The Royal Collection

Author : Rachel Peat
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 190974168X

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Japan by Rachel Peat Pdf

Japan: Courts and Culture tells the story of three centuries of British royal contact with Japan, from 1603 to c.1937, when the exchange of exquisite works of art was central to both diplomatic relations and cultural communication. With discussions of courtly rituals, trade relationships, treaties, and other matters of concern between the two nations, this book provides important historical and political context in addition to granting a new look at the works of art in question. Featuring new research on previously unpublished works, including porcelain, lacquer, armor, embroidery, metalwork, and works on paper, this book showcases the unparalleled craftsmanship of these objects, and the local materials, techniques, and traditions behind them. Japan: Courts and Culture is published to accompany a spectacular exhibition of the same name, which opens at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, in June 2020. The book's stunning photography, contextual essays, and historical insights offer a highly visual record of a royal narrative and history that has not yet been widely documented.

Author : Michael Hall
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781473530959

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Art, Passion & Power by Michael Hall Pdf

"Hall’s consummate history is not just the story of the evolution of one of the world’s great collections... The book is also a through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad, of 1,000 years of monarchs." - The Times The Royal Collection is the last great collection formed by the European monarchies to have survived into the twenty-first century. Containing over a million artworks and objects, it covers all aspects of the fine and decorative arts, from paintings by Rembrandt and Michelangelo to grand sculpture, Fabergé eggs and some of the most exquisite furniture ever made. The Royal Collection also offers a revealing insight into the history of the British monarchy from William the Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth II, recording the tastes and obsessions of kings and queens over the past 500 years. With unprecedented access to the royal residences of St James' Palace, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, Art, Passion & Power traces the history of this national institution from the Middle Ages to the present day, exploring how royalty used the arts to strengthen their position as rulers by divine right and celebrating treasures from the Crown Jewels to the "Abraham" tapestries in Hampton Court Palace. Author Michael Hall examines the monarchy's response to changing attitudes to the arts and sciences during the Enlightenment and celebrates the British monarchy's role in the democratisation of art in the modern world. Packed with glimpses of rarely seen artworks, Art, Passion & Power is a visual treat for all art enthusiasts. Accompanying the BBC television series and a major exhibition at the Royal Academy, Art, Passion & Power is the definitive statement on the British monarchy's treasures of the art world.

Author : Royal Collection Trust
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909741825

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The Queen by Royal Collection Trust Pdf

This official souvenir publication celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch. In February 2022, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will mark seventy years as monarch with a celebration known as the Platinum Jubilee. This official publication honors the Queen's reign with a special selection of photographs captured by professional and amateur photographers alike. These photographs document Her Majesty's early life before she acceded to the throne in 1952, her official role as monarch, her travel at home and abroad in support of the Commonwealth, and her fondness for animals and family life. These pictures also demonstrate the Queen's continued efforts to give thanks to those who have served the monarchy and their communities, from official garden parties to the Order of the Garter. These photographs are accompanied by resonant quotations from speeches given by the Queen over the years, including her wartime Children's Hour radio broadcast given at the age of 14, her first televised Christmas Speech in 1957, and her speech welcoming President Obama and the First Lady during their State Visit in 2011. With a varied selection of photographs from Her Majesty's reign, The Queen takes readers on a photographic journey of a remarkable life of duty and service.

Author : Sophie Gordon
Publisher : Royal Collection Trust
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Photography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215503686

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Roger Fenton, Julia Margaret Cameron by Sophie Gordon Pdf

"This selection of photographs by Roger Fenton (1819-69) and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79) highlights the existence of some of the finest works in the Royal Photograph Collection, by two leading photographers of the nineteenth century."--Introduction.

Author : Emily Hannam
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Art, Mogul Empire
ISBN : 1909741450

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Eastern Encounters by Emily Hannam Pdf

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom in June 2018.

Author : Desmond Shawe-Taylor,Isabella Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Art museums
ISBN : 1909741736

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Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace by Desmond Shawe-Taylor,Isabella Manning Pdf

The exhibition brings together some of the most important paintings in the Royal Collection from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Usually on public view during the annual Summer Opening of the Palace, the paintings will be shown in The Queen?s Gallery while Reservicing works are carried out to protect the historic building for future generations. The Picture Gallery was originally designed by the architect John Nash for George IV to display his collection of Dutch, Flemish and Italian Old Master paintings. Artists represented in the exhibition include Titian, Guercino, Guido Reni, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Jan Steen, Claude and Canaletto.00Exhibition: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, UK (dates TBD).

Author : Caroline de Guitaut
Publisher : Royal Collection
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015056889556

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Fabergé in the Royal Collection by Caroline de Guitaut Pdf

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Author : Louise Cooling
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 1909741566

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A Royal Christmas by Louise Cooling Pdf

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, King George III's German-born wife Charlotte gave a Christmas party for children in which she displayed a small tree decorated with lights and sugar ornaments, a custom unknown in Britain at the time. Christmas trees would go on to delight children of the royal family for decades to come, and are now a cornerstone of Christmas throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. A Royal Christmas is the first official publication to explore the fascinating Christmas traditions of royalty past and present. Drawing on many previously unpublished objects and images from the Collection, this lavishly illustrated book offers insight into the influence and charm of royal festivities. In this beautiful gift book, expect to see royal Christmas dinner menus and recipes; Queen Victoria's account of Prince Albert falling through the ice while skating; photographs of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret performing Aladdin at Windsor's Christmas pantomime; exquisitely festive jewelry, cards, and gifts; and many more holiday delights. Full of charming anecdotes, potted histories, and glittering photographs, A Royal Christmas is the perfect gift for the season.

Author : Jennifer Anne Scott
Publisher : Royal Collection Trust
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215390365

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The Royal Portrait by Jennifer Anne Scott Pdf

Anglophiles and students of portraiture will find that The Royal Portrait fills a surprising void in the literature, as Scott (Royal Collection) presents for the first time a survey of British portraits housed in the various venues of the Royal Collection. The broad scope ranges from Richard II (the first British king portrayed) to Queen Elizabeth II; the latter monarch, along with Queen Victoria, is the subject of an independent chapter, while other chapters focus on images of royals from a particular dynastic house, such as the Stuart and the Hanoverian. Through an interesting selection of diverse media and formats employed in different periods, Scott explores the central question of "what constitutes a royal portrait?" The answers are multifaceted and contingent on such factors as patronage, function, royal control, and artistic intention; nevertheless symbolic visual conventions can still be traced in the representations of British monarchs over the centuries. This is a clearly written, well-illustrated survey; for more in-depth analyses of particular works one will need to turn to specialized sources, e.g., D. Howarth's Images of Rule (1997). Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. General Readers; Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty. Reviewed by J. K. Dabbs.

Author : CLAIRE. MASSET
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909741698

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE by CLAIRE. MASSET Pdf

Author : Christopher White,Rosanna de Sancha
Publisher : Royal Collection
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Painting, Dutch
ISBN : 1905686463

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Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen by Christopher White,Rosanna de Sancha Pdf

Since the publication of Christopher White's originial catalogue in 1982, scholarship in this area has advanced dramatically and many of the paintings in the collection, including several by Rembrandt, have been reattributed. Many of the works under study have also been cleaned and all are now presented here for the first time with full colour illustrations.0The Royal Collection has one of the finest collections of Dutch paintings in the world and this will be the first book in 30 years to do full justice to its richness and importance.

Author : Royal Collection (Great Britain),Kathryn Jones
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Goldwork
ISBN : 190974137X

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European Silver in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen by Royal Collection (Great Britain),Kathryn Jones Pdf

This catalogue raisonné is the first study of this area of the Royal Collection for more than a hundred years. Extensive research has uncovered much new information relating to the European silver in the Collection since the last publication on the subject in the early twentieth century. The catalogue discusses more than 350 objects of pre-twentieth-century silver made in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Russia, with a smaller collection of pieces from Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and the Austro-Hungarian empire. An introduction on the history of collecting European silver is followed by catalogue entries on silver objects used for dining and drinking, tea, coffee and chocolate wares; toilet services; desk accessories and church plate. Highlights include the German Kunstzkammer objects acquired by George IV, and items formerly belonging to Napoleon which have subsequently entered the Royal Collection.

Author : Joanna Gwilt
Publisher : Royal Collection Trust
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39076002831316

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French Porcelain for English Palaces by Joanna Gwilt Pdf

This book provides a guide to the history of SSvres porcelain as epitomised by seventy of the most important examples in the Royal Collection.

Author : Vivienne Becker,Jack Ogden,Katherine Prior,Judy Rudoe
Publisher : Editions Assouline
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 1614281297

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Beyond Extravagance by Vivienne Becker,Jack Ogden,Katherine Prior,Judy Rudoe Pdf

This spectacular volume reveals for the first time an exceptional private collection of the most beautiful royal Indian jewels from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj to today. Written by renowned jewelry experts and featuring magnificent original photography by Laziz Hamani, Beyond Extravagance explores the centuries-long tradition of fine jewelry and art objects in India, to contemporary interpretations that continue to evolve today.

Author : Royal Collection Royal Collection Trust
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1905686846

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The Royal Baby Book by Royal Collection Royal Collection Trust Pdf

From baby's first shoes, embroidered with tiny crowns, to golden rattles and miniver-trimmed short coats, this new book, the latest in Royal Collection Trust's best-selling series of Souvenir Albums, tells the story of eight royal babies, from Queen Victoria to the new prince. Using a wealth of previously unpublished items and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives, it details the lives of seven of these royal babies from infancy and babyhood to first steps, and on to first days at school. Here are the dolls and teddy-bears, the prams and cots and tricycles, the lost teeth and locks of hair that all parents know and treasure, together with the little notes in childish scrawl, the family photographs, and the first dainty sets of 'best clothes'. And where else could such a celebration of baby- and childhood end, but with a chapter devoted to our new Prince, to bring this happy history up to the present day.