Drawings and Related Items from the Collection in the Dr. Joseph Johnson House
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Title
Drawings and Related Items from the Collection in the Dr. Joseph Johnson House
Date
1964
Subject
Description
A list of art in the collection of the Dr. Joseph Johnson House at 56 Society Street, Charleston.
Publisher
Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston, S.C.)
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This item is in copyright but can be used for educational purposes. Please contact Charleston Library Society for more information for any use not qualifying as educational use.
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image/jpeg
Type
StillImage
Source
Ms. 411, Dawn Langley Simmons Papers, Series 5, Folder 7
Language
English
Identifier
Ms411ser1let7
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Hall, G.L. HINSON CLIPPINGS
DRAWINGS and RELATED ITEMS
From the Collection in the Dr. Joseph Johnson House, Charleston, South Carolina collected by Isabel Lydia Whitney and Gordon Langley Hall.
1. CONSTABLE, John - English - 1776 - 1837. "A House in Hampstead" (Circa 1799). Pencil. Other studies in this series are in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
2. CHINNERY, Georgia - English - 1774 - 1852. Ink. "Squabbling Gentlemen." Chinnery is especially popular for his Chinese studies.
3. CHINNERY, George. Letter and color chart sent to an unknown lady.
4. COSWAY, Richard - English - 1742 - 1821. Black chalk, black wash, and touches of sanguine. "Shepherd and Shepherdess." Cosway found fame as a miniaturist.
5. DESPORTES, Alexandre Francois - French - 1661 - 1743. Red Chalk. "Study of a Poppy. "
6. DORE, Gustave - French - 1832 - 1883. “Sheet of Studies." Dore was a friend of Miss Whitney's aunt, Lydia Wooster Harris, Hudson River painter, and is mentioned in the biography, "Vinnie Ream the Girl Who Sculptured Lincoln" by Gordon Langley Hall.
7. EDRIDGE, Henry - English - 1769 - 1821. Pencil. "Portrait of Constantine John Phipps, second Baron Mulgrave.
8. HOWITT, Samuel - English - 1765? - 1822. Watercolor and Pencil. "Grizzly Bear." Howitt published "Miscellaneous Etchings of Animals," in 1803.
9. ESCALANTE, Juan de Sevilla Romeroy - Spanish - 1643 - 1695. Pen and ink with brown washes. "'The Birth of the Virgin. "
10. ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste - French - 1767 - 1855. Pen and brown wash. "Abbaye de Klosternenborg. Isabey was a brilliant miniaturist who was patronised by the great courts of Europe.
11. LANDSEER, Sir Edwin, R. A. - English - 1802 - 1873. Pen. "Highland Family with Deer." Landseer was a favorite painter of Queen Victoria.
12. LEVER, Hayley. - American. Contemporary. Pen. "Garden Scene. " Inscribed "To Our Dear Friend Isabel With Much Love." Painted 1921.
13. KAUFFMAN, Angelica - Swiss - 1741 - 1807. Pen and water color. "Two Oriental Figures." Painter and singer, her portraits and historical pictures enhanced the Adam period.
14. KAUFFMAN, Angelica. Pen and water color. of Soldiers.
"Portraits
15. KAUFFMAN, Angelica. Pen and water color. "Portraits of Soldiers.
16. MORLAND, George - English - 1763 - 1804. Pencil.
"Deserted Cottage. "
17. PYLE, Howard - American - 1853 - 1911. Ink. Gawaine finds the Beautiful Lady. " Wrote and illustrated many children's books. Isabel Lydia Whitney was one of his pupils.
18. ROMNEY, George - English - 1734 - 1802. Pencil. "Classical warrior sailing away in a ship accompanied by a maiden. " Thought to represent Theseus and Ariadne.
19. RUSSIA: View of Orenburg. 18th Century. Pen and ink by unknown artist.
20. SHELLY, Samuel - English - 1750 - 1808. and Pencil. Unknown gentleman. "
21. SMART, John - English - 1741 - 1811. Pencil and grey wash. "Study for a Miniature."
22. UNKNOWN LADY. American. 19th Century. Pastel.
23. VICTORIA, Queen - English - 1819 - 1901. Pencil. Drawn as a young girl three years before she became Queen. Victoria's interest in painting and sketching continued throughout her long life.
24. VICTORIA, Queen - English - 1819 - 1901. Pencil. Drawn as a young girl three years before she became Queen. Victoria's interest in painting and sketching continued throughout her long life.
25. WHITNEY, Isabel Lydia. American. d. 1962. Black crayon. "Wood Plants." Formerly in collection of Mrs. William Jenkins Foster of New York City. Miss Whitney was America's first woman fresco painter.
26. WILSON, Julia Homer - American - Contemporary. Pencil. "The Dr. Joseph Johnson House, Charleston, South Carolina.
27. ZUCCHI, Antonio - Italian - 1740 - 1800. Pen and Wash. "Architectural Subject." Husband of Angelica Kauffman.
Exhibition at Gibbes Art Gallery - Nov. 2-30, 1964.
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DRAWINGS and RELATED ITEMS
From the Collection in the Dr. Joseph Johnson House, Charleston, South Carolina collected by Isabel Lydia Whitney and Gordon Langley Hall.
1. CONSTABLE, John - English - 1776 - 1837. "A House in Hampstead" (Circa 1799). Pencil. Other studies in this series are in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
2. CHINNERY, Georgia - English - 1774 - 1852. Ink. "Squabbling Gentlemen." Chinnery is especially popular for his Chinese studies.
3. CHINNERY, George. Letter and color chart sent to an unknown lady.
4. COSWAY, Richard - English - 1742 - 1821. Black chalk, black wash, and touches of sanguine. "Shepherd and Shepherdess." Cosway found fame as a miniaturist.
5. DESPORTES, Alexandre Francois - French - 1661 - 1743. Red Chalk. "Study of a Poppy. "
6. DORE, Gustave - French - 1832 - 1883. “Sheet of Studies." Dore was a friend of Miss Whitney's aunt, Lydia Wooster Harris, Hudson River painter, and is mentioned in the biography, "Vinnie Ream the Girl Who Sculptured Lincoln" by Gordon Langley Hall.
7. EDRIDGE, Henry - English - 1769 - 1821. Pencil. "Portrait of Constantine John Phipps, second Baron Mulgrave.
8. HOWITT, Samuel - English - 1765? - 1822. Watercolor and Pencil. "Grizzly Bear." Howitt published "Miscellaneous Etchings of Animals," in 1803.
9. ESCALANTE, Juan de Sevilla Romeroy - Spanish - 1643 - 1695. Pen and ink with brown washes. "'The Birth of the Virgin. "
10. ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste - French - 1767 - 1855. Pen and brown wash. "Abbaye de Klosternenborg. Isabey was a brilliant miniaturist who was patronised by the great courts of Europe.
11. LANDSEER, Sir Edwin, R. A. - English - 1802 - 1873. Pen. "Highland Family with Deer." Landseer was a favorite painter of Queen Victoria.
12. LEVER, Hayley. - American. Contemporary. Pen. "Garden Scene. " Inscribed "To Our Dear Friend Isabel With Much Love." Painted 1921.
13. KAUFFMAN, Angelica - Swiss - 1741 - 1807. Pen and water color. "Two Oriental Figures." Painter and singer, her portraits and historical pictures enhanced the Adam period.
14. KAUFFMAN, Angelica. Pen and water color. of Soldiers.
"Portraits
15. KAUFFMAN, Angelica. Pen and water color. "Portraits of Soldiers.
16. MORLAND, George - English - 1763 - 1804. Pencil.
"Deserted Cottage. "
17. PYLE, Howard - American - 1853 - 1911. Ink. Gawaine finds the Beautiful Lady. " Wrote and illustrated many children's books. Isabel Lydia Whitney was one of his pupils.
18. ROMNEY, George - English - 1734 - 1802. Pencil. "Classical warrior sailing away in a ship accompanied by a maiden. " Thought to represent Theseus and Ariadne.
19. RUSSIA: View of Orenburg. 18th Century. Pen and ink by unknown artist.
20. SHELLY, Samuel - English - 1750 - 1808. and Pencil. Unknown gentleman. "
21. SMART, John - English - 1741 - 1811. Pencil and grey wash. "Study for a Miniature."
22. UNKNOWN LADY. American. 19th Century. Pastel.
23. VICTORIA, Queen - English - 1819 - 1901. Pencil. Drawn as a young girl three years before she became Queen. Victoria's interest in painting and sketching continued throughout her long life.
24. VICTORIA, Queen - English - 1819 - 1901. Pencil. Drawn as a young girl three years before she became Queen. Victoria's interest in painting and sketching continued throughout her long life.
25. WHITNEY, Isabel Lydia. American. d. 1962. Black crayon. "Wood Plants." Formerly in collection of Mrs. William Jenkins Foster of New York City. Miss Whitney was America's first woman fresco painter.
26. WILSON, Julia Homer - American - Contemporary. Pencil. "The Dr. Joseph Johnson House, Charleston, South Carolina.
27. ZUCCHI, Antonio - Italian - 1740 - 1800. Pen and Wash. "Architectural Subject." Husband of Angelica Kauffman.
Exhibition at Gibbes Art Gallery - Nov. 2-30, 1964.
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Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston, S.C.), Simmons, Dawn Langley, and Hall, Gordon Langley, “Drawings and Related Items from the Collection in the Dr. Joseph Johnson House,” Charleston Library Society Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://charlestonlibrarysociety.omeka.net/items/show/1271.