With the publication of the AIL Annual Report for 2012/13, we are now able to
begin seeking applications for permanent allocation of all those offers which were
made without conditional allocations. Where a wish has been expressed details
are given after the description. (Allocation of Archives is dealt with by The National
Archives.)
Fuller details of the objects can be found in the Annual Report, itself which is
accessible (insert link here)
Please submit all applications by 10th January 2014 to Gerry McQuillan on
gerry.mcquillan@artscouncil.org.uk
1. Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)
Ajax and Cassandra
Metalpoint on prepared pink paper
11.2 by 14.9 cm.
(wish to British Museum)
Case 3 of the 2013 AIL Report
2. George Stubbs, A.R.A.
Equestrian Portrait of John Musters on his favourite hunter, Pilgrim, in
the Park at Colwick
With inscription ‘Portrait of Mr.[Musters]/on his favourite [horse?]/Pilgrim
pain[ted by]/George Stubbs…/at the late…/at the…/...’ on a fragmentary
label attached to the reverse of the panel
oil on mahogany panel
84.4 cm ( 33 in.) by 102 cm (40 in.)
In a contemporary reeded giltwood frame
(wish to Nottingham Castle Museum)
Case 8 of the 2013 AIL Report
3. Sir Peter Lely
Portrait of John Earle of Heydon (1622-1697) and his wife Sarah (16301667)
oil on canvas
signed lower centre right with monogram 'PL'
with identifying inscription:
Top left: Sarah wife of Jno Earle and daur of Sir Jnu Hare of Stow Bardolph
Top right: Jno Earle of Heydon Esqr.
122 by 163 cm (48 by 64½ inches)
(wish to Norwich, Castle Museum)
Case 9 of the 2013 AIL Report
4. Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.
Portrait of Sir James Montgomery, Bt., Lord Chief Baron of Exchequer
(1721-1803), aged 80, full-length, seated, in black robes, the mace on a
desk nearby
oil on canvas
228.6 by 148.6 cm. in a contemporary carved and gilded frame (Edinburgh
type)
painted in 1801
Case 10 of the 2013 AIL Report
5. Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.
Portrait of Lady Montgomery, née Helen Graham, full-length, in a white
dress and a red cloak, holding a red bonnet and leaning against a stone
balustrade, a loch beyond at sunset
oil on canvas
235.0 by 151.1 cm. in a contemporary carved and gilded massive frame
with foliate clasps
Case 10 of the 2013 AIL Report
6. Mark Rothko
Untitled, 1941,
watercolour and gouache on paper,
53.8 x 36.2cm
Case 16 of the 2013 AIL Report
7. A Guan-Type Hu-Shaped Vase, Yongzheng seal mark and period,
of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body rising from a slightly
spreading foot to a waisted neck encircled with a raised fillet and flanked
with a pair of animal handles suspending fixed rings, covered overall with a
pale blue glaze suffused with an irregular crackle, the base with a six
character Yongzheng seal mark
19.3 cm
(wish to British Museum)
Case 21 of the 2013 AIL Report
8. A pair of yellow-glazed ”Lotus” dishes, Qianlong seal marks and
periods, each with rounded sides rising from a slightly spreading foot, the
exterior incised with twelve separate lots sprays borne on curvy stems with
feathery leaves , covered overall with a rich yellow glaze, the base left white
and inscribed with a six-character Qianlong seal mark (2)
Each 26.8 cm
(wish to Ashmolean Museum)
Case 21 of the 2013 AIL Report
9. Johan Zoffany R.A.
David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick’s ‘The Farmer’s
Return’
oil on canvas
102.6 by 127 cm
(wish to the Bowes Museum)
Case 22 of the 2013 AIL Report
10. Johan Zoffany R.A.
David Garrick and Mrs Cibber as Jaffier and Belvidera in ‘Venice
Preserv’d’
Oil on canvas
101.6 by 127cm.
(wish to the Bowes Museum)
Case 22 of the 2013 AIL Report
11. Raphael Montaňez Ortiz
Duncan Terrace Piano Destruction Concert: The Landesmans’ Homage to
“Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most”
wood, metal, paint, red felt, gold paint, textile, nails
142 x 124 x 28 cm.
(wish to Tate)
Case 23 of the 2013 AIL Report
12. Raphael Montaňez Ortiz
Duncan Terrace Chair Destruction
wood, metal, straw, horse hair, stuffing, fabric, varnish/adhesive, nails
150 x 102 x 62 cm.
(wish to Tate)
Case 23 of the 2013 AIL Report
Please submit any applications for item 13. Arts & Craft Collection by
6th February 2014 to Anastasia Tennant on
anastasia.tennant@artscouncil.org.uk
13. Arts & Craft Collection – this extensive archive is too large to list each
item individually. A fuller listing can be provided if requested
(there are a large number of wishes to many museums and organisations
including , RIBA, V&A, National Trust, William Morris Gallery, Orkney
Museum, National Museums Scotland and many more)
Case 18 of the 2013 AIL Report