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Brotherton Collection66
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection66

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painting51
works of art47
landscape25
portraits19
drawing10
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From 180064
BC MS NCC/1/3/1 Portrait of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello
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miniature portrait

c. 1800

Miniature portrait of Giuseppe 'Joseph' Novello in the form of a glazed pendant. The portrait appears to be in tempera, with a woven hair panel on the reverse, obscured by two paper labels adhered to ...

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Reverse silhouette of Mary Sabilla Novello

c. 1820

Glazed and framed reverse silhouette of Mary Sabilla Novello by Marianne Kent, the wife of Leigh Hunt. The colour of the background that defines the silhouette is blue, with a note below recording the...

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Portrait mounted on board

c. 1843

A print of a portrait by G.T. Payne after H. Winterhalter, published by S. Hollyer of 89 Chancery Lane, London. The sitter has dark curly hair and holds a flower in their proper right hand. Mounted on...

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Miniature portrait of a young Charles Cowden Clarke

c. 1810

Miniature glazed and framed portrait of a young Charles Cowden Clarke. Undated and by an unknown artist. The portrait appears to have been painted in tempera. The frame is rectangular and painted blac...

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Memorial window to Vincent Novello by Emily MacIrone

1863

A watercolour mounted on card of the memorial stained glass window to Vincent Novello, painted by Emily MacIrone in 1863. The window was installed in the North Transcept of Westminster Abbey in 1863, ...

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untitled oil sketch [landscape with livestock]

c. 1830

Undated oil sketch by Edward Petre Novello of a landscape with livestock in bottom centre and bottom left, with buildings in the background, surrounded by trees. The sun and some of the sky is painted...

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Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn

c. 1830

A glazed and framed pencil portrait of the composer Felix Mendelssohn aged nineteen by Edward Petre Novello. The drawing and frame are in an oval form and the drawing is unfinished below the shoulder....

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Portrait of Clara Anastasia Novello

c. 1830

An undated glazed and framed pencil portrait of Clara Anastasia Novello by her brother Edward Petre Novello. It is inscribed 'Clara Novello' on the mount at the bottom, possibly in her own hand. It is...

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Portrait of Clara Anastasia Novello

c. 1830

An undated glazed and framed pencil portrait of Clara Anastasia Novello by her brother Edward Petre Novello. It is unfinished below the shoulder, with the details of her dress loosely sketched. The fr...

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BC MS NCC/10/4/1 untitled oil sketch [portrait of Emma Aloysia Novello by Henry Sass]
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untitled oil sketch [portrait of Emma Aloysia Novello by Henry Sass]

c. 1830

Undated portrait of Emma Aloysia Novello by (John) Henry Sass. An inscription on the reverse reads: 'Oil sketch of Emma Aloysia Novello Painted by Mr. Sass when she was a pupil at his Academy of Desig...

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Sketch of a child holding a hat

c. 1830

Undated pencil sketch of a portrait of a child holding a hat by Edward Petre Novello, inscribed in ink in a later hand on the reverse.

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Sketch of two figures

c. 1830

Undated coloured crayon sketch of two seated figures by Edward Petre Novello, one holding a fan in their proper right hand and the other wearing a brown hat.

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