The most exciting of these is "In The Grand Manner", an exhibition of old master paintings and drawings from the renowned London dealer Jean-Luc Barroni that will be shown in the Carlton Hobbs galleries alongside selected pieces from our collection. The show will include works by artists such as Parmigianino, Delacroix and Boldini.
The highlight of the exhibition will be Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's "Portrait of A Lady as Flora". This superb work by the leading Italian artist of his generation was recently discovered in the attic of a French chateau where it had lain forgotten for over 200 years. It is believed to belong to a series of half-length female figures commissioned by Empress Elizabeth of Russia.
Choosing pieces from our inventory to compliment such works is obviously a difficult task. Amongst those pieces on show will be an extraordinary early neoclassical giltwood armchair attributed to Ince & Mayhew, presumably from a group at Bramshill Park; a highly important overmantel mirror with the frame attributed to Thomas and René Pelletier; and a pair of giltwood console tables almost certainly commissioned for Schloss Seehof.
The combination of works of art from differing disciplines will surely make it a fascinating exhibition. It runs from January 22nd to February 2nd 2010.
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