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Throughout the 1890s, the firm was the primary furniture supplied to Edward Guinness, the first Earl of Iveagh, and a mahogany pedestal table bearing their label is housed in the Ive...

The Pembroke table form takes its name from the Earl of Pembroke and was one of the most versatile designs of the Georgian and Regency eras.

He began self-publishing "Aula Veneris" in 1643 after his primary patron in London, Thomas Howard, the Earl of Arundel, left for Austria preceding the English Civil War.

The latter was sold in 1924, and any furniture not included in the Normanton Hall sale was taken to the Earl of Ancaster’s seat at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire.

She was born in 1728, one of three children of Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl, by his wife, Lady Mary Saville. Her father died in 1753.

The property passed to her son William Cavendish 1st Earl of Devonshire in 1608 and later to his great grandson, William who was made the 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694.

More recently, the 7th Earl of Harewood, who died in 2011 after a distinguished tenure of fifty-four years, saw the transformation of the house from a private residence to one of Eng...

He spent his time painting commissions for race horse owners including Claude Lefèvre, Joseph Davis and the Earl of Stamford. He died in Newmarket on 1 January, 1900.

With the works of such important writers as Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, John Hawkesworth, Philip Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Jonathan Swift, Richard Cumberland and Alexand...

He painted many of the leading racehorses of the day and amongst his patrons were the Dukes of Beaufort, Portland, Westminster, Rutland and Hamilton and the Earls of Roseberry and Ca...

Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven Wilkie to the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, part of the University...

Jacob, based on the famous monumental masterpiece by Sir Francis Grant (1855) depicting the legendary British commander, Field Marshal George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800...

The great tower was built in the 14th century for Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, known as “Archibald the Grim,” and became an important stronghold of the powerful Black Doug...

Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, Duke Bernadotte, Earl of Wisborg was born on June 7, 1907 and until 1934 he was known as Duke Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland and was a member of the Swedis...

The building and gardens are owned by the Earl of Winchilsea and are managed by English Heritage.

Thompson-Hutchinson, the Earl of Iveagh, S.B. Joel, E.S. Kadoorie, the Earl of Kenmare, Sir Alexander D.

The family rose to immense prominence, and her father was created 1st Earl of Ailesbury during the Restoration. The family's history intertwined with the highest levels of British pe...

During the final quarter of the 19th century her husband, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, was one of the most celebrated figures in Britain, an influential millionaire and politician, whos...

The only recorded piece of elaborate furniture by Dester is a commode formerly in the collection of the Earl of Plymouth. In this, highly ornate gilt bronze mounts are combined with ...

Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (1772-1842), the second son of the 1st Earl of Enniskillen. This prominent military man was made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath's Military Divis...

The Manor of Corby was granted to Hubert de Vallibus by Henry II and passed to Andrew de Harcia, Earl of Carlisle before being given to Richard Salkeld in 1336.

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Art Devis/fe 1755' lower left Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches (75 x 62 cm) Original ornate gilt wood frame Provenance: Ian Douglas Leonard Cochra...

The estate was long associated with the Scudamore family before passing to the Earls of Chesterfield. The present house largely dates from the seventeenth century but underwent later...

John Rennie commissioned the firm to make a table which he gave to the Earl of Lonsdale in 1829 for example and they produced dining and drawing room furniture, designed by Philip Ha...

Barret’s London patrons included the Duke of Portland, Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, the Duke of Buccleuch, George Keppel 3rd Earl of Albemarle, amongst many others. These patrons often...

Wissing died in 1687 at the peak of his fame as a portrait painter, at Burghley House, the home of John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter near Stamford in Lincolnshire. Some suspected he was...

Built during the reign of King George I in honor of Hugh Lupus the First Earl of Chester and his castle. Hugh d'Avranches was nicknamed Lupus (the Wolf).

The gateway consists of three bays, each with a pediment; the niches contain statues of Charles I and Charles II in classical pose, and the niche in the the central pediment contains...

King William IV, thence by descent to: Lord Frederick Fitz Clarence. William George, 18th Earl Erroll. Charles, 20th Earl of Erroll, sale Christie's 11th May 1893, lots 104-165.

From an early age, he was inspired by the ‘antique’ taste promoted by the fashionable architect Robert Adam (1728-1792), with whom John Linnell and his father William worked on early...

The College was founded in 1596 under the terms of the will of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, wife of Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, and named after its foundress. Frede...

The firm supplied furniture to aristocratic patrons, including the 5th Earl of Jersey for Middleton Park, Oxfordshire, and the Earl’s London house in Berkeley Square.

Jane Gray (b.1931) Stained Glass Design Watercolour D. 14 cm Signed and studio stamp verso Provenance: the artist's studio sale St John's Church was built in 1861 under the patronag...

During the final quarter of the 19th century her husband, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, was one of the most celebrated figures in Britain, an influential millionaire and politician, whos...

His customers included James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby who bought imported art as well as original work of Casteels.

.), Lady Herbert of Lea (marble, 1848; Wilton House, Wilts) and the 2nd Earl of Yarborough (marble, 1854; Brockenhurst Park, Hants).

Related examples are at Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin, the Neues Palais in Potsdam and the Lacquer museum in Münster; a whole group of such vases was sold from the collections of ...

Broadcast to over 500 million people worldwide just four months before his 21st birthday, the young Prince saw the ceremony as ‘a way of officially dedicating one’s life or part of o...

The islands were named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, by Cook. The individuals depicted in this lithograph are likely members of the Hawaiian nobility, as their feathered ...

She was held there on four separate occasions between 1569 and 1585, under the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Tutbury was one of the several locations where Mary was kept during ...

This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants.

Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, the 2nd Earl of Radnor, took note of her talent and granted her open access to his private gallery at Longford Castle.

Eighteenth century examples include one formerly in the collection of Lady Salmond (sold Sotheby's Monaco 1986), and the pair from the Earl of Harrington, sold in 1963 and now fitted...

Hamilton in turn sold it, now restored, to his kinsman, Charles (Greville), 2nd Earl of Warwick, who set it up in the grounds of Warwick Castle.

Through Monro, Hunt was introduced to the 5th Earl of Essex and 6th Duke of Devonshire, working extensively at Cassiobury, Chatsworth, Hardwick Hall, Devonshire House and Chiswick Ho...

Consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and grandmother of Prince Charles, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon—the ninth of the Earl of Strathmore’s ten children—...

With Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851) With The Hon.

Plate 69: Dedicated to John, Lord Perceval, later 1st Earl of Egmont, an Anglo-Irish statesman and patron of science and literature.

The gate was funded by Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, who founded the Physic Garden in 1621 for the study of medicinal plants and botanical science.

The Manor of Corby was granted to Hubert de Vallibus by Henry II and passed to Andrew de Harcia, Earl of Carlisle before being given to Richard Salkeld in 1336.

During the final quarter of the 19th century her husband, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, was one of the most celebrated figures in Britain, an influential millionaire and politician, whos...

The scene includes notable participants such as Captain Hartopp MFH, huntsmen Tom Firr and Walter Kyte, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Lonsdale, Princess Henry of Pless, and nu...

Hawaii was originally called The Sandwich Islands in honor of The Earl of Sandwich who, as head of the British Admiralty, authorized the funds necessary to finance the voyage.

His patrons included the second and third Earls of Mount Edgcumbe, and examples of his work are held by the Government Art Collection, the Yale Center for British Art and other insti...

This handsome edition of Shakespeare's narrative poem about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia, is printed from the Text of the First Edition of 1594 and includes a dedication t...

This panel is carved into the backrest of a historic 17th-century style oak throne chair (often referred to as the Earl of Portland Chair). These commemorative chairs were commission...

Built by William Douglas, the 1st Earl of Douglas, the castle became the seat of the powerful Douglas family.

This dedication reads, 'To His Grace Augustus Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, Earl of Easton & C . This Plate is most humbly Dedicated by his Graces most Obedient & Faithful Servant Moses ...

In 1796 Susan married George, 3rd Earl of Guildford, whose father was Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1770 and 1782.

., while the other honors Thomas Lord Grey, Baron of Groby and Earl of Stamford, underscoring the social and intellectual networks behind Albin’s work.