Module 16 Chapter 24
BUIE HARWOOD BRIDGET MAY CURT SHERMAN
An Integrated History to the Present
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Late English Georgian
1760 – 1810
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Late English Georgian
Architecture, interiors, & furniture wholeheartedly adopt classicism in
Slenderer proportions, flatter details, more ornamentation than early classicism of Neo-Palladian
Elements & motifs freely adapted from antiquity
Robert Adam, leading Late Georgian designer of architecture, interiors, furniture
Following Thomas Chippendale, George Hepplewhite & Thomas Sheraton publish books showing latest fashions
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CONCEPTS
Neo-Palladianism prepares English for Neoclassicism
Grand tours to Italy, Greece, other ancient sites continue
Sources of inspiration increase
- Archaeology & authoritative studies of Greece & Rome
View of antiquity different than before
- No longer a long, continuous process of which includes 18th-century designers
- Now, designer can choose from many forms & styles to create works that vie with or surpass antiquity
Motifs—classical columns, pediments, honeysuckles, urns, figures paterae, laurel wreaths; furniture—drapery, Prince of Wales motif, lyres, wheat
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24-1.Motifs and Architectural Details: Top from left: wall ornament by Robert Adam; stair detail at Kenwood House; pilaster and entablature detail; and bottom: furniture detail; late 18th century; England. Late English Georgian
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ARCHITECTURE
Simple, geometric shapes, elegant classical decoration
Borrows from range of ancient & later models
Classical elements used differently & elements are more archaeologically correct
Picturesque—complicated silhouettes, in-and-out movement
Architects adjust classical proportions & ornament to suit their or patron’s preferences
Robert Adam & William Chambers leading architects
Spaces in floor plans follow French prototypes
- Organized as picturesque views or in circular fashion around staircase
- Series of contrasting sizes & shapes like Roman baths
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*24-2a. Kenwood House, 1764-1779; Hampstead, London, England. Robert Adam. Late English Georgian. *[Corrected image]
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24-2b. Kenwood House, Library, 1764-1779; Hampstead, London, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-3. Royal Crescent, 1767-1775; Bath, England; designed by John Wood before his death in 1754 and built by his son John Wood II. Late English Georgian.
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24-4. Saltram House, remodeled 1743-1781; Plymouth, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-4. Saltram House, floor plan and dining room ceiling, remodeled 1743-1781; Plymouth, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-4. Saltram House, dining room, remodeled 1743-1781; Plymouth, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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INTERIORS
Bright colors, low-relief classical ornament, refined proportions, formal, elegant, unified
Rooms: simple geometric shapes with apsidal ends or sculpture niches for movement
Some follow ancient prototypes or integrate ancient artifacts
Scale small & refined; elongated & slender
Rules of classicism adapted to situation
Decorations from Pompeii & Italian Renaissance
Robert Adam foremost interior designer
- Designs all elements—walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, decorative arts—in interiors for unity & harmony
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24-5. Hall, Syon House, 1762-1769; London, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-6a. Dining Room, Osterly Park, 1766-1768 and 1775-1777; London, England. Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-6b. Etruscan Dressing Room, Osterly Park, 1766-1768 and 1775-1777; London, England. Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-7. Ceiling design; England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-8. Textile: Fabric in the Adam style. Late English Georgian.
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24-9. Lighting: Hanging lamp and Argand lamp, c. late 18th century. Late English Georgian.
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FURNISHINGS AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Furniture: light scale, rectilinear, not necessarily classical in form
Classical motifs—carved, painted, inlaid
Contrasting geometric & curvilinear shapes in form & ornament
- Repeat those on floors, walls, ceilings
Books by Hepplewhite & Sheraton illustrate prevailing fashions
Furniture lines walls when not in use until end of period
New: Adam’s sideboard table & urns; sideboards with drawers & doors; Pembroke tables; quartetto or trio tables; Carleton House writing desk; pedestal dining tables
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24-10. Chair with shield back, late 18th century and chairs with shield, oval, and heart backs published in The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide, c. 1782-1788; book by George Hepplewhite; England. Late English Georgian.
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24-11. Parlor chair, c. 1792, published in The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book in Four Parts, c. 1802; England. Thomas Sheraton. Late English Georgian.
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24-12. Pembroke table, mahogany; England. Late English Georgian.
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24-13. Sideboard, mahogany with marquetry; probably by Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-14. Commode in the dressing room of the Countess of Derby at Osterly Park, from a colored engraving by B. Pastorini, 1770; London, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-15. State bed, Osterly Park, c. 1776; London, England; Robert Adam. Late English Georgian.
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24-17. Decorative Arts: Vase, Jasperware, c. late 18th century; Josiah Wedgwood.
24-16. Decorative Arts: Girandole (wall sconce); George Hepplewhite.