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Editorial
The Society of Antiquaries
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 3
Article
Designs by John Gibson for the Gibson Gallery at the Royal Academy of Arts
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 947-955
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Frasca-Rath, Anna (Frasca-Rath, Anna)
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Wickham, Annette (Wickham, Annette)
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1. Wounded warrior, by John Gibson. 1860s. Marble, 193 by 101 by 66 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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10. Detail of an elevation recording the arrangement of casts on the the south and north walls of the smaller room in the Gibson Gallery, attributed to the office of Sydney Smirke. 1874. Pencil with black ink and wash on wove paper, 38.9 by 56.4 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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11. Resurrection. Angel, mother and infant (Monument to Lady Leicester), by John Gibson. c.1844. Plaster, 181 by 126.5 cm. (Photograph © Royal Academy of Arts, London / Paul Highnam).
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12. Venus, by John Gibson. 1850s. Plaster, 172 by 50.8 by 46 cm. (Photograph © Royal Academy of Arts, London / Paul Highnam).
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13. The Gibson Gallery and Diploma Gallery, Burlington House, London. Centre right is Gibson’s marble Bacchus (1856–60) and William Theed’s portrait bust of Gibson (1868) on display alongside paintings from the RA collection following a rearrangement of the galleries. (Repr. The Sphere, 23rd February 1929).
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14. Floorplan showing the Gibson Gallery as completed, attributed to Sydney Smirke. June 1874. Pencil with black ink and wash on wove paper, 38.8 by 55.5 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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2. The Royal Academy of Arts Library, Burlington House, London, which occupies the space of the Gibson Gallery. The central sculpture is Wounded warrior by John Gibson. Photograph 2011. (Photograph © Royal Academy of Arts, London / Francis Ware).
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3. Design for the layout of the Gibson Gallery, by John Gibson. c.1864. A list on the facing page is inscribed ‘Bassorelievi’ with the heading ‘A list of my models in plaster executed at Rome’. Pen and ink on paper, (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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4. Floor plan with layout of sculpture and casts in the Gibson Gallery, by John Gibson. 1864. Black ink over pencil on tracing paper mounted on wove paper, 43.5 by 26.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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5. Design for the arrangement of the entrance wall of the second room of the Gibson Gallery, by John Gibson, showing seated male portraits. Black ink on laid paper mounted on laid paper, 27 by 20.3 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London; see also Fig.6).
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6. Reconstruction based on a drawing by John Gibson, showing the arrangement of the casts on the entrance wall of the second room of the Gibson Gallery, with seated male portraits. Here and in Fig.8 missing reliefs are represented by drawings by Gibson, (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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7. Reconstruction based on a drawing by John Gibson, showing the arrangement of the casts on the wall opposite the entrance to the second room of the Gibson Gallery, with idealised female figures. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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8. Reconstruction based on a drawing by John Gibson, showing the arrangement of the casts on the left-hand wall of the second room of the Gibson Gallery, with reliefs on mythological themes. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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9. Reconstruction based on a drawing by John Gibson, showing the arrangement of the casts on the right-hand wall of the second room of the Gibson Gallery, with reliefs on religious themes. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections. Edited by Robin Simon and MaryAnne Stevens; and Burlington House: Home of the Royal Academy of Arts. By Nicholas Savage
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1060-1061
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Hornsby, Clare (Hornsby, Clare)
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The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections Edited by Robin Simon and MaryAnne Stevens. 676 pp. incl. 554 col. + b. & w. ills. (Royal Academy of Arts and Paul Mellon Centre for British Art, London, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2018), £75. ISBN 978–0–300–23207–3. Burlington House: Home of the Royal Academy of Arts By Nicholas Savage. 368 pp. incl. 295 col. + b. & w. ills. (Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2018), £60. ISBN 978–1–910350–80–5. | :
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1. Standing headless male ecorché figure, after Edmé Bouchardon. Mid-18th century. Plaster, 147 by 68 by 60 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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2. The Great Staircase, Burlington House, as executed, elevation looking west, by Samuel Ware. 27th March 1817. Pencil, pen and black ink and grey, light brown and dark brown washes, 77.5 by 68.5 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
The Georgian London Town House: Building, Collecting and Display. Edited by Susanna Avery-Quash and Kate Retford
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 972-973
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Casey, Christine (Casey, Christine)
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The Georgian London Town House: Building, Collecting and Display Edited by Susanna Avery-Quash and Kate Retford. 364 pp. incl. 32 col. + 60 b. & w. ills. (Bloomsbury, New York and London, 2019), £90. ISBN 978–1-5013–3729–1 . | :
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5. The National Gallery when at Mr J.J. Angerstein’s house, Pall Mall, by Frederick Mackenzie, exhibited 1834. Watercolour on paper, 69 by 85.5 cm. (framed dimensions). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition. Royal Academy of Arts, London
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 678-681
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Yarker, Jonathan (Yarker, Jonathan)
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18. The exhibition at the Royal Academy in Pall Mall in 1771, by Richard Earlom after Michel Vincent Brandoin. 1772. Mezzotint, 47.2 by 56.6 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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19. Clio and the children, by Charles Sims. 1913–15. Canvas, 114.3 by 182.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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20. Male nude, after a figure from Michelangelo’s Last Judgment, by James Nevay. 1772. Pencil and white chalk on paper, 51.5 by 39.2 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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21. Green and red variations, by Sandra Blow. 1978. Oil and collage on canvas, 137.2 by 121.9 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Article
Harold Gilman’s ‘Halifax Harbour’ (1918): a wartime Canadian episode
10/2012 | 1315 | 154
Pages: 689-693
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Rolfe, John (Rolfe, John)
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16. Halifax Harbour at sunset, by Harold Gilman. 1918. Canvas, 198 by 335.8 cm. (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa).
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18. Halifax Harbour, by Harold Gilman. 1918. Pen and ink on paper, 40.5 by 52 cm. (British Council Collection).
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19. Photograph of Harold Gilman in Halifax, by Arthur Lismer. 1918. (Estate of Arthur Lismer).
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20. A house in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Harold Gilman. 1918. Pen and ink on paper, 41.8 by 54 cm. (Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford).
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21. Study for Halifax Harbour, by Harold Gilman. 1918. Pen and black ink and watercolour, squared for transfer, 40.5 by 68 cm. (Private collection).
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17. Map of Halifax Harbour showing three viewpoints (VP 1, 2 and 3) adopted by Gilman.
Article
The exhibition of Chinese art at Burlington House, London, 1935–36
08/2006 | 1241 | 148
Pages: 528-536
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Steuber, Jason (Steuber, Jason)
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18. Twelve views of landscape (detail), by Xia Gui. Active c.1220–c.1250. Handscroll, 28 by 230.5 cm. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Wall painting fragment with Bodhisattva figure. Five Dynasties period, Later Zhou dynasty, c.952 A.D. 84.5 by 57.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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14. Ritual wine vessel in the shape of a pair of rams supporting a jar. Shang dynasty period, thirteenth–twelfth centuries B.C. 43.2 cm. high. (British Museum, London).
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17. Bi disc with dragon motif. Eastern Zhou period, c.770–221 B.C. Jade, 16.5 cm. diam. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).
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19. Cizhou ware flower vase with sgraffito decoration of a dragon. Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127. 56.8 cm. high; 25.4 cm. diam. (max). (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City).
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21. The Amitabha Buddha observed by an unknown man. Sui dynasty, 585 A.D. 580 by 203 cm. (British Museum, London; photograph courtesy of the Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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10. Entrance to the exhibition: Vestibule and Central Hall. (Photograph courtesy of the Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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11. Ancient bronzes and jades displayed in Gallery I: Shang-Yin and Chou dynasties. (Photograph courtesy of the Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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12. Photograph of C.T. Loo. 1940s. (Courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Archives, Kansas City).
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15. George Eumorfopoulos (left) and Robert Lockhart Hobson inspecting a Han dynasty limestone tomb casing slab at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Photograph taken before the 1935–36 exhibition. (Courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Archives, Kansas City).
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16. F. St George Spendlove and F.T. Cheng making condition reports on objects in the exhibition. 1935. (Photograph courtesy of the Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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20. Advertisement for Spink & Son Ltd offering a carved lacquer jewel casket in the form of an imperial barge. The casket was exhibited in the exhibition, no.1672B. Advertisement section of The Antique Collector 7, no.3 (18th March 1936).
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9. Plan of the galleries for the International Exhibition of Chinese Art at Burlington House, 1935–36. (Adapted from the catalogue, p.xxiii).
Short Notice
Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci at Burlington House and Narford Hall
11/1988 | 1028 | 130
Pages: 846-853
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Knox, George (Knox, George)
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34. Infancy of Achilles, Here Attributed to Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci. 1709. 274 by 366 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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35. Rape of Europa, Here Attributed to Antonio Pelligrini and Marco Ricci. 1709. 274 by 228 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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36. Story of Arachne, Here Attributed to Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci, 1709. 274 by 337 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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37. Narcissus, Here Attributed to Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci. 1709. After Cleaning and before Restoration. 274 by 183 cm, (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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38. Nessus and Dejanira, Here Attributed to Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci. 1709. 274 by 183 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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39. Susanna and the Elders, by Antonio Pellegrini. 1709. 121 by 92 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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40. Angelica and Medor, by Antonio Pellegrini. 1709. 121 by 92 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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41. Tarquin and Lucretia, by Antonio Pellegrini. 1719. 121 by 169 cm. Before Cleaning and Restoration. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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42. Sophonisba, by Antonio Pellegrini (Or Vincenzo Damini?). 1719. 121 by 92 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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43. A Putto with a Crown, Antonio Pellegrini. 1719. c.100 by 100 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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44. A Putto with a Wreath, Antonio Pellegrini. 1719. c.100 by 100 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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45. Britannia, Antonio Pellegrini. 1719. c.100 by 150 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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46. Nursing of Jupiter, Here Attributed to Antonio Pellegrini and Marco Ricci. 1709. 274 by 122 cm. (Narford Hall, Norfolk).
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47. Rape of Europa, by Antonio Pellegrini. Pen and Wash, 248 by 192 cm. (National Museum, Stockholm).
Article
Sebastiano Ricci at Burlington House: A Venetian Decoration 'Alla Romana'
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 600-609
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Knox, George (Knox, George)
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45. Olympus, by Sebastiano Ricci. 464 by 503 cm. (Ceiling of the Council Room, Burlington House, Formerly the Old Staircase).
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46. The Triumph of Bacchus, by Sebastiano Ricci. 272 by 655.5 cm. (Ceiling of the Assembly Room, Burlington House, Formerly on the Long Wall of the Staircase).
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47. The Triumph of Diana, by Sebastiano Ricci, and Possibly Also Marco Ricci. 347 by 482 cm. (Staircase, Burlington House, Formerly on the East Side of the Old Staircase).
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48. The Triumph of Galatea, by Sebastiano Ricci. 347 by 482 cm. (Staircase, Burlington House, Formerly on the West Side of the Old Staircase).
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49. Plan of the Ground Floor of Burlington House, 1715, from Colen Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, I, London [1715], pl.31.
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50. The South Elevation of Burlington House, 1664-68, from Colen Campbell: Vitruvius Britannicus, London [1715], pl. 30.
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51. Venus and Cupid, by Sebastiano Ricci. 190 by 106 cm. (Chiswick House, London).
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52. Diana and Endymion, by Sebastiano Ricci. 190 by 106 cm. (Chiswick House, London).
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53. Bacchus and Ariadne, by Sebastiano Ricci. 189 by 104 cm. (Chiswick House, London).
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54. The Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne, by Sebastiano Ricci. 76 by 63 cm. (National Gallery).
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55. The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, by Annibale Carracci. (Palazzo Farnese, Rome).
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56. Bacchus and Ariadne, by Titian. 175 by 190 cm. (National Gallery).
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57. Diana and Callisto, by Sebastiano Ricci. 51 by 72 cm. (Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice).
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58. Diana and Callisto, by Sebastiano Ricci. 19.8 by 29.7 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.
Article
Sebastiano Ricci and Lord Burlington
03/1963 | 720 | 105
Pages: 88+121-123+125
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Nicolson, Benedict (B. N) (Nicolson, Benedict (B. N); N., B.)
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1. Detail from Triumph of Galatea, by Sebastiano Ricci. Canvas. (Royal Academy of Arts.)
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34. Diana and Her Nymphs, by Sebastiano Ricci. Canvas, 352 by 483 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts.)
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35. Triumph of Galatea, by Sebastiano Ricci. Canvas, 348 by 485 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts.)