Enlightened Eclecticism: The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland

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Adriano Aymonino

Enlightened Eclecticism

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The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland

Adriano Aymonino

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Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
22 June 2021

Decorative arts; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Architecture; Biography: historical, political & military; British & Irish history

The central decades of the 18th century in Britain were crucial to the history of European taste and design. One of the period’s most important campaigns of patronage and collecting was that of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland: Sir Hugh Smithson (1712–86) and Lady Elizabeth Seymour Percy (1716–76). This book examines four houses they refurbished in eclectic architectural styles—Stanwick Hall, Northumberland House, Syon House, and Alnwick Castle—alongside the innumerable objects they collected, their funerary monuments, and their persistent engagement in Georgian London’s public sphere. Over the years, their commissions embraced or pioneered styles as varied as Palladianism, rococo, neoclassicism, and Gothic revival. In every instance, minute details contributed to large-scale projects expressing the Northumberlands’ various aesthetic and cultural allegiances. Their development sheds light on the eclectic taste of Georgian Britain, the emergence of neoclassicism, and the cultures of the Grand Tour and the Enlightenment.

By: Adriano Aymonino
Imprint: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 284mm, Width: 246mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.954kg
ISBN: 9781913107178
ISBN 10: 1913107175
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 22 June 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adriano Aymonino is senior lecturer and director of undergraduate programs, Department of History and History of Art, University of Buckingham.

Reviews for Enlightened Eclecticism: The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland

A magnificent array of illustrations reconstitutes the houses -at Syon, it is still possible to judge the splendour of what architect Robert Adam created. Dr Aymonino has produced a well-written, thoughtful book that brings these extraordinary achievements sharply into focus. -John Goodall, Country Life Draws on photos of surviving objects (both in situ and not), plans, elevations and interior decoration schema, and contemporary paintings and drawings. That makes for a beautiful publication. -Historic House Magazine Beautifully illustrated and persuasively argued, Aymonino's account restores this determined, occasionally vainglorious couple to prominence. -Matthew Dennison, World of Interiors