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The South Front, Chatsworth)
'La Vengeance de Nostre Seigneur' Volume II, bound c. 1750. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, bound in goatskin, gilt edges, 37.8 x 27.0 x 8.0 cm.
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Paul Storr (1771–1844), Candelabra, 1813–14. Silver, 102.9 x 56.5 x 50.2 cm.
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André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732), Coffre-de-Mariage on Stand, first quarter of the eighteenth century. Oak coffer veneered with ebony, brass and tortoiseshell, gilt bronze fittings, Coffre: 35 x 55.9 x 38.1 cm; Stand: 83.8 x 69.4 x 51.4 cm.
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Richard Cosway (1742–1821), Portrait Miniature of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1786. Watercolor on ivory, gilt frame, 9.0 x 7.0 cm.
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C.F. Hancock (d. 1891). Devonshire Parure: Stomacher, c. 1856. Gold, enamel, diamonds, cornelian, onyx, garnet, jacinths, lapis lazuli, plasma, and sardonyx, 30.2 x 19.0 cm.
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Rembrandt Harmenz. Van Rijn (1606–1669), A Thatched Cottage by a Large Tree, with a Woman (?) Seated Outside, c. 1650. Pen and ink with reed pen and brown ink on paper, 17.5 x 26.7 cm.
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R. Glynne, London, Universal Equinoctial Dial, 18th century. Silver, 24.8 x 18.9 x 17.5 cm.
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Paul Storr (1771–1844), Soup Tureen and Cover, 1820. Silver, 34.3 x 50.8 x 27.8 cm. diam.
Photographs courtesy of the Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement.
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The Devonshire Inheritance Five Centuries of Collecting at Chatsworth July 30–October 23, 2005  The Tyler Museum of Art presents a major exhibition drawn from the most famous private collection in England. Titled The Devonshire Inheritance: Five Centuries of Collecting at Chatsworth, the exhibition will be held from July 30 through October 23, 2005. Tyler will be the only Texas venue for this exhibition, and it will also be the last stop of the tour before the collection returns to England. The great country house of Chatsworth has been the primary home of the Cavendish family—the Earls and then Dukes of Devonshire—since the sixteenth century. Immense wealth and advantageous marriages with other famous families brought them fabulous treasures of every kind, from every period and region of the world. 
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
(1697–1768), The Grand Canal from the Piazzetta, Venice, c.
1760. Oil on copper, 45.7 x 61.0 cm.
This exhibition highlights the family's private collection, not normally
on view to the public and rarely exhibited previously. Comprising more than
two hundred and fifty works of art, the exhibition will include rare cabinet
paintings, old master and architectural drawings, masterpieces of the great
gold- and silversmiths, porcelain, clocks, gems and jewelry, natural curiosities,
scientific instruments and mechanical devices, early photographs, and books
and manuscripts from the greatest private library in the world. The guest
curator of the exhibition is Nicolas Barker, formerly Deputy Keeper at the
British Library.
The Devonshire Inheritance features works by great artists such as
Raphael, Titian, Dürer, Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto. More modern
pieces are included, along with a painting by Renoir, as well as ancient
and modern sculpture. There are also fabulous objects like the jeweled Kniphausen
hawk, narwhal tusks, and Henry VIII's microscopically carved rosary.
Needlework Picture of Chatsworth, c.
1590-1600, needlework in silk threads on linen, 58.4 x 104 cm. Courtesy
of the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement
This exhibition is organized and circulated by Art Services International,
Alexandria, Virginia. Support for the national tour has been provided by
the Annenberg Foundation and by AXA Art Insurance, Ltd., London. The catalogue
has been funded in part by Sir Paul Getty, K.B.E., and the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation. Support for the exhibition at the Tyler Museum of Art has been provided by The Robert M. Rogers Foundation, Amy and Vernon Faulconer, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, The Byars Foundation, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Mildred H. Grinstead, Jack and Debra King, Mrs. Jack J. Powell, Mrs. Ralph Spence, The A.W. Riter, Jr. Family Foundation, Bette and Jack King, Sr., London Shop Antiques, Myrtis D. Smith, The R.W. Fair Foundation, Bank of America, The Rowland Foundation, Melvina and Herbert Buie, Harold and Eleanor Cameron, Dillard's, June and Steve Hillis, and Cox Communications. Corporate Sponsors for the exhibition include King Chevrolet, Southside Bank, Urology Tyler, P.A., Dermatology Associates of Tyler, The Genecov Group, Brookshire Grocery Company, and UBS Financial Services, Inc. Media Sponsors for the exhibition include Cox Communications, CBS 19, KETK, and KLTV. In Kind Sponsors for the exhibition include Kiepersol Estates Bed & Breakfast. All works have been generously lent by The Duke of Devonshire and the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement, with the exception of Portrait of Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, “Bess of Hardwick,” which has been kindly lent by the National Trust. His Excellency Sir Christopher Meyer, KCMG, former Ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, and His Excellency William S. Farish, U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, are Honorary Patrons of the exhibition. 
View of Chatsworth from the west, Courtesy of Derbyshire Countryside Ltd
Admission
Adult $10.00 Seniors (65+) $8.00 Students (with ID) $8.00 Children (13-17) $5.00 Children (5-12) $2.00 For information on group tours and pricing please go here.
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