JUNE 4–SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Image Gallery

ALMA-TADEMA IN HIS STUDIO AT TOWNSHEND HOUSE

INTERIOR OF THE GOLD ROOM, TOWNSHEND HOUSE, LONDON c. 1885

SAMPLE PANEL FOR THE MARQUAND MUSIC ROOM

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

A READING FROM HOMER

1885
Oil on canvas
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
George W. Elkins Collection, E1924-4-1

JOSEPH PARKIN MAYALL

ENGLISH, 1839–1906

ALMA-TADEMA IN HIS STUDIO AT TOWNSHEND HOUSE

c. 1884

Photoengraving on copper plate
From Frederic George Stephens, Artists at Home (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884)
Clark Art Institute Library

DESIGNED BY LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

ARMCHAIR

1884–85
Mahogany with cedar and ebony veneer; carving and inlay of ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, abalone shell, brass, and glass and red foil; and modern upholstery
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London, W.25: 1, 2-1980

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR

1876
Oil on canvas
Private Collection, Fort Worth, Texas

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

CURVED SETTEE

1884–85
Ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone, brass, glass and red foil, and modern upholstery
Mugrabi Collection
Image © J. Beylard and V. Luc – Agence Phar, Paris

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

ELABORATE MUSIC CABINET

1884–85
Ebony, boxwood, cedar, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell, marble and brass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler Jr., 84.101

JOHN SINGER SARGENT

AMERICAN, 1856–1925

HENRY G. MARQUAND

1897
Oil on canvas
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of the Trustees, 1897, 97.43
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image Source: Art Resource, NY

ANNA ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, 1865–1943

INTERIOR OF THE GOLD ROOM, TOWNSHEND HOUSE, LONDON

c. 1885
Watercolor with scraping over graphite on paper
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bequest of Milton McGreevy, 81–30/86

ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE COLLINS COX

AMERICAN, 1851–1902

MARQUAND MUSIC ROOM

c. 1888–90
Albumen print mounted on mat board, stamped: G. C. Cox Photo
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Photo Archives Center

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

INSTRUMENT AND CASE BY STEINWAY & SONS, NEW YORK

FALLBOARD PAINTED BY EDWARD POYNTER (ENGLISH, 1836–1919)

MODEL D PIANOFORTE AND STOOLS

1884–87
Oak, cherry, ebony, boxwood, satinwood, cedar, holly, ivory, coral, mother-of-pearl, abalone, copper, brass, silver, parchment, oil on cedar, and modern upholstery
Clark Art Institute, 1997.8

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

SAMPLE PANEL FOR THE MARQUAND MUSIC ROOM

c. 1884
Cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone
Clark Art Institute, 2010.2

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

THE SCULPTURE GALLERY

1875
Oil on panel
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 89.45

A fully illustrated catalogue, edited by Kathleen M. Morris and Alexis Goodin with contributions by Kathleen M. Morris, Alexis Goodin, Melody Barnett Deusner, and Hugh Glover, accompanies the exhibition. This beautiful publication documents and examines the celebrated design of an elaborate music room for financier, art collector, and philanthropist Henry Gurdon Marquand by eminent British painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The catalogue is published by the Clark and distributed by Yale University Press. Call the Museum Store at 413 458 0520 to order.

JUNE 4–SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Image Gallery

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

A READING FROM HOMER

1885 Oil on canvas Philadelphia Museum of Art, George W. Elkins Collection, E1924-4-1

JOSEPH PARKIN MAYALL

ENGLISH, 1839–1906

ALMA-TADEMA IN HIS STUDIO AT TOWNSHEND HOUSE

c. 1884

Photoengraving on copper plate From Frederic George Stephens, Artists at Home (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884) Clark Art Institute Library

DESIGNED BY LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

ARMCHAIR

1884–85 Mahogany with cedar and ebony veneer; carving and inlay of ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, abalone shell, brass, and glass and red foil; and modern upholstery © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, W.25: 1, 2-1980

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR

1876 Oil on canvas Private Collection, Fort Worth, Texas

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

CURVED SETTEE

1884–85 Ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone, brass, glass and red foil, and modern upholstery Mugrabi Collection Image © J. Beylard and V. Luc – Agence Phar, Paris

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

ELABORATE MUSIC CABINET

1884–85 Ebony, boxwood, cedar, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell, marble and brass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia Gift of Walter P. Chrysler Jr., 84.101

JOHN SINGER SARGENT

AMERICAN, 1856–1925

HENRY G. MARQUAND

1897 Oil on canvas Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of the Trustees, 1897, 97.43 Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art Image Source: Art Resource, NY

ANNA ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, 1865–1943

INTERIOR OF THE GOLD ROOM, TOWNSHEND HOUSE, LONDON

c. 1885 Watercolor with scraping over graphite on paper The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri Bequest of Milton McGreevy, 81–30/86

ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE COLLINS COX

AMERICAN, 1851–1902

MARQUAND MUSIC ROOM

c. 1888–90 Albumen print mounted on mat board, stamped: G. C. Cox Photo Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Photo Archives Center

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

INSTRUMENT AND CASE BY STEINWAY & SONS, NEW YORK

FALLBOARD PAINTED BY EDWARD POYNTER (ENGLISH, 1836–1919)

MODEL D PIANOFORTE AND STOOLS

1884–87 Oak, cherry, ebony, boxwood, satinwood, cedar, holly, ivory, coral, mother-of-pearl, abalone, copper, brass, silver, parchment, oil on cedar, and modern upholstery Clark Art Institute, 1997.8

DESIGNED BY SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSTONE, NORMAN & CO., LONDON

SAMPLE PANEL FOR THE MARQUAND MUSIC ROOM

c. 1884 Cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone Clark Art Institute, 2010.2

SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA

BRITISH, BORN NETHERLANDS, 1836–1912

THE SCULPTURE GALLERY

1875 Oil on panel Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 89.45

1885
Oil on canvas
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
George W. Elkins Collection, E1924-4-1

Photoengraving on copper plate
From Frederic George Stephens, Artists at Home (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884)
Clark Art Institute Library

1884–85
Mahogany with cedar and ebony veneer; carving and inlay of ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, abalone shell, brass, and glass and red foil; and modern upholstery
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London, W.25: 1, 2-1980

1876
Oil on canvas
Private Collection, Fort Worth, Texas

1884–85
Ebony, cedar, boxwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone, brass, glass and red foil, and modern upholstery
Mugrabi Collection
Image © J. Beylard and V. Luc – Agence Phar, Paris

1884–85
Ebony, boxwood, cedar, ivory, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell, marble and brass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler Jr., 84.101

1897
Oil on canvas
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of the Trustees, 1897, 97.43
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image Source: Art Resource, NY

c. 1885
Watercolor with scraping over graphite on paper
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bequest of Milton McGreevy, 81–30/86

c. 1888–90
Albumen print mounted on mat board, stamped: G. C. Cox Photo
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Photo Archives Center

1884–87
Oak, cherry, ebony, boxwood, satinwood, cedar, holly, ivory, coral, mother-of-pearl, abalone, copper, brass, silver, parchment, oil on cedar, and modern upholstery
Clark Art Institute, 1997.8

c. 1884
Cedar, ivory, boxwood, ebony, abalone
Clark Art Institute, 2010.2

1875
Oil on panel
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
Marion Stratton Gould Fund, 89.45