchamber at Whitehall Palace, much altered in its final guise at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire.
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10. Armchair (one of a pair) made to accompany the bed shown in Fig.1, attributed to Thomas Roberts. c.1697–1702. Walnut and beech, the loose back and seat covered in velvet with applied metal-thread embroidery, height 138 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127755.2).
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11. Stool from a set of six made en suite with the armchair shown in Fig.10, attributed to Thomas Roberts. c.1697–1702. Walnut and beech, the loose squab seat covered in velvet with applied metalthread embroidery, 51 by 66 by 51 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.5).
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12. Detail of the armchair shown in in Fig.10, showing the outside-back with its loose upholstered frame. Note the horizontal orientation of the velvet selvage, at right-angles to the vertical cords.
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13. The Long Gallery at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire. After 1858. Pencil, pen and brown ink, and watercolour on paper, 36.8 by 54.6 cm. (Private collection; courtesy Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd).
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14. The High Great Chamber at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, by Henry Shaw. Lithograph, 25 by 35.7 cm. The bed appears as in Shaw’s earlier engraving (Fig.15), but here with the bed feet included. The armchairs, one of which is shown in Fig.10, are placed under the canopy at the far end of the room, but there is no sign of the stools (Fig.11). (From P.F. Robinson: Vitruvius Britannicus, Part III, History Of Hardwicke Hall: Illustrated By Plans, Elevations, And Internal Views Of The Apartments, From Actual Measurement, London 1835, facing p.12; British Library, London).
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15. Velvet bed, with gold & silver ornaments, at Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire, after Henry Shaw. 1834. Lithograph, 29 by 22.5 cm. (From Specimens of Ancient Furniture Drawn from Existing Authorities by Henry Shaw F.S.A. with Descriptions by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, K.H. L.L.D. and F.S.A., London 1836 [folio edition], plate 40; National Art Library, London, 57.E.9).
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16. The plate in Fig.15 as reproduced in the quarto edition of the book. 1834. Lithograph, 27.8 by 21.5 cm. (National Art Library, London, 57.C.7).
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17. Detail of Chair in the State Room [High Great Chamber] at Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire, by Henry Shaw. Lithograph. (From Specimens of Ancient Furniture Drawn from Existing Authorities by Henry Shaw F.S.A. with Descriptions by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, K.H. L.L.D. and F.S.A., London 1833, plate 17; National Art Library, London, 57.E.9).
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18. The High Great Chamber at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, attributed to W.H.L. Price. ?1838. Watercolour, ink and gouache on paper, 46 by 61 cm. (sight size). (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1130055).
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19. The High Great Chamber at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, by W.H.L. Price. Probably c.1844–45. Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour on paper, 48.2 by 61 cm. (sight size). (Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, WC 82; reproduced by permission of the Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).
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2. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, by Godfrey Kneller. c.1700. Oil on canvas, 72 by 56.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire).
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20. The window bay in the High Great Bedchamber at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, attributed to Lady Louisa Egerton. 1850s. Watercolour, graphite and gum arabic on paper, 32.9 by 23.1 cm. (From an extra-illustrated copy of the 6th Duke of Devonshire’s Handbook of Chatsworth and Hardwick, London 1845, p.186B; Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, DEV/010030.6; reproduced by permission of the Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).
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21. A bed foot, by Lady Louisa Egerton. Watercolour and graphite on paper, 14.9 by 15 cm. (From an extra-illustrated copy of the 6th Duke of Devonshire’s Handbook of Chatsworth and Hardwick, London 1845, p.188B; Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, DEV/010030.6; reproduced by permission of the Chatsworth Settlement Trustees).
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22. The Library (now the State Drawing Room), Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, by William Collingwood-Smith. After 1858. Watercolour on paper, 35 by 51 cm. (sight size). (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1130053).
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23. Detail of Fig.22, showing parts of the crimson velvet bed curtains (or possibly cantoons) adapted to hang as screens over hinged rods.
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24. Detail of Fig.25, showing the bottom-left corner.
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25. Detail of a crimson velvet panel, with metal-thread embroidery reapplied. Modern hooks are fitted along the top edge (at top left in this view), indicating that this piece has been altered again in the twentieth century. Height 154.5 cm.; width of full panel 171.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.4).
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26. Detail of the striped silk and linen lining surviving on one large curtain panel of the crimson velvet bed, replacing the eighteenthcentury lining. c.1825–34. Width repeat (each pair of red and cream stripes) approximately 4.3 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.1).
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27 and 28. Two of three remnants of the cushion covers made from the crimson velvet bed hangings in about 1858. 47 by 59 cm. and 54.4 by 61 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.7 and 8).
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29. One of two similar long panels of crimson velvet, each pieced together, with the metal-thread embroidery reapplied (relined on the back in the twentieth century). 266 by 64 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.3).
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3. Bird’s-eye view of Whitehall Palace, London, attributed to Leonard Knyff. c. 1695–97. Brown ink and wash on paper, 78.7 by 55.3 cm. This view shows the state apartments used by Mary of Modena running eastwest away from the river and overlooking the formal gardens to the south (on the left of the image). The new apartments built for Mary of Modena in 1688, but only completed for Mary II, ran north–south along the river front. The new building, which overlooked the north half of the riverside privy garden, is shown with six bays and a central pediment. (Westminster City Library, London).
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30. Stool squab, with embroidery mounted on later velvet, trimmed with a single cord on each side. Beech frame with original linen or hemp base cloth, c.42 by c.64 by c.14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.1).
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31. Stool squab similar to the squab in Fig.30, but with embroidery of a different pattern. Beech frame with original linen or hemp base cloth, embroidery remounted on later velvet, c.42 by c.64 by c.14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.2).
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32. Stool squab, with embroidery matching Fig.31 mounted on older (original?) velvet, trimmed with two cords on each side. Replaced softwood frame with jute (?) base cloth and presumed twentiethcentury internal upholstery, c.42 by c.64 by c.14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.3).
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33. Stool squab, with embroidery matching Fig.30, otherwise similar to the squab in Fig.32. Replaced softwood frame with jute(?) base cloth and presumed twentieth-century internal upholstery, covered with older (original?) velvet, c.42 by c.64 by c.14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.4).
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34. Stool squab, with embroidery matching Figs.31 and 32; with the original beech frame and linen or hemp base cloth as in Figs.30–31, and older (original?) velvet and trimming as in Figs.32–33, c.42 by c.64 by c.14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1127754.5).
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35. One of the original squabs, beech with linen or hemp base cloth, now divorced from its stool-frame. Re-covered in modern velvet, with embroidery possibly reclaimed from the rescued hangings after the bed’s demolition, 42 by 64 by 14.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129636).
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36. Detail of Fig.35, showing copper thread where the gilding has been lost.
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37. The underside of the squab in Fig.30, showing the later velvet nailed to the original beech frame and linen or hemp base cloth. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire).
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38. The underside of the squab in Fig.33, showing the softwood frame and jute base cloth, and the extensions to the embroidered section of the older velvet, lined with glazed cotton(?). (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire).
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39. Elements of the crimson velvet bed, mounted and framed in the twentieth century, before 1956. Frame 94 by 103 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129566).
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4. A state bed made for Nils Bielke, Swedish ambassador to Louis XIV. French, c.1682. Velvet hangings with applied silk embroidery, on a wooden frame, 375 by 205 by 155 cm. This is a lit à la duchesse (a form without foot posts), but is shown here with the single pair of curtains arranged around the foot corners, separated from the cantoons at the head end. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, NMK 1/1914).
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40. Six motifs of metal-thread embroidery on a vellum backing, outlined in a red silk twist thread; probably from the crimson velvet bed. Length of putto (wing tip to toe) 24.5 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.9–14).
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5. Detail of the bed in Fig.4, showing the counterpane.
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6. Detail of the embroidered velvet hangings of the bed in Fig.1, showing part of a narrow and a broad border, almost certainly repositioned. See also Figs.24 and 25. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129667.4)
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8. Detail of a map of the parish of St James’s, Westminster, by Richard Bloome, showing Berkeley House, Piccadilly (‘Portugal Street’). c.1685– 89. (British Library, London; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Three bed feet made for the bed shown in Fig.1 (the one on the right is from the head end, the others are from the foot end), attributed to Thomas Roberts. c.1697–1702. Walnut, height of each 19 cm. (National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, NT 1129346.1-3).
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7. Devonshire House (formerly Berkeley House), Piccadilly, London, drawn shortly before 1733, showing the Duke of Devonshire’s improvements of 1696–97. Watercolour on paper, 17.1 by 25.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Short Notice
The final years of John Michael Wright: new evidence from sale catalogues
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 386–388
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Author:
Eade, Jane (Eade, Jane)
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1. Portrait of a young lady, probably Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), attributed to John Michael Wright. Watercolour and chalk on paper, 26.4 by 20.2 cm. (Private collection).
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2. Lady Anne Percy, Lady Stanhope (1633–54) or Lady Isabella Sydney, Viscountess Strangford (d.1663), by Peter Lely. 1647–49. Oil on canvas, 123 by 99 cm. (Petworth House, West Sussex).
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3. Elizabeth Claypole (née Cromwell), by John Michael Wright. 1658. Oil on panel, 54 by 45.1 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Article
The English 'Horsebone' Chair, 1685-1710
05/1999 | 1154 | 141
Pages: 263-270
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Bowett, Adam (Bowett, Adam)
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11. Chairs and Footstools, by Daniel Marot. Engraving from the Second Livre d'Appartements, Plate V, c.1702.
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6. Coronation Throne Made by Thomas Roberts, 1702. Carved Beechwood and Gilt, Modern Upholstery. 173 by 87 by 97 cm. (Hatfield House, Herts.).
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1. Twist-Turned Armchair, c.1685. Walnut and Cane, 115 by 61 by 43 cm. (Temple Newsam House, Leeds).
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10. Upholstered Elbow Chair, c.1700-05. Walnut Frame, Original Velvet Cover. (Formerly at Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland).
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12. Upholstered Wing Chair from Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, c.1705-10. Beechwood Frame, Remnants of Original Silk Cover. 132 by 69 by 57 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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13. Chair, c.1710. Carved Beechwood, Stained Black. 134 by 51 by 46 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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2. Upholstered Armchair, 1677-79. Beechwood Frame, Painted Black and Parcel Gilt, Modern Upholstery. 113 by 68 by 78 cm. (Ham House, Surrey).
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3. Upholstered Armchair, c.1685. Beechwood Frame, Painted, Parcel Gilt and Varnished, Modern Upholstery. 102 by 61 by 63 cm. (Burghley House, Lincs.)
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4. Chair, c.1690. Walnut and Cane with Oval Banister Back, Horsebone Legs, Seat and Back Frame, 'Boyes and Crownes' Crest and Fore-Rail. 117 by 49 by 40 cm. (Temple Newsam House, Leeds).
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5. The Inthronization of Their Majesties King James the Second and Queen Mary. Anonymous Engraving, from F. Sandford: History of the Coronation of James II and Queen Mary [1687].
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7. Upholstered Chair from Dyrham Park, c.1703-10. Carved Beechwood Frame, Original Red and Yellow Velvet Cover. 130 by 51 by 72 cm. (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight).
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8. Upholstered Stool from Dyrham Park, c.1703-10. Carved Beechwood Frame, Original Red and Yellow Velvet Cover. 60 by 77 by 48 cm. (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight).
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9. Upholstered Elbow Chair, c.1702. Black Painted Beechwood Frame, Original Embroidered Covers. 122 by 71 by 87 cm. (Drayton House, Northants.).
Book Review
Caroline Silver
01/1973 | 838 | 115
Pages: 47-48
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Blair, Claude (Blair, Claude; Blair, C.)
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Caroline Silver | author: Oman, Charles
Article
Willem van de Velde the Elder and His Art
04/1940 | 445 | 76
Pages: 104-107+109-110
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Author:
Callender, Geoffrey (Callender, Geoffrey)
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A Tempest. By Willem van de Velde the Elder. Signed. Canvas, 213 by 366 cm. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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Plate II. A-The Battle of the Schoonveldt. By Willem van de Velde the Elder. Signed. 1673. Penschildering, 50.8 by 76.2 cm. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich). Willem van de Velde the Elder and His Art
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Plate II. B-Admiral Sir John Narbrough at Tripoli. By Willem van de Velde the Elder. 1674. Canvas, 99 by 137.2 cm. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich). Willem van de Velde the Elder and His Art
Article
Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
05/1937 | 410 | 70
Pages: 218-219+222-225+229
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Honey, W. B. (Honey, W. B.; Honey, William Bowyer; H., W. B.)
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Plate I. A-Charles I. Dated 1679. Lambeth Earthenware; Height, 19 cm. (British Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate I. B-Dish, with a "Portrait" of James II. About 1685. Lambeth Earthenware; Diameter, 33.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate I. C-Charles II. About 1675. Dwight's Stoneware; Height, 20 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate I. D-Prince Rupert. About 1675. Dwight's Stoneware; Height, 60.9 cm. (British Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate II. A-George III and His Family, Perhaps Modelled by Pierre Stephan. About 1773. Derby Biscuit Porcelain; Height, 35.5 cm. (Windsor Castle) (Reproduced with the Gracious Permission of H. M. the King). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate II. B-George II, from a Model Perhaps by Roubiliac. About 1752. Chelsea Porcelain; Height, 44.4 cm. (The Schreiber Collection). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate II. C-George III As Prince of Wales, from a Model Perhaps by Roubiliac. About 1752. Chelsea Porcelain; Height, 27.9 cm. (Mrs. Radford). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate III. A-Queen Charlotte, from a Model by William Hackwood. About 1770. Wedgwood's Black Basaltes Ware; Height, 8.2 cm. (The Schreiber Collection). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate III. B-George IV As Prince of Wales, from a Model by John Flaxman. About 1780. Wedgwood's Jasper Ware; Height, 7.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate III. C-George III. Late Eighteenth Century. Wedgwood's Jasper Ware; Height, 12.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
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Plate III. D-Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales. About 1753. Battersea Enamel, Engraved by Simon Francois Ravenet; Height, 8.5 cm. (The Schreiber Collection). Royal Portraits in Pottery and Porcelain
Article
Disguised Jacobite Glasses
10/1936 | 403 | 69
Pages: 174-176
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Francis, Grant R. (Francis, Grant R.)
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Two Disguised Jacobite Glasses. English. A, C.-About 1720; Inscription of Later Date. Height 22.2 cm.; B, D, E, F,-About 1700-30; Inscription by George Chapman, 1761. Height 27.6 cm. (Private Collections, England). Disguised Jacobite Glasses
Article
The Royal Collections. III - The Furniture
05/1935 | 386 | 66
Pages: 228-229+232-235+239
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Wellesley, Gerald (Wellesley, Gerald; Wellesley, Lord Gerald)
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Plate II. A-Gothic Chair Designed by Augustus Charles Pugin. George III Period; B-Boulle Clock. Louis XIV Period; C-Chair Made by Georges Jacob; One of a Suite. French. Louis XVI Period (Windsor Castle). The Furniture
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Plate III. A-Walnut Stool, with Damask Covering Made by John Johnson; William III Period (Hampton Court Palace); B-Inlaid Bellows with Silver Mounts. Charles II Period; C-Kent Stool; One of a Set (Hampton Court Palace). The Furniture
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Plate I. A-Chair, Upholstered in Velvet; One of Two. Charles II Period; B-Chair, with Frame Ornamented with a Chinese Design in Lacquer; One of Several. Charles II Period; C-Chair, Upholstered in Original Needle-Work; One of Eight. Queen Anne Period (Holyroodhouse). The Furniture
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Plate I. D-Cabinet, Inlaid with Various Woods. Elizabethan Period (Windsor Castle). The Furniture
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Plate I. E-Cabinet, with the Cypher of Queen Henrietta Maria. Charles I Period (Windsor Castle). The Furniture
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Plate II. D-Boulle Cabinet with the Retz Arms. Louis XIV Period (Windsor Castle). The Furniture
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Plate II. E-The Writing-Table of King William III in Seaweed Marquetry (Windsor Castle). The Furniture
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Plate III. D-Silver Gueridon; One of a Pair Which Belonged to Charles II (Windsor Castle); E-Walnut Chair with Petit-Point Needlework; One of a Set of Ten. William III Period (Hampton Court Palace); F-Torchère, Carved and Gilt; One of Several Designed or Inspired by Daniel Marot. William III Period (Hampton Court Palace). The Furniture
Short Notice
Notes
12/1915 | 153 | 28
Pages: 112-113+116-117+119
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Collins Baker, Charles Henry (Collins Baker, Charles Henry; B., C. H. C.; Collins Baker, C. H.)
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Cust, Lionel (L. C.) (Cust, Lionel (L. C.); C., L.)
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Gibson, Frank (Gibson, Frank)
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MacColl, D. S. (MacColl, D. S.; MacColl., D. S.; M., D. S.)
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(A) View on a Larger Scale of Detail of the Top of the Table. A Writing Table by le Gaigneur at the Wallace Collection
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(B) Profile View of the Table, Inlay in Ebony, Brass, Pewter, Copper and Tortoise Shell, Inscribed "Louis le Gaigneur Fecit"; 78.74 × 151.13 × 90.17 cm. A Writing Table by le Gaigneur at the Wallace Collection
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Plate I. Portrait of James II; By Anne Killigrew; Oil, Canvas, Signed, (H. M. the King, Windsor Castle). Notes on Pictures in the Royal Collections-XXXIV
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Plate II. (B) "Venus Attired by the Graces", Signed, A. Killigrew. (Mr. Stenhouse, Folkestone). Notes on Pictures in the Royal Collections-XXXIV
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Plate II. (C) Portrait of Anne Killigrew, after a self-portrait. From a Mezzotint. Notes on Pictures in the Royal Collections-XXXIV
Article
The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery
09/1910 | 90 | 17
Pages: 355-356+358-359+361
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Collins Baker, Charles Henry (Collins Baker, Charles Henry; B., C. H. C.; Collins Baker, C. H.)
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(1) Portrait of Mlle. Largillière, from an Engraving by Wille after Largillière. The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery. Plate II
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(1) Wife and Daughter of the Artist, From the Group by Largillière. Louvre. The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery. Plate I
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(2) Portrait of Mlle. Duclos, from an Engraving by Desplaces after Largillière. Musée de la Comédie Française. The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery. Plate II
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(2) Portrait of Mrs. Jane Middleton, Hitherto Ascribed to Lely. National Portrait Gallery. The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery. Plate I
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(3) Portrait of Mrs. Anne Warner, from a Mezzotint by I [John]. Smith after Largillière. The Portrait of Jane Middleton in the National Portrait Gallery. Plate II