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Juan Muñoz’s ‘Five seated figures’ (1996) at the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
10/2010 | 1291 | 152
Pages: 677-678
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Author:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
Subjects
artists:
Muñoz, Juan
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
print:
Muñoz, Juan
subjects:
Sculpture / Spanish sculpture / Installations (visual works) / Conversation pieces / Collections, Public
Illustrations
Attributed works:
28. Five seated figures, by Juan Muñoz. 1996. Resin and mirror, dimensions variable. (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid).
Exhibition Review
The conversation piece. Edinburgh and London
10/2009 | 1279 | 151
Pages: 715-717
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Reviewer:
Retford, Kate (Retford, Kate)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Great Britain / Royal Collection, (Great Britain) / Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, Great Britain
places:
Scotland / London / England / Edinburgh
print:
Conversation pieces
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Conversation pieces / British painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Conversation Piece: Scenes of Fashionable Life | institution: Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace , institution: Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
Illustrations
Attributed works:
58. Queen Charlotte with her two eldest sons, by Johan Zoffany. c.1765. Canvas, 112.4 by 129.2 cm. (Royal Collection; exh Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London).
Attributed works:
59. The Tribuna of the Uffizi, by Johan Zoffany. 1772–77. Canvas, 123.5 by 154.9 cm. (Royal Collection; exh. Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London).
Attributed works:
60. Windsor Castle in modern times, by Edwin Landseer. 1840–43. Canvas, 113 by 143.8 cm. (Royal Collection; exh. Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London).
Short Notice
Another Ricci; And a New Conversation Piece by Smuglevicz
07/1978 | 904 | 120
Pages: 466-467+469
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Author:
Russell, Francis (Russell, Francis; Russell, F.)
Subjects
artists:
Ricci, Sebastiano
artists:
Smuglewicz, Franciszek
dates:
1750-1799
places:
England / Italy / Poland
subjects:
Italian painting / Attributions
subjects:
Portraits / Conversation pieces / Family portraits
subjects:
Polish painting
Illustrations
Attributed works:
31. The Hon. Aubrey Beauclerk and His Family. By Franciszek Smuglevicz. 60 by 71.2 cm. (Formerly Collection The Duke of St Albans).
Attributed works:
32. Rest on the Flight into Egypt. By Sebastiano Ricci. (Private Collection).
Article
A Hayman Portrait of Jonathan Tyers's Family
08/1970 | 809 | 112
Pages: 493-497
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Author:
Ruch, John E. (Ruch, John E.)
Subjects
artists:
Hayman, Francis
buildings:
Vauxhall Gardens, London, Great Britain
dates:
1740-1749
patrons:
Tyers, Jonathan
patrons:
Tyers family
places:
London / England
subjects:
British painting / Patronage / Portraits
subjects:
Sitters / Tyers family / Identification
subjects:
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751
subjects:
Family portraits / Conversation pieces
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Detail from the Conversation Piece Illustrated in Fig.8, Showing Relief Here Identified as Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales. [Here Identified As the Family of Jonathan Tyers, Sr., by Francis Hayman. Signed and Dated 1740. Canvas, 77.5 by 106 cm. (Collection Mrs Robert Tritton, London.) Photo Courtesy Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood.)
Attributed works:
11. Detail from the Conversation Piece Illustrated in Fig. 8, Showing the Head Here Identified as Jonathan Tyers, Sr. [by Francis Hayman. Signed and Dated 1740. Canvas, 77.5 by 106 cm. (Collection Mrs Robert Tritton, London.) Photo Courtesy Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood.)
Attributed works:
12. Jonathan Tyers, Sr., by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Marble. (City Art Gallery, Birmingham.)
Attributed works:
8. Conversation Piece, Here Identified As the Family of Jonathan Tyers, Sr., by Francis Hayman. Signed and Dated 1740. Canvas, 77.5 by 106 cm. (Collection Mrs Robert Tritton, London.) Photo Courtesy Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood.
Western art unattributed:
9. Medal (Here Shown in Reverse) Struck in 1736, Commemorating the Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales, to Princess Augusta. (British Museum.)
Exhibition Review
Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: Dutch Conversation Pieces at the Museum Willet Holthuysen
04/1965 | 745 | 107
Pages: 208+215-216
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Reviewer:
Hoffmann, Edith (E. H.) (Hoffmann, Edith (E. H.); H., E.)
Subjects
dates:
1960-1969
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Museum Willet Holthuysen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
places:
Netherlands / Amsterdam
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Dutch painting / Conversation pieces / Portraits
Illustrations
Attributed works:
57. The Family of Aernout van Beeftingh, by Nicolaes Muys. 1797. Panel, 105 by 63 cm. (Van der Mersch Collection, Baarn.)
Article
Zoffany's Painting of Charles Towneley's Library in Park Street
07/1964 | 736 | 106
Pages: 316-321+323
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Author:
Webster, Mary (Webster, Mary)
Subjects
artists:
Zoffany, Johann
collectors and dealers:
Towneley, Charles, 1737-1805
dates:
1780-1789
places:
England / London
subjects:
British painting / Patronage / Collectors / Neo-classicism
subjects:
Portraits / Conversation pieces
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Charles Towneley with His Sculptures, Attributed to Johann Zoffany. Pencil, 36.8 by 50.2 cm. (British Museum.) Reproduced by Kind Permission of the Trustees.
Attributed works:
8. Charles Towneley's Library in Park Street, Westminster, by Johann Zoffany. 1782. Canvas, 155 by 124.5 cm. (Towneley Hall, Art Gallery and Museum, County Borough of Burnley.) Reproduced by Kind Permission.
Attributed works:
9. Charles Towneley with His Sculptures, Attributed to Johann Zoffany. Pencil and Black Chalk, 36.8 by 50.2 cm. (British Museum.) Reproduced by Kind Permission of the Trustees.
Book Review
De Hollanders Thuis (Dutch Homes)
09/1957 | 654 | 99
Pages: 320-321
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Reviewer:
Waterhouse, Ellis K. (Waterhouse, Ellis K.; Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham; Waterhouse, E. K.; W., E. K.; Waterhouse, Ellis)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1699
places:
Netherlands
subjects:
Dutch painting / Portraits / Conversation pieces
Reviewed Items
subjects:
De Hollanders Thuis (Dutch Homes) | author: Staring, A.
Short Notice
An Attribution to Joseph Highmore
07/1957 | 652 | 99
Pages: 234+236-237
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Author:
Edwards, Ralph (Edwards, Ralph; E., R.; Edwards, R.)
Subjects
artists:
Highmore, Joseph
artists:
Hogarth, William
dates:
1700-1749
places:
England
subjects:
British painting / Conversation pieces / Portraits
subjects:
Family portraits
Illustrations
Attributed works:
26. Family Group, known as the 'Rich Family', Here Attributed to Joseph Highmore. Canvas, 29.2 by 33.5 cm. (Garrick Club, London.)
Attributed works:
27. Pamela tells a Nursery Tale, by Joseph Highmore. Canvas 61.5 by 74 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.)
Short Notice
A Conversation Piece by James Russel
04/1951 | 577 | 93
Pages: 126-127+129
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Author:
Edwards, Ralph (Edwards, Ralph; E., R.; Edwards, R.)
Subjects
artists:
Russel, James, ca. 1720-1763
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
subjects:
British painting / Conversation pieces / Portraits
subjects:
Sitters / Correspondence
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. Conversation Piece, by James Russel. Signed. Canvas, 45.7 by 61 cm. (Captain Tyrwhitt Drake.)
Article
Mr. Oldham and His Guests by Highmore
05/1949 | 554 | 91
Pages: 128-132
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Author:
Antal, Frederick (Antal, Frederick; Antal, F.; Antal, Friedrich)
Subjects
artists:
Highmore, Joseph
artists:
Hogarth, William
dates:
1700-1749
museums and institutions:
Tate Gallery, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Oldham, Nathaniel, 1728-1747 ca.
places:
England / London
subjects:
Art museums / Acquisitions / British painting
subjects:
Conversation pieces / Identification
subjects:
Portraits
subjects:
Group portraits / Social history / Middle Class
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Mr. Oldham and His Guests, by Joseph Highmore. Canvas, 105.4 by 129.5 cm. (Tate Gallery.)
Attributed works:
7. Self-portrait, by Joseph Highmore. Canvas, 127 by 99.1 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.) Reproduced by Courtesy of the Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Attributed works:
8. Samuel Richardson, by Joseph Highmore, Signed and Dated 1750. Canvas, 50.8 by 34.9 cm. (National Portrait Gallery.)
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