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Exhibition Review
Nature Unleashed: the Image of Catastrophe since 1600. Hamburger Kunsthalle
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 850-852
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Reviewer:
Saß, Maurice (Saß, Maurice)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore / Regnault, Jean Baptiste / Danloux, Henri-Pierre / Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis / Poel, Egbert van der / Hollar, Wenceslaus / Piranesi, Giovanni Battista / Achenbach, Andreas / Hackert, Jacob Philipp / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Füssli, Henry (1741-1825) / Friedrich, Caspar David / Odenbach, Marcel / Ezawa, Kota / Draeger, Christoph
artists:
Luyken, Caspar / Lodge, William / Lebas, Jacques Philippe / Vlieger, Jacobsz de / Wutki, Michael
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Prints / Photographs / Etchings / Videos
museums and institutions:
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
places:
Germany / Hamburg
subjects:
Natural disasters / Nature / Destruction / Earthquakes / Great Fire of London (1666) / Shipwrecks / Sublime / Raft of the Medusa (Louvre, Paris) / Slavery / Immigration
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. View of Delft after the explosion of 1654, by Egbert Lievensz van der Poel. c.1654. Panel, 36.2 by 9.5 cm. (National Gallery, London; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Attributed works:
2. The sea of ice, by Caspar David Friedrich. 1823–24. Canvas, 96.7 by 126.9 cm. (Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Attributed works:
3. Flood, by Kota Ezawa. 2011. Transparency, 100 by 150 cm. (Collection the artist and Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt a.M.; exh. Hamburger Kunsthalle).
Book Review
Empire to Nation. Art History and the Visualization of Maritime Britain 1768–1829
04/2013 | 1321 | 155
Pages: 263-264
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Reviewer:
Costello, Leo (Costello, Leo)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1899
subjects:
Art history / Seascapes / Visual culture / Naval Ships / Shipwrecks / British painting / History paintings
Article
John Brett’s ‘Christmas morning, 1866'
12/2008 | 1269 | 150
Pages: 813-820
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Author:
Payne, Christiana (Payne, Christiana)
Subjects
artists:
Brett, John
buildings:
Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897
dates:
1860-1869
museums and institutions:
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, Great Britain
print:
Brett, John
subjects:
British painting / Collections, Public / Pre-Raphaelite / Identification / Biographies / Shipwrecks / Seascapes / Commissions
subjects:
Provenance
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Christmas morning, 1866, by John Brett. 1868. Canvas, 152.4 by 243.8 cm. (Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth).
Attributed works:
11. Deatil of Fig.10.
Attributed works:
12. Sunrise, Xmas Day, Beaumaris, 1866, by John Brett. 1866. Graphite on paper, page from Sketchbook no.21, ‘Towyn 1866–67’, PAF 9179–80v. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London).
Attributed works:
14. Study of a rough sea, by John Brett. Dated 22nd July 1867. Graphite and white chalk on grey paper, 14 by 35.6 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
15. Sketch for Christmas morning, 1866, by John Brett. 1868. Monochrome wash and white chalk on grey paper, 19 by 29.2 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
16. Photograph of the Music Room, Fonthill Abbey. 1890s. (National Monuments Record, English Heritage, Swindon). Christmas morning, 1866 is hanging over the fireplace on the right-hand wall.
Attributed works:
17. The British Channel seen from the Dorsetshire cliffs, by John Brett. 1871. Canvas, 106 by 212.7 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
18. Britannia’s realm, by John Brett. 1880. Canvas, 105 by 212 cm. (Tate, London).
Western art unattributed:
13. ‘Foundering of the Australian Screw Steamer, “London”, in the Bay of Biscay, on the 11th of January, 1866’. Engraving from The Life-boat Journal (2nd July 1866), facing p.196. (Bodleian Library, Oxford).
Short Notice
The explosion of Rowlandson's brother
08/2005 | 1229 | 147
Pages: 552-554
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Author:
Payne, M. T. W. (Payne, M. T. W.)
Subjects
artists:
Rowlandson, Thomas / Drawings / East India Company / Naval Ships / Portraits / British / Shipwrecks
dates:
1780-1789
print:
Rowlandson, Thomas
subjects:
Biographies
Illustrations
Attributed works:
33. Sketched on board the Europa, by Thomas Rowlandson. 1785. Watercolour and ink, 32 by 39.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
34. The Duke of Athol East Indiaman, by James Gillray. 1785. Engraving, 44.6 by 57.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Book Review
Tempest and Shipwreck in Dutch and Flemish Art
06/1990 | 1047 | 132
Pages: 423-424
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Reviewer:
Russell, Margarita (Russell, Margarita; Rusell, Margarita)
Subjects
dates:
1600-1799
places:
Netherlands / Flanders
subjects:
Dutch painting / Flemish painting / Marine art
subjects:
Shipwrecks
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Tempest and Shipwreck in Dutch and Flemish Art | author: Goedde, Lawrence Otto
Exhibition Review
Amsterdam: Treasures Retrieved from Wrecks, at the Rijksmuseum
04/1980 | 925 | 122
Pages: 279+281
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Reviewer:
Schrijver, Elka (Schrijver, Elka)
Subjects
dates:
1980-1989
museums and institutions:
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
places:
Netherlands / Amsterdam
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
subjects:
Shipwrecks
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
59. Boatswain's Whistle, from the Witte Leeuw. 1613. Silver, 29 by 11.5 cm (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Western art unattributed:
60. Pressed Brass Badge, Worn on a VOC Soldier's Mitre-Shaped Hat, from the Hollandia. 1743. 9.8 by 11.5 cm. (Rijksmuseum).
Short Notice
Hope Rediscovered, a Shipwreck by Francis Danby
09/1979 | 918 | 121
Pages: 581+584
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Author:
Rodgers, David (Rodgers, David)
Subjects
artists:
Danby, Francis
dates:
1800-1899
museums and institutions:
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, Great Britain
subjects:
British painting / Shipwrecks
subjects:
Inscriptions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
40. Hope, by Francis Danby. Signed and Dated 1859. 77.5 by 107.9 cm. (Wolverhampton Art Gallery).
Short Notice
Salerooms Discoveries:Théodore Géricault, illustrations to Alexandre Corréard's 'Le Naufrage de la Méduse'
04/1977 | 889 | 119
Pages: 309-311
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Author:
Barran, Julian (Barran, Julian)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore
dates:
1970-1979
places:
England / London
subjects:
Art market
subjects:
French painting / Watercolours / Shipwrecks
Illustrations
Attributed works:
119. Le Naturaliste Kunner Devant le Roi Zaide, by Théodore Géricault. 1819-20. Pencil and Water-Colour, 10 by 16.5 cm. (Sale, Sotheby's, March 1977).
Attributed works:
120. Des Officiers Anglais Visitent Corréard à l'Hôpital, by Théodore Géricault. 1819-20. Pencil and Water-Colour, 10 by 16.5 cm. (Sale, Sotheby's, March 1977).
Attributed works:
124. Le Radeau de la Méduse, by Théodore Géricault. 1819-20. Pencil and Water-Colour, 10 by 16.5 cm. (Sale, Sotheby's, March 1977).
Article
The 'Raft' from the Point of View of Subject-Matter
08/1954 | 617 | 96
Pages: 240-249
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Author:
Nicolson, Benedict (B. N) (Nicolson, Benedict (B. N); N., B.)
Subjects
artists:
Géricault, Théodore
artists:
Copley, John Singleton
dates:
1800-1849
places:
France
subjects:
French painting / Visual sources
subjects:
Shipwrecks
subjects:
Social history / Africans
works:
Raft of the Medusa (Louvre, Paris)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. The Wreck of the Nancy Packet, in 1784, Engraved by James Gillray.
Attributed works:
15. Detail from The Patrons of Venice Beating Off the Demons' Ship, Attributed to Palma Vecchio and Paris Bordone. (Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice.)
Attributed works:
16. Scene of Shipwreck, by John Singleton Copley. Signed and Dated 1792 or 1799. Canvas. (Private Collection.)
Attributed works:
17. Study for the Repulse of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, by John Singleton Copley. Canvas, 132 by 188 cm. (Tate Gallery, London.)
Attributed works:
18. Detail from the Raft of the 'Medusa', by Théodore Géricault. (Louvre.)
Attributed works:
19. Plan of the Raft of the Medusa, engraving by Alexandre Corréard.
Attributed works:
20. Detail from the Raft of the 'Medusa', by Théodore Géricault. (Louvre.)
Attributed works:
A. Scene of Shipwreck, Engraved by Blake after an Oil-Sketch by Romney.