KINLOCH CASTLE, ISLE OF RUM -

ART AT RISK  

CHERUBS LIGHTING A FIRE

Giovanni B. Cipriani, Inv^r.              Francesco Bartolozzi, Sculp^t.

^{Researched, written and illustrated by} 

^{George W. Randall, co-founder in 1996 and former} 

^{Vice-Chairman Kinloch Castle Friends' Association}

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INTRODUCTION:

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Giovanni B. Cipriani, Inv^r.          Francesco Bartolozzi, Sculp^t.

Pergolesi Inventor and Sculptor. 
Published According to Act of Parliament 20 March 1785.

The decorative artwork is by Italian artist 
Michele Angelo Pergolesi (d. 1801).

A late strike from original plate printed on paper 
11½ x 17 inches (27 x 40 cms.)

A label on the back of the frame reads:

Alfred Davis, Dealer in Old Engravings and Works of Art, Frame Maker and Gilder,

17, King’s Road, Chelsea, (near Sloane Square), London.

(NOTE: Photographed in-situ on wall. Print behind glass in low light.)

This print of the engraving by Italian Francesco Bartolozzi is 
from the original painting by fellow Italian artist 
Giovanni Battista Cipriani and is displayed in of one of 
Kinloch Castle's west wing period bedrooms.

The work is not recorded in the four Inventories of Contents of Kinloch Castle in the author's possession, making it all the more vulnerable to loss.

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, the original artist, was born in Florence in 1727.

After studying under Ignatius Hugford and Anton Domenico Gabbiani he moved

to England in 1755 where he was patronised by the Duke of Richmond amongst others.

A founder member of the Royal Academy, Cipriani’s work included a ceiling in Buckingham House (Palace) and interior decoration for Somerset House.

He was a close friend and associate of fellow Italian Francesco Bartolozzi.

Giovanni Cipriani died on 14 December 1875 and is interred at 

Dovehouse Green Cemetery, Chelsea, London.

In this black and white version the treed background is more clearly visible.

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ORIGINALLY POSTED BY GEORGE W. RANDALL 27 NOVEMBER 2016

TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POSSIBLE LOSS

OF THESE PUBLICLY OWNED ARTIFACTS.

W H E N   BUILDING  AND  CONTENTS 

HAVE  G O N E  THROUGH 

 INDIFFERENCE  -

T H E Y   H A V E   GONE ! !

REMEMBER -

DON'T LEAVE IT TO OTHERS !

WHEN ITS GONE, ITS GONE !

 

Don’t let Britain’s heritage slip away through indifference -

Make your opinions known by writing to:

Fiona Hyslop MSP

Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs

St Andrews House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG

e-mail:    CabSecCTEA@gov.scot 

COPY YOUR OPINIONS TO
 the Local Member of Parliament and 
Member of the Scottish Parliament directly: 

The Member of Parliament for Ross Skye and Lochaber, 

Ian Blackford, M.P., House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 

or e-mail ian.blackford.mp@parliament.uk

Regional Member of the Scottish Parliament

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 Donald Cameron, M.S.P.,

(Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party)

e-mail Donald.cameron.msp@parliament.scot

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The Isle of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch 

Constituency Member of the Scottish Parliament

 Kate Elizabeth Forbes, 

e-mail kate.forbes.msp@parliament.scot

Don’t let Britain’s heritage be lost 

Express your concern by contacting:

The Scottish Parliament,

St. Andrew’s House, Regent Street,

Edinburgh, EH1 3DG, Scotland

Telephone: 0141 424 1174

and / or 

The Right Honourable Alister Jack,
Secretary of State for Scotland,

Dover House, 

Whitehall, London, SW1A 2AU

East façade Kinloch Castle,

(Photograph George W. Randall)

Reviewed by author 23 April 2024