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Exhibition of the Royal Academy

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Description: Exhibition of the Royal Academy
TitleExhibition of the Royal Academy
Creator nameMartini, Pietro Antonio
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsHand-colored engraving and etching
LocationBritish Museum, London
https:/­/­www.britishmuseum.org/­collection/­object/­P_1871-1209-591
Accession number1871,1209.591
SubjectsPrints, ItalianPainting, British--ExhibitionsPrinces in art
Statushighlighted to illustrate placement of Reynolds's paintings in the exhibition
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12. Point Counterpoint
Mark Hallett
Description: Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
~~Throughout the 1780s, the Great Room at Somerset House also became an arena in which Reynolds showcased a series of ambitious experiments in female portraiture. These included boldly coloured, tautly composed and slickly painted portraits of aristocratic women in modern dress: Lady Dorothy Worsley outfitted en militaire, her...
Author
Mark Hallett
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2014 by Mark Hallett
Related print edition pages: pp.383-423
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00296.13
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-22323&redirecttoanchor=76704
Chapter subject tags:Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Portrait painting, British--18th centurySomerset House (London, England)Art, British--Exhibitions--18th centuryRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)Aristocracy (Social class)--Great Britain--18th centuryClothing and dress--Great Britain--18th centuryWomen and gender--Britain--18th century

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Description: Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the...
Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1788
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameMartini, Pierre Antoine
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1789
Object typePrint
MaterialsUnmounted fan leaf; engraving and etching on paper
Dimensions27.2 × 49 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1432362&partId=1&searchText=Portraits+of+their+Majesty%27s+and+the+Royal+Family+Viewing+the+Exhibition+of+the+Royal+Academy%2c+1788&page=1
Accession number1891,0713.388
Portraits of their Majesty's and the...
Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1788
Description: The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving and etching
Dimensions36.6 × 51.2 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1441238&partId=1&searchText=The+Exhibition+of+the+Royal+Academy%2c+1787&page=1
Accession numberAa,1.24
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy,...
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
Description: Representation of the Exhibition, of Paintings, at Somerset House
Representation of the Exhibition, of Paintings, at Somerset House
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameAngus, William
Creator name (description)after Daniel Dodd
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1784
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Representation of the Exhibition, of...
Representation of the Exhibition, of Paintings, at Somerset House
Description: Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1787
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1787
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions37.8 × 53.2 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1401582&partId=1&searchText=The+Exhibition+of+the+Royal+Academy%2c+1787&page=1
Accession number1871,1209.591
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal...
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1787
Description: Laocoön Group
Laocoön Group
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nameDente, Marco
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1522–1525
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions18 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (47.2 x 32.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-7-58
Accession numberH,7.58
Laocoön Group
Laocoön Group
Description: Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the...
Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1788
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1788
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving and etching
Dimensions35.3 × 49 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_G-6-101
Accession numberG,6.101
Portraits of their Majesty's and the...
Portraits of their Majesty's and the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1788
Description: Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator name (description)after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1787
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving and etching
Dimensions37.8 × 53.2 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1401582&partId=1&searchText=The+Exhibition+of+the+Royal+Academy%2c+1787&page=1
Accession number1871,1209.591
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal...
Detail of The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1787
Description: The "Academy" of Baccio Bandinelli
The "Academy" of Baccio Bandinelli
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMusi, Agostino
Creator name (description)Agostino Musi after Baccio Bandinelli
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1531
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions10 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (27.4 x 29.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-7-35
Accession numberH,7.35
The "Academy" of Baccio Bandinelli
The "Academy" of Baccio Bandinelli
Description: Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia
Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia
Posted by:John Carlson
May 16
Creator nameCrowe, Eyre
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 3/4 × 31 1/2 in.
LocationPrivate collection
Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond,...
Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia
Description: Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameConstable, John
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1831
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions59 3/4 x 74 3/4 in. (151.8 x 189.9 cm)
LocationTate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/constable-salisbury-cathedral-from-the-meadows-t13896
Accession numberT13896
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
Description: Mariana in the Moated Grange
Mariana in the Moated Grange
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameMillais, John Everett
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1851
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on mahogany
Dimensions23 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.
LocationTate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/millais-mariana-t07553
Accession numberT07553
Mariana in the Moated Grange
Mariana in the Moated Grange
Description: A Shilling Well Laid Out: Tom and Jerry at the Exhibition of Pictures at the Royal...
A Shilling Well Laid Out: Tom and Jerry at the Exhibition of Pictures at the Royal Academy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameCruikshank, George; Cruikshank, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1821
Object typePrint
MaterialsColor aquatint
LocationFrom Pierce Egan, Life in London; or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom: Accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis (1821)
A Shilling Well Laid Out: Tom and Jerry...
A Shilling Well Laid Out: Tom and Jerry at the Exhibition of Pictures at the Royal Academy
Description: Le prince de Joinville à une danse nègre à I'lle de Gorée...
Le prince de Joinville à une danse nègre à I'lle de Gorée (Sénégal), décembre 1842
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameNousveaux, Edouard-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1846
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions131 × 178 cm
LocationChâteau de Versailles, France
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_df41aea2-7ff2-40f1-b676-a559829798a1#773f5cf8-3a67-473c-8ae6-448784012591
Accession numberMV 6976
Le prince de Joinville à une...
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Description: The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience...
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameBarker, Thomas Jones
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1862-1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions167.6 × 213.8 cm
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00071/The-Secret-of-Englands-Greatness-Queen-Victoria-presenting-a-Bible-in-the-Audience-Chamber-at-Windsor
Accession number4969
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen...
The Secret of England's Greatness (Queen Victoria presenting a Bible in the Audience Chamber at Windsor)
Description: Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback, detail
Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 17
Creator nameVelázquez, Diego
Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1635
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/prince-baltasar-carlos-on-horseback/5d224aa8-4d2c-47e0-b3b2-3ea37229cdcb
Accession numberP01180
Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback,...
Prince Baltasar Carlos on Horseback, detail
Description: Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse
Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameReynolds, Joshua
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1783–1784
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions239.4 × 147.6 cm
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
http://emuseum.huntington.org/objects/245/sarah-kemble-siddons-as-the-tragic-muse
Accession number21.2
Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic...
Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse
Description: Blind Man's Buff
Blind Man's Buff
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameWilkie, David
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1812
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions63.2 × 91.8 cm
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/2/collection/405537/blind-mans-buff
Accession numberRCIN405537
Blind Man's Buff
Blind Man's Buff
Description: The Beloved (The Bride)
The Beloved (The Bride)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameRossetti, Dante Gabriel
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865-1866
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions82.5 × 76 cm
LocationTate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/rossetti-the-beloved-the-bride-n03053
Accession numberN03053
The Beloved (The Bride)
The Beloved (The Bride)
Description: Study for the lost painting The Liboya Serpent Seizing Its Prey: Man Struggling with...
Study for the lost painting The Liboya Serpent Seizing Its Prey: Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameWard, James
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1803
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions33 x 47 inches (83.8 x 119.4 cm)
LocationYale Center for British Art, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/1665551
Accession numberB1981.25.664
Study for the lost painting The Liboya...
Study for the lost painting The Liboya Serpent Seizing Its Prey: Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor
Description: Distraining for Rent
Distraining for Rent
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator nameWilkie, David
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1815
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions81.3 × 123 cm
LocationNational Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5588/distraining-rent
Accession numberNG 2337
Distraining for Rent
Distraining for Rent
Description: The Early Career of Murillo
The Early Career of Murillo
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator namePhillip, John
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas
Dimensions71 1/4 × 98 1/2 in. (181 × 250.2 cm)
The Early Career of Murillo
The Early Career of Murillo
Description: Prince Dèjatch Alámayou and Captain Speedy
Prince Dèjatch Alámayou and Captain Speedy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameCameron, Julia Margaret
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1868
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsAlbumen silver print from wet collodion glass negative
Dimensions320 x 250 mm
LocationThe National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, U.K.
Accession number1992-5023
Prince Dèjatch Alámayou...
Captain Speedy and The Little Prince Alamayou Of Abyssinia
Description: The Room in Which Shakespeare was Born
The Room in Which Shakespeare was Born
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameWallis, Henry
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1853
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions29.1 x 42.8 cm
LocationTate Britain, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wallis-the-room-in-which-shakespeare-was-born-t00042
Accession numberT00042
The Room in Which Shakespeare was Born
The Room in Which Shakespeare was Born

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