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Maria Cosway’s ‘A Persian going to adore the sun’

04/2020 | 1405 | 162

Pages: 300-305

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Author:

Boucher, Diane (Boucher, Diane)

Subjects

artists:

Cosway, Maria / Cosway, Richard / Basawan / Madhu

dates:

1780-1789

museums and institutions:

Sir John Soane's Museum, London, Great Britain

subjects:

Mughal / Miniatures (paintings) / Mezzotints / Paintings / Christian iconography / Religious art / Zoroastrianism / Ackermann, Rudolph

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British art

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. A Persian going to adore the sun, by Maria Cosway. 1784. Oil on canvas, 61 by 73.7 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).

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2. A woman worshipping the sun, from the Gulshan Album, attributed to Basawan. c.1590–95. Watercolour and gold on paper, 42.6 by 26.7 cm. (page). (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha).

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3. A woman worshipping the sun, attributed to Madhu. c.1595. Gouache with gold on paper, 15.5 by 10.4 cm. (Courtesy Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch ltd., London).

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4. Hope (Spes), by Georges Reverdy. 1550–60. Engraving, 16.8 by 10.8 cm. (British Museum, London).

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5. Shah Alam, the Mughal Emperor reviewing the Third Brigade of the East India troops at Allahabad, by Tilly Kettle. 1781. Oil on canvas. (Victoria Memorial, Calcutta).

Attributed works:

6. A Persian going to adore the sun, by James Walker after Maria Cosway. 1784. Mezzotint, 35.2 by 40.3 cm. (British Museum, London).

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7. A Persian going to adore the sun, by Emma Smith after Maria Cosway. 1801. Mezzotint, 45 by 30 cm. (British Museum, London).

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8. A British minister worshipping the meridian sun, published by G. Humphrey. 1786. Etching, 22.8 by 26.8 cm. (British Museum, London).

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9. Detail of The Picture Room in the House of John Soane Esq, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 1st March 1824, by Henry Shaw. (Repr. in J. Britton and A. Pugin: Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London, London 1825–28).

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The Last Phase of "Regency" Design

12/1937 | 417 | 71

Pages: 267-268+270-273

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Author:

Edwards, Ralph (Edwards, Ralph; E., R.; Edwards, R.)

Subjects

artists:

Hope, Thomas, 1769-1831

artists:

Ackermann, Rudolph

artists:

Nicholson, Peter

artists:

Brown, Richard, act. 1804–1845

artists:

Smith, George, act. 1800-1826

artists:

Pugin, Augustus Charles

dates:

1800-1849

places:

England

subjects:

Furniture / North Americans / Furniture makers / Documents / Sources / Regency

subjects:

Treatises / Cabinetmakers

subjects:

Georgian / Illustrated books

Illustrations

Attributed works:

Plate I. A-Design for a Chair (Peter Nicholson: The Practical Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, 1827); B-Design for a Drawing-Table (George Smith: Cabinet Maker, and Upholsterer's Guide, 1826); C-Design for Window Curtains (Rudolph Ackermann: Fashionable Furniture, 1823); D, E-Set of Sofa-Table and Screens. About 1830. Mahoggany, Inlaid with Ebony: Height of Table, 74 cm., Width, 157.4 cm. Height of Screens, 146.6 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Last Phase of "Regency" Design

Attributed works:

Plate II. B-Design for a Table (Richard Brown: Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture, 1822); C-Design for a Table (Peter Nicholson: The Practical Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, 1827); D-Design for a Bed (Rudolph Ackermann: Fashionable Furniture, 1823). The Last Phase of "Regency" Design

Western art unattributed:

Plate II. A-Table. About 1825. Rosewood, Mounted and Inlaid with Brass; Height, 72 cm., Diameter, 135 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The Last Phase of "Regency" Design

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