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European Art, 1750-1900

17 November 2012 - 12 May 2013

Mint Museum Randolph

 

   

Allan Ramsay, Queen Charlotte, circa 1762, Oil on canvas

Gift of Frank Ryan Harty 

Eugene-Louis Boudin, View of Antibes, 1893,

Oil on canvas

The Harry and Mary Dalton Collection 

 

The reinstallation of the Alexander Gallery features an inspiring selection of fine and decorative European arts from The Mint Museum's collection, tracing the wide range of styles and subjects popular in Western Europe during the late eighteenth and the nineteenth century. Familiar audience favorites such as Allan Ramsey's majestic portraits of Queen Charlotte and King George are joined by other highlights from the collection including French Barbizon landscapes and Impressionist scenes by Eugene-Louis Boudin and Henri Martin.  A number of fascinating juxtapositions link the fine and decorative arts, including a case containing ceramics adorned with images of Queen Charlotte, the city’s namesake, installed near her portrait by Allan Ramsay, and a black basalt sculpture by Josiah Wedgwood displayed near a portrait of his cousin, Thomas Wedgwood. Other objects combine fine and decorative traditions, such as the miniatures found in one of the cases, combining both painting and jewelsmithing, and the elegant sedan chair, incorporating elements of architectural design, fine woodworking, painting, and upholstery.  

 

This exhibition highlights the generosity of local collectors and patrons and their importance to the museum, as many of the objects on view were donated by area families over the past fifty years. 

 

Online Resources on Featured Artists and Manufacturers

 

Lemuel Francis Abbott      (1760-1802)

  • Biography of Abbott from the National Gallery of Art
  • Brief history and slideshow (link is no longer available) of Abbott's works from the BBC's  Your Paintings  

 

Sir William Beechey      (1753-1839)

 

Robert Pohill Bevan     (1865-1925)

  • Slideshow (link is no longer available) of works by Bevan from the BBC's Your Paintings
  • Biography from Tate 

 

Eugene-Louis Boudin      (1824-1898)

 

Chelsea Porcelain Factory     (1743-1770)

  • History of the factory (link is no longer available) established by Nicholas Sprimont, from Museum of London
  • Encyclopedia entry from Encyclopaedia Britannica 
  • Images and information on hundreds of Chelsea Porcelain Factory objects from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

 

Antoine Chintreuil     (1814-1873)

 

George Chinnery     (1774-1852)

 

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot     (1796-1875)

 

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena     (1807-1876)

 

George Engleheart     (1753-1829)

 

James Ferguson     (1710-1776)

  • Biography including his work as an astronomer from Rothiemay

 

Robert Garrard     (1758-1818))

 

James Giles     (1718-1780)

 

Leon-Augustin Lhermitte     (1844-1925)

 

Henri Martin     (1860-1943)

 

Matthew Boulton's Soho Manufactury     (1761-c.1850) 

 

James Meadows, Sr.     (1798-1863)

 

William Owen     (1769-1825)

 

Andrew Plimer     (1763-1837)

 

Allan Ramsay     (1713-1784)

 

Jonathan Richardson     (1665-1745)

 

Gervase Spencer     (1715?-1763)

 

Constant Troyon     (1810-1865)

 

Wedgwood     (est. 1759-    )

 

Francis Wheatley     (1747-1801)

 

Worcester Porcelain Factory     (est. 1751-    )

 

Selected Print Resources Available from The Mint Museum Library 

 

 

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Created by Nicole Jacobson, volunteer for The Mint Museum Library.

 

 

 

 

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