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Neoclassical

Scope note

Use for architecture and art of the late 18th and the 19th centuries that follow principles of classicism. For late 18th- to early 20th-century architecture and ornament based relatively closely on ancient classical forms, use "Classical Revival."

This term has 460 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
School / style
Period

Getty AAT term number

300021477

Equivalent Terms used

Neoclassicism

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Tragedy

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified factory

Apollo

Maker(s)

Production: Lakin & Poole (Probably)

Cupid

Maker(s)

Production: Wilson, Robert (d. 1801) (Possibly)
Production: David Wilson (Possibly)

Tragedy

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified factory

Charity

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory (Probably)

Woman representing Purity

Maker(s)

Production: Wedgwood, Ralph (Possibly)

Charity

Maker(s)

Factory: Wedgwood, Ralph

The Death of Cleopatra

Maker(s)

Factory: Wood & Caldwell (Probably)

Jupiter with his Eagle

Maker(s)

Production: Wood, Enoch (Probably)

Ceres

Maker(s)

Production: Neale & Co. (Probably)
Production: Wilson, Robert (Probably)

Cupid and Psyche

Maker(s)

Factory: Wood, Enoch (Possibly)
Factory: Wood & Caldwell (Possibly)

Vase with figures and animals

Maker(s)

Production: Neale & Co. (Probably)
Production: Wilson, Robert (d. 1801) (Possibly)

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