Sculpture

Set of four Plaster Busts

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Date
Unknown
Author / Artist
Dominico Brucciani
Dimensions
43cm
Material
Plaster
Catalogue number
SS.2.1-4
Current location
Ante-Library

Four plaster copies of busts of Homer, Demosthenes, Horace and Homer.

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Art

Satirical Print

Details

Date
1808
Author / Artist
James Gillray, published by H Humphrey
Dimensions
34cm by 47cm
Material
Paper
Catalogue number
HBT.70
Current location
Archives

“L’Enfant Trouve; a Sample of Roman Charity” published 19 May 1808 by Miss Hannah Humphrey. Hand painted coloured print of the Marquis and Marchioness of Buckingham lampooning the Marquis for his lack of charity. By James Gilray. (MB ref HB05AN04)

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Copy Portrait of Hester Grenville

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Date
Author / Artist
Wendy Norris after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Dimensions
82cm by 61cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
HBT.72
Current location
Blue Room

Copy portrait of Hester Grenville (1720-1803), wife of William Pitt the elder and sister to George Grenville (1712-1770). Copied by WN Norris.

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Copy Portrait of George Grenville

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Date
Author / Artist
After Sir Joshua Reynolds
Dimensions
132cm by 116cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
HBT.74
Current location
Blue Room

Copy Portrait of George Grenville (1712-1770) Copied from portrait by Joshua Reynolds (c1767) in Petworth House by W G Norris.

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Painting of Coming of Age Celebrations on North Front

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Date
1845
Author / Artist
James Francis Danby
Dimensions
25cm by 48cm
Material
Watercolour
Catalogue number
HBT.82
Current location
Museum

Watercolour (framed) of the Coming of Age Celebrations on North Front at Stowe by James Danby. Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, later 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, came of age in 1844. Morris Dancers from Brackley are shown in the painting, one of the earliest representations of Morris Men. The painting was purchased from Freeman Dansia, auctioneers.

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Pencil/Pen and Ink Drawing

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Date
1845
Author / Artist
Dimensions
15cm by 17cm
Material
Pencil, ink, paper
Catalogue number
HBT.90
Current location
Archives

Pencil/pen and ink drawing of Queen Victoria planting an oak tree in Stowe Park. (with annotations – possibly a draft) (From a scrapbook of 19th-century drawings, possibly by a journalistic illustrator. Purchased from Abbott and Holder Ltd, 30 Museum St, London, for £150)

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Portrait

Details

Date
1893
Author / Artist
Dimensions
114cm by 82cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
HBT.98
Current location
Small Dining Room

Major Luis Morgan-Grenville (1861-1896), husband of Lady Kinloss. Painted posthumously in oils from studio photograph (information from donor).

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Art

Blue Boy

Details

Date
18th century
Author / Artist
Thought to be William Parry
Dimensions
120cm by 102cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
SS.15
Current location
East Corridor

English School 18th-century portrait of a young man. Three-quarter length, standing wearing a blue embroidered Van Dyck suit. Oil on canvas.

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Queen Caroline of Anspach

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Date
Early-18th century
Author / Artist
After Sir Godfrey Kneller
Dimensions
230cm by 153cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
SS.27
Current location
North Hall

Queen Caroline of Anspach, full length, wearing state robes. Oil on canvas in a carved wood frame.

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Alice Anne, 3rd Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos

Details

Date
1892
Author / Artist
Herbert Sidney
Dimensions
234cm by 135cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
SS.32
Current location
Small Dining Room

Alice Anne, 3rd Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos (2nd), full length, standing wearing a white lace dress and a fur trimmed red robe, signed l.r.S. Sidley 1892. Oil on canvas in contemporary frame.

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