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The foundation of the Society of Female Artists
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1152-1153
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Subjects
artists:
Osborn, Emily Mary / Murray, Elizabeth
artists:
Grote, Harriet
museums and institutions:
Royal Watercolour Society, London, Great Britain / Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Society of Female Artists, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Women artists / Exhibitions / British art / Watercolourists / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Harriet Grote (née Lewin), by C. Lewin, printed by Jérémie Graf after Charles Landseer. c.1840. Lithograph, 46.5 by 32.3 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
2. The skipping rope, by Mary Thornycroft. c.1845–55. Marble, height 147 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
3. Nameless and friendless. “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, etc.” - Proverbs, x, 15, by Emily Mary Osborn. 1857. Oil on canvas, 82.5 by 103.8 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
4. Woman and child in Greek dress, by Elizabeth Murray. c.1845–55. Watercolour on paper, 59 by 46 cm. (Government Art Collection, London).
Book Review
Scented Visions: Smell in Art, 1850–1914
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 656–658
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Reviewer:
Ribner, Jonathan (Ribner, Jonathan)
Subjects
subjects:
Victorian art / Cultural history / Smell / Social history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Scented Visions: Smell in Art, 1850–1914 By Christina Bradstreet. 290 pp. incl. 42 col. + 32 b. & w. ills. (Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park PA, 2022), $119.95. ISBN 978–0–271–09251–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
7. The soul of the rose, by John William Waterhouse. 1908. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 61 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images).
Article
The decoration of the ballroom wing at Buckingham Palace, 1850–56
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 368–379
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Author:
Rumley, Peter T.J. (Rumley, Peter T.J.)
Subjects
artists:
Moxon, Charles (1808–1890) / Gruner, Ludwig / Consoni, Nicola (1814–1884) / Blore, Edward / Cubitt, Thomas / Pennethorne, James
buildings:
Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
dates:
1850-1859
patrons:
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria / Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
subjects:
British art / British architecture / Interiors / Conservation / Victorian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Detail of Fig.10, showing the archivolt and throne dais in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace.
Attributed works:
10. The Ballroom, Buckingham Palace, 17th June 1856, by Louis Haghe. 1856. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, 31.7 by 47.7 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
11. Part of the frieze in the Promenade Gallery (now West Gallery), Buckingham Palace, London, by Nicola Consoni. 1852. Oil on canvas. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
12 and 13. Paintings by Nicola Consoni in the Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, by Robert Howlett. 1856. Albumen prints, 10.2 by 5.6 cm and 10.5 by 5.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
15. Urn of flowers, by Charles Moxon. Oil on canvas. (Promenade Gallery, now West Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London; photograph the author).
Attributed works:
16. The Promenade Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 16 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
17. The children’s fancy ball at Buckingham Palace, 7th April 1859, by Eugenio Agneni. 1859. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 31 by 45 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
18. The ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, arranged for a banquet. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
19. The Approach Gallery, Buckingham Palace, by Hills and Saunders. 1873. Albumen print, 14.7 by 20.5 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
2. Detail of a plan of the south-west wing of Buckingham Palace, London, showing the Ball and Concert Room, Ball Supper Room, Promenade Gallery and Approach Gallery, by James Pennethorne. 1852. (National Archives, London, work 34/371).
Attributed works:
4. Design for the new ballroom at Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. 1852. Pen and ink on paper. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle; © His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
5. Elevations of the front and side of the organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, by James Pennethorne. c.1852. Pen and ink with watercolour, over pencil, 43.8 by 61.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
6. Organ in the ballroom, Buckingham Palace, London, designed by Henry Cephas Lincoln. 1818–55. Painted and gilded maplewood and gilt metal. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2024; Royal Collection Trust).
Attributed works:
7. Charles Moxon, by William Quiller Orchardson. 1875. Oil on canvas, 116.8 by 83.8 cm. (Tate).
Attributed works:
8. First hour of the night, by Michelangelo Maestri. c.1800. Watercolour and gouache over engraved outline on card, 44.5 by 34 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
9. Parnassus, by Raphael. 1511. Fresco, width 6.7 m. (Stanze della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican).
Western art unattributed:
14. Decoration in the Promenade Gallery, now the East Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, revealed during redecoration in 1981. (Photograph Louis Randall).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of The Scala Regia, Vatican, Rome. 1870. Engraving. (Liszt Collection; Bridgeman Images).
Book Review
Owen Jones and the V&A: Ornament for a Modern Age
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 420–421
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Reviewer:
Varela Braga, Ariane (Varela Braga, Ariane)
Subjects
artists:
Jones, Owen
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Victorian art / Ornament / Decorative arts / Archives
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Owen Jones and the V&A: Ornament for a Modern Age By Olivia Horsfall Turner, 160 pp. incl. 150 col. + b. & w. ills. (Lund Humphries and V&A Publishing, London, 2023), £35. ISBN 978–1–84822–601–2 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Design for Plate XLV of Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867), by Owen Jones. c.1866. Gouache and pencil on paper, 34.3 by 24.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Cylindrical vase. 1750–1820. Porcelain, red and blue underglaze, height 47.6cm; diameter 18.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Book Review
An Exhibition History of Victorian Leeds
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 331–332
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Reviewer:
Trusted, Marjorie (Trusted, Marjorie)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
City Art Gallery, Leeds, Great Britain
places:
Leeds
subjects:
Victorian art / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
An Exhibition History of Victorian Leeds By Rebecca Wade. 279 pp. incl. 25 b. & w. ills. (Liverpool University Press, 2023), £110. ISBN 978–1–80207–854–1. | :
Exhibition Review
Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 193–196
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Reviewer:
Baker, Christopher (Baker, Christopher)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain
subjects:
Victorian art / Design / Fashion / Colour / Dyes
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 21st September 2023–18th February 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
17. Study of a Kingfisher with dominant reference to colour, by John Ruskin. 1871. Watercolour on paper, 60.4 by 45 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
18. La morphinomane (The morphine addict), by Eugene Grasset. 1897. Colour lithograph, 57.6 by 42.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bridgeman Images; exh. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
19. The great bookcase, designed by William Burges. 1859–62. Painted wood and pietra dura, 317 by 174 by 49.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Book Review
Elizabeth Siddal: Her Story
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 218–219
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Reviewer:
Wild, Tessa (Wild, Tessa)
Subjects
artists:
Siddal, Elizabeth / Rossetti, Dante Gabriel / Deverell, Walter Howell
subjects:
Victorian art / Women artists / Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Elizabeth Siddal: Her Story By Jan Marsh. 158 pp. incl. 101 col. + b. & w. ills. (Pallas Athene, London, 2023), £17.99. ISBN 978–1–84368–231–8 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Clerk Saunders, by Elizabeth Siddal. 1857. Watercolour, body colour and coloured chalks on paper, 28 by 18 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Obituary
Allen Staley (1935–2023)
01/2024 | 1450 | 166
Pages: 105–106
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Author:
Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Columbia University, New York, United States
subjects:
Staley, Allen, New York , United States / Art historians / Victorian art / Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood / American art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Allen Staley, photographed at Carcassonne in 1998. (Courtesy of the Staley family).
Exhibition Review
The Rossettis
07/2023 | 1444 | 165
Pages: 787–789
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Reviewer:
Treuherz, Julian (Treuherz, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel / Rossetti, Christina / Rossetti, William Michael
artists:
Siddal, Elizabeth / Morris, Jane, 1839-1914
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Tate Britain, London, Great Britain / Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, United States
subjects:
Victorian art / Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Rossettis Tate Britain, London 6th April–24th September | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. Title page to Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 1865. (Tate; exh. Tate Britain, London).
Attributed works:
12. Installation view of The Rossettis at Tate Britain, London, 2023. (Photograph Isidora Bojovic).
Attributed works:
13. St Agnes’ eve, by Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal. 1853–60. (National Trust, Wightwick Manor; exh. Tate Britain, London).
Book Review
Enriching the V&A: A Collection of Collections (1862–1914)
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 345-346
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Reviewer:
Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Collections, Public / Collectors / Gifts / Bequests / Donors / Acquisitions / Decorative arts / Cole, Henry, 1808-1882 / Victorian art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Enriching the V&A: A Collection of Collections (1862–1914) By Julius Bryant. 176 pp. incl. 160 col. ills. (Lund Humphries and V&A Publishing, London, 2022), £35. ISBN 978–1–84822–618–0. | :
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