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Biagio Rebecca draws the London Opera House: London’s King’s Theatre in the 1790s

05/2019 | 1394 | 161

Pages: 364-373

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Author:

Burden, Michael (Burden, Michael)

Subjects

artists:

Rebecca, Biagio / West, Benjamin / Novosielski, Michael / Marinari, Gaetano

buildings:

Concert Room, King's Theatre, London, Great Britain / King's Theatre, Haymarket, London, Great Britain

dates:

1790-1799

media:

Watercolours

museums and institutions:

Royal Collection, (Great Britain)

subjects:

Architectural history / Theatre design / Interior design / Interior spaces / Decorative arts / Opera / Music / Plays (representations) / Audiences

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. The auditorium of the Opera House, London, by Biagio Rebecca. c.1793. Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 66.5 by 54 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019).

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2. An Inside View of the Opera House, by J. Page after R. Arnold, published in Carlton House Magazine (1792). Engraving, 12.4 by 20.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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3. The Opera House, by A.C. Pugin after Thomas Rowlandson, hand coloured by J. Black, published in R. Ackermann: Microcosm of London, London 1808–10 (1809). Engraving with acquatint, 26.6 by 33.3 cm. (The Bodleian Library, Oxford).

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4. Opera House or King’s Theatre at the Hay-Market, by James Storer after Anthony van Assen, published by Harrison & Co. 1795. Etching, 10.5 by 14 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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5. The Concert Room, The Opera House, London, attributed to Biagio Rebecca. c.1793. Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 59.9 by 79.5 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019)

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7. The Prince of Wales as ‘The Modern Atlas’, by Isaac Cruikshank, published by S.W. Fores. 1791. Hand coloured etching, 25.3 by 37.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

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8. The Opera House and the Concert Room, London, as completed 1794, by J. Willis after A.C. Pugin, published by John Weale, c.1800. Engraving, 13 by 22.3 cm. (Private collection).

Western art unattributed:

6. The Opera House, Haymarket, London. After 1794. Watercolour on paper, 20.6 by 32.7 cm. (British Museum, London).

Book Review

Picasso Rewriting Picasso

05/2005 | 1226 | 147

Pages: 341

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Reviewer:

Cowling, Elizabeth (Cowling, Elizabeth)

Subjects

artists:

Picasso, Pablo

dates:

1930-1939 / 1940-1959

print:

Picasso, Pablo

subjects:

Artists' writings / Poetry / Plays (representations) / Spanish

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subjects:

Picasso Rewriting Picasso | author: Brunner, Kathleen

Illustrations

Attributed works:

42. A page of Pablo Picasso's writing, typed by Jaime Sabartès and correct by the artist. 1935. (Reproduced in Picasso 1930–1950, Editions 'Cahiers d'Art, Paris)

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Tristan Tsara and the plays of the Douanier Rousseau

09/2004 | 1218 | 146

Pages: 616-621

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Author:

Ireson, Nancy (Ireson, Nancy)

Subjects

artists:

Tzara, Tristan

artists:

Rousseau, Henri

dates:

1900-1919

dates:

1940-1949

print:

Tzara, Tristan

print:

Rousseau, Henri

subjects:

French painting / Literature / Plays (representations)

subjects:

Critical Reception

Illustrations

Attributed works:

26. Portrait of Henri Rousseau, by Robert Delaunay. 1914. 71 by 60 cm. (Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris).

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27. The football players, by Henri Rousseau. 1908. 100 by 91 cm. (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York).

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28. Myself, portrait-landscape, by Henri Rousseau. 1890. 143 by 110 cm. (Národni Galerie, Prague).

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29. Père Junier's cart, by Henri Rousseau. 1908. 97 by 129 cm. (Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris).

Attributed works:

30. City of Paris, by Robert Delaunay. 1910-12. 267 by 406 cm. (Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris).

Western art unattributed:

24. Henri Rousseau (seated at far left) and friends in his studio, rue Perrel, Paris. c.1909. Photograph. (Fonds Delaunay, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris).

Western art unattributed:

25. Henri Rousseau with his violin in his studio, rue Perrel, Paris. May 1906. Photograph. (Whereabouts unknown).

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Shakespeare in American Painting. A Catalogue from the Late Eighteenth Century to the Present

02/1995 | 1103 | 137

Pages: 126

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Reviewer:

Allen, Brian (Allen, Brian)

Subjects

dates:

1700-1899

places:

United States

sources:

Shakespeare, William

subjects:

Iconography / Plays (representations)

subjects:

Paintings / Catalogues

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Shakespeare in American Painting. A Catalogue from the Late Eighteenth Century to the Present | author: Studing, Richard

Article

Costume Designs by Burne-Jones for Irving's Production of 'King Arthur'

01/1986 | 994 | 128

Pages: 18-25

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Author:

Poulson, Christine (Poulson, Christine)

Subjects

artists:

Burne-Jones, Edward

artists:

Karl, Charles

dates:

1850-1899

places:

England

subjects:

Arthur, King, legendary English leader, early 6th c.

subjects:

British painting / Plays (representations)

subjects:

Theatre (discipline) / Costume

subjects:

Arthurian legends

subjects:

Carr, J. Comyns

Illustrations

Attributed works:

20. The Beguiling of Merlin, by Edward Burne-Jones. 1872-77. 186 by 111 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).

Attributed works:

21. Detail from Arthur in Avalon, by Edward Burne-Jones. (Ponce Art Museum, Puerto Rico).

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22. Cover of a Souvenir Programme of J. Comyns Carr's King Arthur, Illustrated by Hawes Craven and J. Bernard Partridge. 1895. (Theatre Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum).

Attributed works:

23. Merlin, by Edward Burne-Jones and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed D within a Circle; Merlin in Burne-Jones's Hand. Pencil, Pen and Ink, with Water-Colour, Body-Colour and Gold Paint, 35.5 by 25.3 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

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24. Arthur, by Edward Burne-Jones. and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed ARTHUR in Burne-Jones's Hand; l within a Circle; casque H. l/oiseau; ecailles sf [Abbreviation of Sauf Meaning but or Except?] cuir. Pencil, Pen and Ink, with Water-Colour, Body-Colour and Gold Paint, 35.4 by 25.4 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

Attributed works:

25. Soldiers Standing by the King at Back of Throne, by Edward Burne-Jones and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed C within a Circle; Soldiers Standing by the King at the Back of / Throne. Pencil, Pen and Ink, Water-Colour and Body-Colour, 35.6 by 25.3 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

Attributed works:

26. Arthur's Shield, by Edward Burne-Jones and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed Arthur's Shield in Burne-Jones's Hand; 4′ 2″ Deleted and l. [Indecipherable] 16 [This is Presumably a Conversion of Feet into Metres, Even Though the Measurements Do Not Quite Correspond]. Pencil, Pen and Ink, with Water-Colour, Body-Colour and Gold Paint, 35.4 by 25.3 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

Attributed works:

27. Arthur, by Edward Burne-Jones and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed 56;49; 75 behind; On Elastic Bracelets-/Stockinette 5½″/Top 8″; 49; L within a Circle; Cloak Be Purple/with Hem-Gold in Burne-Jones's Hand; Neck 18./Chest 38./Waist; Sleeve 7½ 22-31½/Top Sleeve 17.; 34.; 47; Boots 11-Bunhill/Bond St. Pencil, Pen and Ink, with Water-Colour, Body-Colour and Gold Paint, 35.5 by 25.3 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

Attributed works:

28. Verso of Fig. 25: Soldier, by Edward Burne-Jones. 1894. Inscribed nq/nq; ?yjmyj. [The Meaning of These Inscriptions is Unknown]. Pencil.

Attributed works:

29. Excalibur, by Edward Burne-Jones and (?) Charles Karl. 1894. Inscribed Excalibur in Burne-Jones's Hand; 5 sujets; tête dans le haut; Gothique Byzantin. Pencil, Pen and Ink, with Water-Colour and Body-Colour on Paper Mounted on Card, 35.5 by 25.3 cm. (Collection Mr B. E. A. Vigers).

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An Early Drawing for 'The Tempest' by John Everett Millais

08/1984 | 977 | 126

Pages: 502-504

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Author:

Bennett, Mary (Bennett, Mary)

Subjects

artists:

Millais, John Everett

dates:

1800-1899

museums and institutions:

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Great Britain

places:

England / Liverpool

sources:

Shakespeare, William

subjects:

British painting / Drawings

subjects:

Literature in art / Plays (representations)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

19. Ferdinand and Ariel, by John Everett Millais. Pen and Black Ink on Paper, 28.4 by 20 cm. Signed and Dated 1848. (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).

Attributed works:

20. Ferdinand Lured by Ariel, by John Everett Millais. 14.6 by 10.9 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).

Article

Delacroix, Dumas and 'Hamlet'

12/1981 | 945 | 123

Pages: 717-721+723

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Author:

Johnson, Lee (Johnson, Lee)

Subjects

artists:

Delacroix, Eugène

dates:

1800-1899

places:

France

sources:

Shakespeare, William

subjects:

French painting / Visual sources

subjects:

Dumas, Alexandre I, 1802-1870

subjects:

Theatre (discipline) / Plays (representations)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

2. Hamlet Sees the Ghost of His Father, by Eugène Delacroix. 1825. 45 by 37 cm. (The Jagiellonian University Museum, Cracow).

Attributed works:

3. Hamlet Sees the Ghost of His Father, by Eugène Delacroix. 1843. Lithograph, 25.8 by 19.3 cm.

Attributed works:

4. Hamlet, the Play Scene, by H. Valentin. 1847. Engraving, 14.5 by 22.5 cm.

Attributed works:

6. Hamlet and the Body of Polonius, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1855-56. 58 by 48 cm. (Location Unknown; Photograph Braun, 1874).

Attributed works:

8. Detail of Fig.6. [Hamlet and the Body of Polonius, by Eugène Delacroix. c.1855-56. 58 by 48 cm. (Location Unknown; Photograph Braun, 1874).]

Western art unattributed:

5. Hamlet and the Body of Polonius, by an Unknown Artist after Delacroix. 59.5 by 48.1 cm. (Musée Saint-Denis, Reims).

Western art unattributed:

7. Detail of Fig.5. [Hamlet and the Body of Polonius, by an Unknown Artist after Delacroix. 59.5 by 48.1 cm. (Musée Saint-Denis, Reims).]

Article

Zoffany's Trial Scene from The Merchant of Venice

05/1981 | 938 | 123

Pages: 272+290+292-295

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Author:

Hughes, Clair (Hughes, Clair)

Subjects

artists:

Zoffany, Johann

dates:

1750-1799

places:

England

sources:

Shakespeare, William

subjects:

British painting / Literature in art

subjects:

Plays (representations)

subjects:

Macklin, Charles

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Detail from The Trial Scene from The Merchant of Venice, by Johan Zoffany. (Tate Gallery)

Attributed works:

25. Charles Macklin as Shylock in the Trial Scene from The Merchant of Venice, by Johan Zoffany. 116.2 by 151.2 cm. (Tate Gallery).

Attributed works:

26. Mr Macklin in the Character of Shylock, Engraved and Printed by John Smith and Robert Sayer. 1769.

Attributed works:

27. Mr Clarke as Anthonio, Engraved and Printed by John Smith and Robert Sayer. 1769.

Attributed works:

29. William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, by Joshua Reynolds. 127.1 by 101.6 cm. (Collection the Earl of Mansfield, Scone Palace).

Attributed works:

30. William Murray, Lord Mansfield, by David Martin. c.1770. 127.7 by 101.6 (Scottish National Portrait Gallery).

Attributed works:

31. The Musical Party, by Johan Zoffany. Pen and Ink. 13.7 by 16.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

Attributed works:

32. Sir (?) Thomas Aston, by William Hoare. c.1765-70. 59.7 by 44.4 cm. (The Carlton Gallery, Cheltenham).

Western art unattributed:

28. Mr Macklin as Shylock, Engraved from a Lost Painting by John Kitchingham, 1779.

Article

A Checklist of Pre-Raphaelite Illustrations of Shakespeare's Plays

04/1980 | 925 | 122

Pages: 244-250

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Author:

Poulson, Christine (Poulson, Christine)

Subjects

dates:

1800-1899

places:

England / London

sources:

Shakespeare, William

subjects:

British painting / Pre-Raphaelite

subjects:

Literature in art

subjects:

Plays (representations)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

23. Cordelia's Portion, by Ford Madox Brown. 55 by 77 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).

Attributed works:

24. Rosalind and Celia as Ganymede and Aliena in the Forest of Arden, by Walter Howell Deverell. Signed. Panel, 70.5 by 92 cm. (Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead).

Attributed works:

25. Romeo and Juliet, by Lucy Rossetti. 1870. Panel, 61 by 81.5 cm. (Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton).

Attributed works:

26. Scenes from 'As You Like It' (Touchstone and Audrey, Orlando and Adam, Rosalind), by Arthur Hughes. Signed and Dated 1872-73. Main Picture 71 by 91 cm, Wings 71 by 45.5 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool).

Attributed works:

27. Bianca: 'The Patroness of Heavenly Harmony', by William Holman Hunt. Signed and Dated 1869. 91 by 68.5 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Worthing).

Attributed works:

28. Othello and Desdemona, by John Everett Millais. Early 1840s. Panel, 33 by 23 cm. (Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton).

Attributed works:

29. Mariana, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Signed and Dated 1870. 109 by 89 cm. (Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum).

Western art unattributed:

30. Rosalind and Celia, by an Anonymous Artist from the Pre-Raphaelite Circle. Signed in Monogram. Panel, 73.5 by 52.7 cm. (Collection Lord Leverhulme).

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Fuseli's Drawings for Ben Johnson's 'Masque of Queenes', and a Figure Study, Rediscovered in the Ashmolean Museum

02/1979 | 911 | 121

Pages: 110-113

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Author:

Brown, David Blayney (Brown, David Blayney; Brown, David)

Subjects

artists:

Fuseli, Henry

dates:

1750-1849

museums and institutions:

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain

places:

England

sources:

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

subjects:

British painting / Swiss / Paintings

subjects:

Drawings / Studies (visual works) / Attributions

subjects:

Theatre (discipline) / Plays (representations)

Illustrations

Attributed works:

68.? Satan, Here Attributed to Henry Fuseli. Black Chalk, 66.3 by 51.9 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

Attributed works:

69. The Mandrake: A Charm, by Henry Fuseli. Pencil over Red Chalk, 42.6 by 54.6 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

Attributed works:

70. The Witch and the Mandrake, by Henry Fuseli. Pencil over Red Chalk, 42.8 by 54.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).

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