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'''Sir Claude Phillips''' (January 29, 1846-August 9, 1924) was an English writer, art historian and critic for the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'' and other publications during the late 19th century. He was the first [[curator|keeper]] of the [[Wallace Collection]] at [[Hertford House]], writing its first catalogue, and held that post from 1900 until his retirement in 1911 whereupon he was knighted for his service. Phillips was considered one of the most eminent critics of the [[Victorian Britain]] and whose numerous scholarly and art history books were widely read.
'''Sir Claude Phillips''' (29 January 1846 – 9 August 1924) was a British writer, art historian and critic for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'' and other publications during the late 19th century. He was the first [[curator|keeper]] of the [[Wallace Collection]] at [[Hertford House]], writing its first catalogue, and held that post from 1900 until his retirement in 1911 whereupon he was knighted for his service. Phillips was considered one of the most eminent critics in [[Victorian Britain]], and his numerous scholarly and art history books were widely read.


==Biography==
==Biography==
The second son of Robert Abraham Phillips and Helen Levy, Claude Phillips was born at Gloster Villa, [[Regent's Park, London]] on January 29, 1846. He was educated in [[France]] and [[Germany]] prior to studying law at the [[University of London]]. He originally embarked on a career as a [[solicitor]]<ref name="Young">Young, Percy Marshall, ed. ''Letters of Edward Elgar and Other Writings''. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1956. (pg. 128)</ref><ref name="Atkinson">Atkinson, Damian, ed. ''The Selected Letters of W.E. Henley''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. (pg. 155) ISBN 1-84014-634-6</ref> and was called to the bar in 1883.<ref name="Mitchell">Mitchell, Claudine, ed. ''Rodin: The Zola of Sculpture''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2004. (pg. 39) ISBN 0-7546-0904-9</ref> As a young barrister-at-law, he was often called to [[Italy]] on business and while there developed an interest in the arts.<ref name="Salmon">Salmon, Eric. ''Granville Barker and His Correspondents: A Selection of Letters by Him and To Him''. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986. (pg. 454) ISBN 0-8143-1754-5</ref>
The second son of Robert Abraham Phillips and Helen Levy, Claude Phillips was born at Gloster Villa, [[Regent's Park, London]] on 29 January 1846. He was educated in [[France]] and [[Germany]] prior to studying law at the [[University of London]]. He originally embarked on a career as a [[solicitor]]<ref name="Young">Young, Percy Marshall, ed. ''Letters of Edward Elgar and Other Writings''. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1956. (pg. 128)</ref><ref name="Atkinson">Atkinson, Damian, ed. ''The Selected Letters of W.E. Henley''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. (pg. 155) {{ISBN|1-84014-634-6}}</ref> and was called to the bar in 1883.<ref name="Mitchell">Mitchell, Claudine, ed. ''Rodin: The Zola of Sculpture''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2004. (pg. 39) {{ISBN|0-7546-0904-9}}</ref> As a young barrister-at-law, he was often called to [[Italy]] on business and while there developed an interest in the arts.<ref name="Salmon">Salmon, Eric. ''Granville Barker and His Correspondents: A Selection of Letters by Him and To Him''. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986. (pg. 454) {{ISBN|0-8143-1754-5}}</ref>

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Phillips eventually left the legal profession and became a music critic for ''The Daily Telegraph'' in the late 1880s.<ref name="Young"/><ref name="Mitchell"/> From 1885 to 1896, he was the English [[correspondent]] for the ''Gazette des Beaux-Arts'' in [[Paris]]. Among other [[Victorian era]] publications he wrote for included the ''Manchester Guardian'', the ''Magazine of Art'', the ''Academy'' and ''[[The Art Journal]]''.<ref name="Quinn">Quinn, Richard Harold. ''Charles Ricketts and the Dial''. Vol. 2. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1977.</ref> Phillips became a widely known [[scholar]] in the field and later wrote several works on [[Joshua Reynolds]], [[Antoine Watteau]] and [[Titian]].<ref name="Young"/> One of his best known books was ''The Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds'' (1894).<ref name="Salmon"/>


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After a particularly well-received article on [[Auguste Rodin|Rodin]], he became a full-time art critic for ''The Daily Telegraph''<ref name="Atkinson"/><ref name="Salmon"/><ref name="Fehlbaum">Fehlbaum, Valerie. ''Ella Hepworth Dixon: The Story of a Modern Woman''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. (pg. 16) {{ISBN|0-7546-3877-4}}</ref> in 1897. That same year, Phillips was appointed the first [[curator|keeper]] of the [[Wallace Collection]]<ref name="Young"/> and spent the next three years preparing its catalogue prior to its opening at [[Hertford House]] in 1900. He held that post until his retirement 14 years later.<ref name="Mitchell"/> In 1914 he was included in a caricature by [[Edmund Dulac]] which was part of the Wallace Collection. The humorous painting is called "Le Legende de Joseph".<ref name=artfund/>
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Phillips eventually left the legal profession and became a music critic for the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' in the late 1880s.<ref name="Young"/><ref name="Mitchell"/> From 1885 to 1896, he was the English [[correspondent]] for the ''Gazette des Beaux-Arts'' in [[Paris]]. Among other [[Victorian era]] publications he wrote for included the ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'', the ''Magazine of Art'', the ''Academy'' and ''[[The Art Journal]]''.<ref name="Quinn">Quinn, Richard Harold. ''Charles Ricketts and the Dial''. Vol. 2. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1977.</ref> Phillips became a widely known [[scholar]] in that field and later authored several works on [[Joshua Reynolds]], [[Antoine Watteau]] and [[Titian]].<ref name="Young"/> One of his best known books was ''The Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds'' (1894).<ref name="Salmon"/>


Phillips was succeeded by [[Dugald Sutherland MacColl]], and received a [[knighthood]] for his service shortly afterwards.<ref name="Atkinson"/><ref name="Salmon"/><ref name="Fehlbaum"/> Phillips died on 9 August 1924 at the age of 78. A collection of his essays, ''Emotion in Art'' (1925), was published posthumously the following year.<ref name="Quinn"/> The caricature of him was eventually given to the UK through the [[Art Fund]], a charity that Phillips helped to set up.<ref name=artfund>[http://www.artfund.org/artwork/2230/la-legende-de-joseph-sir-claude-phillips La Legende de Joseph], Edmund Dulac, 1914, ArtFund.org, accessed April 2010</ref>
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After a particularly well-received article on [[Rodan]], he became a full-time art critic for the ''Daily Telegraph''<ref name="Atkinson"/><ref name="Salmon"/><ref name="Fehlbaum">Fehlbaum, Valerie. ''Ella Hepworth Dixon: The Story of a Modern Woman''. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. (pg. 16) ISBN 0-7546-3877-4</ref> in 1897. That same year, Phillips was appointed the first [[curator|keeper]] of the [[Wallace Collection]]<ref name="Young"/> and spent the next three years preparing its catalogue prior to its opening at [[Hertford House]] in 1900. He held that post until his retirement 14 years later,<ref name="Mitchell"/> being succeeded by [[Dugald Sutherland MacColl]], and received a [[knighthood]] for his service shortly afterwards.<ref name="Atkinson"/><ref name="Fehlbaum"/><ref name="Salmon"/> Phillips died on August 9, 1924, at the age of 78. A collection of his essays, ''Emotion in Art'' (1925), was published posthumously the following year.<ref name="Quinn"/>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*''John Opie'' (1892)
*''John Opie'' (1892)
*''Venetian Art at the New Gallery'' (1894)
*''Venetian Art at the New Gallery'' (1894)
*''The Portfolio: Artistic Monographs'' (1894, with William Sharp, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, F. G. Stephens, C. J. Cornish and P. G. Hamerton)
*''The Portfolio: Artistic Monographs'' (1894, with William Sharp, [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], [[Frederic George Stephens|F. G. Stephens]], [[Charles John Cornish|C. J. Cornish]] and [[Philip Gilbert Hamerton|P. G. Hamerton]])
*''J. Bastien-Lepage'' (1894, with Julia Ady and Frederic Stephens)
*''J. Bastien-Lepage'' (1894, with Julia Ady and Frederic Stephens)
*''Pictures of the Year: The Royal Academy and the New Gallery'' (1895)
*''Pictures of the Year: The Royal Academy and the New Gallery'' (1895)
*''The Portfolio Monographs on Artistic Subjects with Many Illustrations'' (1897, with Lionel Cust, Laurence Binyon and J. Starkie Garner)
*''The Portfolio Monographs on Artistic Subjects with Many Illustrations'' (1897, with [[Lionel Cust]], [[Laurence Binyon]] and J. Starkie Garner)
*''The Collection of Pictures at Longford Castle'' (1897)
*''The Collection of Pictures at Longford Castle'' (1897)
*''Frederick Walker and His Works'' (1897)
*''Frederick Walker and His Works'' (1897)
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*''The Later Work of Titian'' (1898)
*''The Later Work of Titian'' (1898)
*''Verrocchio, or Leonardo da Vinci?'' (1899)
*''Verrocchio, or Leonardo da Vinci?'' (1899)
*''The Van Dyck Exhibition at Antwerp'' (1899)
*''The Van Dyck Exhibition at Antwerp'' (1899)
*''The 'Perseus and Andromeda' of Titian'' (1900)
*''The [[Perseus and Andromeda (Titian)|'Perseus and Andromeda' of Titian]]'' (1900)
*''The Picture Gallery of the Hermitage'' (1900)
*''The Picture Gallery of the Hermitage'' (1900)
*''The Wallace Collection'' (1901)
*''The Wallace Collection'' (1901)
*''Masterpieces of French Art in the XVIII century'' (1901)
*''Masterpieces of French Art in the XVIII century'' (1901)
*''Impressions of the Bruges Exhibition'' (1902)
*''Impressions of the [[Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges|Bruges Exhibition]]'' (1902)
*''Great Portrait-Sculpture through the Ages'' (1903)
*''Great Portrait-Sculpture through the Ages'' (1903)
*''A Portrait of Girolamo del Pacchia'' (1905)
*''A Portrait of Girolamo del Pacchia'' (1905)
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*''French Art of the Eighteenth Century'' (1914)
*''French Art of the Eighteenth Century'' (1914)
*''III National Loan Exhibition'' (1914)
*''III National Loan Exhibition'' (1914)
*''Summer exhibition at the Grafton Galleries, 1916'' (1916)
*''Summer exhibition at the [[Grafton Galleries]], 1916'' (1916)
*''Barbizon House, 1919'' (1919, with T. W. Roberts, Arthur L. Savage and D. Croal Thomson)
*''Barbizon House, 1919'' (1919, with T. W. Roberts, Arthur L. Savage and D. Croal Thomson)
*''Emotion in Art'' (1925, posthumously)
*''Emotion in Art'' (1925, posthumously)
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 26 May 2024

Not to be confused with Claude Phillip.

Sir Claude Phillips
Born(1846-01-29)29 January 1846
London, UK
Died9 August 1924(1924-08-09) (aged 78)
London, UK
OccupationWriter, historian, critic
NationalityBritish
Genrenon-fiction, art history, essay, literary criticism
Notable worksThe Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Work of Titan

Sir Claude Phillips (29 January 1846 – 9 August 1924) was a British writer, art historian and critic for The Daily Telegraph, Manchester Guardian and other publications during the late 19th century. He was the first keeper of the Wallace Collection at Hertford House, writing its first catalogue, and held that post from 1900 until his retirement in 1911 whereupon he was knighted for his service. Phillips was considered one of the most eminent critics in Victorian Britain, and his numerous scholarly and art history books were widely read.

Biography

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The second son of Robert Abraham Phillips and Helen Levy, Claude Phillips was born at Gloster Villa, Regent's Park, London on 29 January 1846. He was educated in France and Germany prior to studying law at the University of London. He originally embarked on a career as a solicitor[1][2] and was called to the bar in 1883.[3] As a young barrister-at-law, he was often called to Italy on business and while there developed an interest in the arts.[4]

Phillips eventually left the legal profession and became a music critic for The Daily Telegraph in the late 1880s.[1][3] From 1885 to 1896, he was the English correspondent for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Among other Victorian era publications he wrote for included the Manchester Guardian, the Magazine of Art, the Academy and The Art Journal.[5] Phillips became a widely known scholar in the field and later wrote several works on Joshua Reynolds, Antoine Watteau and Titian.[1] One of his best known books was The Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1894).[4]

After a particularly well-received article on Rodin, he became a full-time art critic for The Daily Telegraph[2][4][6] in 1897. That same year, Phillips was appointed the first keeper of the Wallace Collection[1] and spent the next three years preparing its catalogue prior to its opening at Hertford House in 1900. He held that post until his retirement 14 years later.[3] In 1914 he was included in a caricature by Edmund Dulac which was part of the Wallace Collection. The humorous painting is called "Le Legende de Joseph".[7]

Phillips was succeeded by Dugald Sutherland MacColl, and received a knighthood for his service shortly afterwards.[2][4][6] Phillips died on 9 August 1924 at the age of 78. A collection of his essays, Emotion in Art (1925), was published posthumously the following year.[5] The caricature of him was eventually given to the UK through the Art Fund, a charity that Phillips helped to set up.[7]

Bibliography

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  • Randolph Caldecott (1886)
  • A Century of French Art at the Paris Exhibition (1889)
  • Punch Drawings and Cartoons (1891)
  • Catalogue of a Collection of Drawings by the late Charles Keene (1891)
  • John Opie (1892)
  • Venetian Art at the New Gallery (1894)
  • The Portfolio: Artistic Monographs (1894, with William Sharp, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, F. G. Stephens, C. J. Cornish and P. G. Hamerton)
  • J. Bastien-Lepage (1894, with Julia Ady and Frederic Stephens)
  • Pictures of the Year: The Royal Academy and the New Gallery (1895)
  • The Portfolio Monographs on Artistic Subjects with Many Illustrations (1897, with Lionel Cust, Laurence Binyon and J. Starkie Garner)
  • The Collection of Pictures at Longford Castle (1897)
  • Frederick Walker and His Works (1897)
  • Millais's Works at Burlington House (1898)
  • The Work of Titian (1898)
  • Titian: A Study of His Life and Work (1898)
  • The Later Work of Titian (1898)
  • Verrocchio, or Leonardo da Vinci? (1899)
  • The Van Dyck Exhibition at Antwerp (1899)
  • The 'Perseus and Andromeda' of Titian (1900)
  • The Picture Gallery of the Hermitage (1900)
  • The Wallace Collection (1901)
  • Masterpieces of French Art in the XVIII century (1901)
  • Impressions of the Bruges Exhibition (1902)
  • Great Portrait-Sculpture through the Ages (1903)
  • A Portrait of Girolamo del Pacchia (1905)
  • The Ariosto of Titian (1905)
  • Dramatic Portraiture (1906)
  • Two Paintings by Filippino Lippi (1906)
  • The Earlier Work of Titian (1906)
  • Antoine Watteau (1907)
  • Notes on Palma Vecchio (1907)
  • The Masterpieces of Greuze (1909)
  • French Art of the Eighteenth Century (1914)
  • III National Loan Exhibition (1914)
  • Summer exhibition at the Grafton Galleries, 1916 (1916)
  • Barbizon House, 1919 (1919, with T. W. Roberts, Arthur L. Savage and D. Croal Thomson)
  • Emotion in Art (1925, posthumously)

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
  1. ^ a b c d Young, Percy Marshall, ed. Letters of Edward Elgar and Other Writings. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1956. (pg. 128)
  2. ^ a b c Atkinson, Damian, ed. The Selected Letters of W.E. Henley. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2000. (pg. 155) ISBN 1-84014-634-6
  3. ^ a b c Mitchell, Claudine, ed. Rodin: The Zola of Sculpture. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2004. (pg. 39) ISBN 0-7546-0904-9
  4. ^ a b c d Salmon, Eric. Granville Barker and His Correspondents: A Selection of Letters by Him and To Him. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986. (pg. 454) ISBN 0-8143-1754-5
  5. ^ a b Quinn, Richard Harold. Charles Ricketts and the Dial. Vol. 2. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1977.
  6. ^ a b Fehlbaum, Valerie. Ella Hepworth Dixon: The Story of a Modern Woman. Aldershot, UK and Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, 2005. (pg. 16) ISBN 0-7546-3877-4
  7. ^ a b La Legende de Joseph, Edmund Dulac, 1914, ArtFund.org, accessed April 2010
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