Attributed to Elias Martin Uxbridge House under construction, with paving...
The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
Attributed to Elias Martin
Stockholm 1739–1818
Uxbridge House under construction, with paving work in the foreground
indistinctly inscribed on the reverse: Old Queensberry House / in Burlington Gardens / and the gardens of / The Earl of Uxbridge
oil on panel
unframed: 42.8 x 65.3 cm.; 16⅞ x 25¾ in.
framed: 59.4 x 81.7 cm.; 23⅜ x 32⅛ in.
Condition Report:
The panel is uncradled, flat and stable. The paint surface is clean, but the varnish has become slightly cloudy and uneven in parts. No losses to the paint surface can be noted. A handful of retouchings are visible to the naked eye: these can be found primarily in the sky upper centre and in parts of the tree in the upper right corner. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms much of the above, while revealing a few further retouchings in the building on the right. Overall, the painting is in good condition. It presents well and is ready to hang.
Catalogue Note:
The Pagets' London townhouse was built in the early 1720s to the design of Giacomo Leoni (1686–1746), originally for the MP John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley (1687–1728). Shortly after construction it was sold to Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry (1698–1778), in 1722. As Queensberry House, it remained the Duke's London residence until his death in 1778.
After standing empty for some years, the property was leased in 1785 to Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812), who subsequently bought the freehold and renamed it Uxbridge House. This was after a substantial inheritance from his mother's second cousin and in 1789, he was given an Earldom. Paget extended the property east to Savile Row and back along Old Burlington Street. His son, the 2nd Earl, Henry Paget, later the 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1864), inherited the house. Following his death, it was sold to the Bank of England in 1854.
Provenance:
Probably Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812).
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The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
Attributed to Elias Martin
Stockholm 1739–1818
Uxbridge House under construction, with paving work in the foreground
indistinctly inscribed on the reverse: Old Queensberry House / in Burlington Gardens / and the gardens of / The Earl of Uxbridge
oil on panel
unframed: 42.8 x 65.3 cm.; 16⅞ x 25¾ in.
framed: 59.4 x 81.7 cm.; 23⅜ x 32⅛ in.
Condition Report:
The panel is uncradled, flat and stable. The paint surface is clean, but the varnish has become slightly cloudy and uneven in parts. No losses to the paint surface can be noted. A handful of retouchings are visible to the naked eye: these can be found primarily in the sky upper centre and in parts of the tree in the upper right corner. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms much of the above, while revealing a few further retouchings in the building on the right. Overall, the painting is in good condition. It presents well and is ready to hang.
Catalogue Note:
The Pagets' London townhouse was built in the early 1720s to the design of Giacomo Leoni (1686–1746), originally for the MP John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley (1687–1728). Shortly after construction it was sold to Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry (1698–1778), in 1722. As Queensberry House, it remained the Duke's London residence until his death in 1778.
After standing empty for some years, the property was leased in 1785 to Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812), who subsequently bought the freehold and renamed it Uxbridge House. This was after a substantial inheritance from his mother's second cousin and in 1789, he was given an Earldom. Paget extended the property east to Savile Row and back along Old Burlington Street. His son, the 2nd Earl, Henry Paget, later the 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1864), inherited the house. Following his death, it was sold to the Bank of England in 1854.
Provenance:
Probably Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812).
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