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Picturing Music in Victorian England A Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Suzanne Fagence Cooper Volume 2 Faculty of Design Buckinghamshire C~ilterns University College Brunei University November 2005 This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author under the terms of the United Kingdom Copyright Acts. No quotation from the thesis and no information derived from it may be published without proper acknowledgement. Figure 2 Edward Burne-Jones, Painted Piano (St.Cecilia / Chant d'Amour) (1860, American walnut, paint and gesso, Victoria and Albert Museum) Figure 4 James McNeill Whistler, Symphony in White No.1: The White Girl (1862, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington) ...... -ex> ex>...... I W Q.~ -(I) 00. ::J (I) n ~. III n ::Jr < (I) ~ cO· 11 - ;:?; cO· roe: ~.::J ;;:! (C - '" ::::T~0l-e: ::Jo CIJ_. In 00. ~m. 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'-"'co ::l Figure 20 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Harp Player (c.1857, watercolour with body colour, Private Collection) G) ro 8 I ~ -.3 ...... ro !!!.:::J 0- CD ro :::J en ..... 0 c:: 0 -<~ »S!l oro ~ 0- ,..$: orCD '"Tl_ • .... ~ (C en ::;::0 c:: CD ::::.."" o c:: CD Z ~. I\) ro Q....... N_.:::J ro g en ro soro ro o o :::J o CD ;:+ Figure 22 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Return of Tibullus to Delia (replica 1868, watercolour, Private Collection) Figure 24 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, La Ghirlandata (1873, oil on canvas, Guildhall Art Gallery, Corporation of London) Figure 26 John Frederick Lewis, The Bezestein Bazaar of EI Khan Khalil. Cairo (1872, oil on panel, Private Collection) Figure 35 James McNeill Whistler, Variations in Flesh Colour and Green: the Balcony (1864-70, oil on canvas, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington) Figure 36 Albert Moore, A Quartet: a tribute 'to the art of music, A.D. 1868 (1868, oil on canvas, Private Collection) Figure 39 William Holman Hunt, May Morning on Magdalen Tower (1888-1890, oil on canvas, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Museums and Galleries on Merseyside) Figure 41 Jan Gossaert, Adoration of the Kings (1500-15, oil on wood, National Gallery London) Copyr1ant C 2002 Natlooal Gallery, London. All riihtl rmervell Figure 42 Edward Burne-Jones, Annunciation to the Shepherds (1864, stained and painted glass, made by Morris and Company, St.Editha's Church, Amington, Staffs.) ...... -ex> co 0> Figure 44 Edward Burne-Jones, Days of Creation: the Sixth day (copy 1913, after original 1895, stained and painted glass, made by Morris and Company, Harris Manchester College, Oxford) Figure 45 Edward Burne-Jones, The NaUvity (1873, stained and painted glass, made by Morris and Company, St. Mary's Church, Nun Monkton, Yorks.) o ru :J r+ CD _ ruCi) ....... 0- CO :::::!. ~CD CO - - ;0 -enQ.O o en :J CD o8:::!! ru - to :J -I c < :J"-'CD ru CD sn Ci) ~ -I ::;. -...J rur+:J" CDwR 0 3:0 ru- :i" s: -ru :J Figure 50 Frederic Leighton, Cimabue's celebrated Madonna is carried in procession through the streets of Florence (1855, oil on canvas, Royal Collection) Figure 51 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Meeting of Dante and Beatrice in Eden (1853-4, watercolour, Fitzwilliam Museum) Figure 52 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, study for predella panel for Beata Beatrix (1872, pencil, Auckland City Art Gallery) .......... ...lo. co <0 ,.J::.. 0-(;) o CD o 0 "'....,_.(0 =CD Co.. ....,~C ~~ ()" ru ::sCIl <_ . ....,ffi·<5· C U '"-. 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(1897, poster, Victoria and Albert Museum) Qatcn Street'. 77 NDON.E·e-., Figure 75 Richard Redgrave, The Poor Teacher (replica 1844, oil on canvas, Victoria and Albert Museum) () --~ co <.0 ~-..J C o_. ::r0 -:::::s g~ () :::::s IDee <:::::s ,CD IDen ~en ID G)ee'"11 _. -CDee ID :::::s c:: en r+ , ee~ CD OS:-..J ::ECilO') S:. c::G) en CD c::CD ,0 3 CD ~en OJ -CD~~ $.:::::s :::::s ee a< --CD Figure 78 Johannes Vermeer, Lady Standing at a Virginal (c.1673-5, oil on canvas, National Gallery, London) Copyright e 2002 The National Gallery. Londoo. All rights reserved. ..-... (') ...... c.... 0>0 ~:J'" WOO I:::J !J'1:::J o__ enCD 0< :::J ...,CD (') 3 I» CD 00~CD" ;'" - en reo ~ 00 ~ Za..CD --en~ ~co o CD :::J I» 00_ -CD G')a.. 00 00 --CD 00 ":<:s; r"" :::Jo -:::J 0.1» 0- :::J '-" Figure ~1 Attrib: David Teniers the Younger, Peasants making music in an inn ( c.1635, oil on panel, National Gallery, London) Coprrir;ht @ 2000 National Gallery, London. 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