Was recently given a subscription to Travel + Leisure, which has been such a treat. Their October issue is full of orchestrated travel plans and updates, as well as a spread on the Cliveden House. The Cliveden House is just outside London, donated to the U.K. heritage organization by the Astor’s (Americans), who purchased the House during Queen Victoria’s reign. As the article provides, the Great Hall of the Cliveden House is the setting for John Singer Sargent’s portrait, Lady Astor (below). The Great Hall’s recent restoration–following a recent purchase by billionaire property developers Ian and RIchard Livingston–is displayed in the video below. Love the restoration process,including the redecorating. Remove, pair down, and work from a splendid base to get rich results. I’ve included a smattering of Sargent’s other works (housed all over the world) for good measure.
Sargent, John Singer. Portrait of Madame X. 1883. Oil on Canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Sargent, John Paul. Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast. 1882. Oil on Canvas. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Sargent, John Paul. Lady Agnew. 1882. Oil on Canvas. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. Sargent, John Singer. Street in Venice. 1882. Oil on Canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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