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a fine sight it was
The noble houses and regal living of eighteenth century England… …Lord Egremont celebrated special occasions- victories, coronations, royal birthdays, and, of course, his own- with vast public entertainments that amazed even his own time. Here is a description of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Greville, George Macaulay Trevelyan, George Morland paintings, J.E. Neal painter, James Brydges Duke of Chandos, James Gillray, James Leigh Adlestrop, Jane Austen, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Lady Caroline Brydges, Lord Egremont, Lord Egremont Petworth, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Princely Duke of Chandos
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Egremont
from Benjamin Robert Haydon: Lord Egremont is dead ; a great loss to all, especially artists. He was an extraordinary man, —manly, straight-forward, tender-hearted, a noble patron, an attached friend and an affectionate and indulgent parent. His great pleasure was … Continue reading
conversation groups
Lord Egremont and JMW Turner. Eccentric responded to eccentric. Beneath the social carapace, painter and patron were human beings of much the same stamp: both shy, proud, and farouche, both impatient and accepted codes- Egremont bcause he was an aristocrat … Continue reading
POMPEII: Adam and Adamesque
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. , the ensuing earthquake and volcanic ash buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum until their rediscovery in the eighteenth century. When the ruins came to light, they caused a revolution in taste-stripping … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Greville, Edith Piaf, Emma Hamilton, Giambattista Piranesi, Horace Walpole, James Adam architect, Jean Francois Chalgrin Architect, Jean Racine, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Joseph Addison, Josiah Wedgwood, Karl Weber Pompeii, Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, Robert Adam Architect, Sir William Hamilton, Syon House, William Beckford
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PASSION FOR POMPEII: “RANDY FOR ANTIQUE”
It was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. Pompeii. When the ruins came to light, beginning in 1747, they caused a revolution in taste- stripping away rococo gilt, reshaping the female figure , and leaving a deposit of … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Alison, Benjamin West, Bulwer-Lytton, Charles Greville, Christopher C. Parslow, Claude Lorrain, Dr. Salvatore Ciro Nappo, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eleanor Coade, Emma Hamilton, George Romney, Giambattista Piranesi, Giorgio Sommer, Goethe, Goethe Italy, Horace Walpole, Jean Racine, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, John Flaxman, Joseph Addison, Josiah Wedgewood, Josiah Wedgwood, Judith Harris, Karl Weber Pompeii, Lord Nelson, Matthew Boulton, Nicolas Poussin, Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, Richard West, Robert Adam Architect, Robert Fulford, Sir William Hamilton, The Grand Tour, Thomas Gray, William S. Anderson
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Antique Eurythmics: “TABLEAU VIVANTS” at POMPEII
When the ruins of Pompeii came to light, they caused a revolution in taste- stripping away rococo gilt, reshaping the female figure, and leaving a deposit of pseudo-Greek temples from Moscow to Mississippi; although what sometimes passed for “classical” would … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Alison, Charles Greville, Claude Lorrain, Cochin, Comte de Caylus, Emma Hamilton, Fragonard, Francois Boucher, George Romney, Giambattista Piranesi, Goethe, Horace Walpole, Horatio Nelson, Jean Racine, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Joseph Addison, Joshua Reynolds, Lord Nelson, Lord Pembroke, Pompeii, Pompeii Art, Pompeii frescoes, Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, Revett, Richard West, Thomas Gray, Vivien Leigh
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