Cocktails with a Curator: Beechey's "Elizabeth Sophia Baillie"

In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon enjoys a Great Maiden’s Blush cocktail while discussing a 1795 portrait of Elizabeth Sophia Baillie (née de Vismes) by Sir William Beechey. A work of mysterious origin-and thought for a century to be by the English portraitist John Hoppner-it was only recently attributed to Beechey by Eloise Owens during her time as a curatorial assistant at the Frick.
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  • @frickcollection
    @frickcollection3 жыл бұрын

    FEATURED COCKTAIL: Great Maiden’s Blush (dry gin, lemon juice, elder flower cordial, rosé champagne); the mocktail is elderflower cordial and tonic water, garnished with mint. For the complete recipes, visit Frick.org/cocktails

  • @katiepeters1562
    @katiepeters15623 жыл бұрын

    Oh please, please keep this series going! This is the only good thing to have come out of isolation! And this episode is particularly interesting--nothing like a little mystery. :)

  • @rosemarycaruso9071
    @rosemarycaruso90713 жыл бұрын

    I’m so very happy that these wonderful talks are continuing. Thank you Xavier.

  • @harrietlyall1991
    @harrietlyall19913 жыл бұрын

    Truth is the daughter of time. It’s deeply satisfying to think that this demure and pensive lady, with her rather wistful expression, at last has her true name and biography restored to her. Her life as such was brief and unremarkable, yet she inspired this minor masterpiece and it’s nice we get to pay her our respects, so many years after she died and was all but forgotten.

  • @sophieakent
    @sophieakent3 жыл бұрын

    So very, very happy that you are continuing these ABSOLUTELY delightful rendezvous. They have made the quarantine more bearable. A thousand thanks. Mille fois merci!

  • @barbaraschoetzau8740
    @barbaraschoetzau87403 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another great and informative talk. Please bring back the kitten!

  • @nmattern
    @nmattern3 жыл бұрын

    Luscious shades of yellow and feathery lace, and an art mystery solved.Who could ask for anything more?

  • @BCBNYC
    @BCBNYC3 жыл бұрын

    You've done it again - bravo! So very interesting!

  • @sandrasharby8405
    @sandrasharby84053 жыл бұрын

    Love these talks. Learning so much. Thank you!

  • @ddw9415
    @ddw94153 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. Beechey seems to be under-appreciated.

  • @ellabiondi1251
    @ellabiondi12513 жыл бұрын

    These videos have been a very important part of the last six months, thank you so much

  • @alexandervanwyk7669
    @alexandervanwyk76693 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much, amazing to discover new art and artists as well as the stories behind it all.

  • @Leebearify
    @Leebearify3 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Salomon this was so interesting! Thank you so much for continuing this series, and many kudos to Eloise! So much for us all to learn behind the scenes of the Frick, so much work by so many knowledgeable people. Reminds me of detective work ! So pleased to see you again (even without the little black kitten) this is my Friday treat.

  • @fritzmasten7675
    @fritzmasten76753 жыл бұрын

    Once again, so appreciated.

  • @mauramuratorio6893
    @mauramuratorio68933 жыл бұрын

    Grazie, Xavier, per queste piccole conferenze, utilissime anche per la mia conoscenza della lingua inglese.

  • @ritabiro5105
    @ritabiro51053 жыл бұрын

    Here l am again happy to see such beautiful ladies in costums according to the old times what l misse nowdays.I never understand how it is possible to paint in a way to bee quite alive.I had oppotunity in 1994 in New York one day to visite Metropolitan Museum and those Seaurgent Ladies I liked also very much and bought a Thomas Cool 1801 1848 The voyage of Life Childhood copy and I realised how much depends everithing not only the circumstanses but the will of god as well. I enjoy your programms also from so far away and greatful to you Sir Salamon.Thanks

  • @altk1285
    @altk12853 жыл бұрын

    Thank you - the cocktail so much more needed this evening with the sad news of RBG’s passing! salut!

  • @ellenjohnson3821
    @ellenjohnson38213 жыл бұрын

    so very interesting! what a great story resulting from the research. thank you!

  • @marjoriecohen9998
    @marjoriecohen99983 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating - as usual. Thank you.

  • @lorimcgowan1880
    @lorimcgowan18803 жыл бұрын

    Another informational and entertaining lecture thank you Frick Collection.

  • @chellejmakes
    @chellejmakes3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! Thank you for another great episode!

  • @lindahart6049
    @lindahart60493 жыл бұрын

    Tremendously interesting and informative. I’ve loved this series, as well as the other two, so very much.

  • @elenaoldgirl6616
    @elenaoldgirl66162 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another enjoyable video.

  • @Hudsonyards1978
    @Hudsonyards19783 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Cheers!

  • @christopherstromee8162
    @christopherstromee81623 жыл бұрын

    Great that you are continuing with this series! Now I'll have to look back for the kitten that others noticed.

  • @kurtk6592
    @kurtk65923 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, sir! Congrats to Eloise on her finding and adding to the history of the Frick.

  • @candiceclousegarretson9638
    @candiceclousegarretson96383 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for sharing your knowledge

  • @patricialewinska1351
    @patricialewinska13513 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent, interesting and informative talk. Thank you.

  • @vivianbarnett6944
    @vivianbarnett69443 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating insight into art historical research within the museum context. I particularly like the way Xavier explains what is unknown rather than making assumptions. This is made crystal clear with the Beechey portrait but has been a theme throughout other presentations.

  • @user-on2wk3yw5h
    @user-on2wk3yw5h3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you again Mr.Salomon and all of you in The Frick , I’m so glad to wait for next Friday , bless you all !!!

  • @roniquebreauxjordan1302
    @roniquebreauxjordan13023 жыл бұрын

    Missed live....excellent discussion as usual

  • @davidhussein6383
    @davidhussein63833 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for continuing these talks, they are making lockdown in the UK easier.

  • @celiasantosmedeiros1283
    @celiasantosmedeiros12833 жыл бұрын

    Your talking about art are delightfull. Thanks Mr. Salomon!

  • @marilulasagna1846
    @marilulasagna18463 жыл бұрын

    Mi auguro anche io che i musei e la ricerca in campo artistico possano continuare ad esistere anche in futuro Non posso immaginare un mondo senza arte e studio! Grazie per questa bella riflessione che condivido in pieno

  • @dawnjackson1802
    @dawnjackson18023 жыл бұрын

    Thrilled to enjoy another presentation. Appreciate the discussion of historical research. 🇨🇦

  • @danielbuttafuoco7928
    @danielbuttafuoco79283 жыл бұрын

    Good detective work here!

  • @fainatselnik267
    @fainatselnik2673 жыл бұрын

    Great episode - it’s amazing how many work of art are hidden from our eye just because space in the main collections is limited. Beautiful portrait and little mystery story is highly intriguing. Cocktails with a Curator by Solomon is the most cherished program I encounter. Lockdown brought to us this style from different art collection and Frick museum does it better than anyone - edgy personalities are shining through narration every time.

  • @pchabanowich
    @pchabanowich3 жыл бұрын

    Rapture! You have not entirely abandoned us! You’ve become a rarity for me - an uncle far younger than I! TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT is entirely reworked in my mind and with a cocktail happily in hand, I land in New York with you, and the unimaginable joy of being invited to share in the new and old discoveries which fly us o’er the world in fabulous discussion. Your good health, my dear Sir.

  • @LindaLinda80Linda
    @LindaLinda80Linda Жыл бұрын

    In my college senior year album, my name was exchanged for someone else. And hers for mine. Now for eternity I will never be found unlike your lovely picture with the sad story. I do think though, I may be better off!

  • @joanwalters4741
    @joanwalters47413 жыл бұрын

    Wow!! You are going to continue 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Praises bestowed 🌟

  • @martarosado6699
    @martarosado66993 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for delivering us such a light on this difficult days. I'm not a frequent consumer of internet similar programs , but this is truly good work and a different way to approach painting. I promise to visit Frick's when I go to NY.

  • @lucanardecchia2859
    @lucanardecchia28593 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for continuing the series. Saluti da Roma

  • @beverlyfletcher4458
    @beverlyfletcher44583 жыл бұрын

    Ah, Mr Salomon pronounced 'aristocratic' the British way: been on the cocktail before transmission...?! Another fascinating subject, thank you.

  • @adagietto2523
    @adagietto25233 жыл бұрын

    An interesting story; and a very beautiful portrait. Thank you, this is a wonderful series of talks, I take care never to miss any!

  • @poetryjones7946
    @poetryjones79463 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered you and I’m addicted! Could you please make your talks longer? So fascinating, & you have a very pleasant voice 🌹

  • @donaldmangel4732
    @donaldmangel47323 жыл бұрын

    Xavier, Thanks so much!

  • @willmatthews3155
    @willmatthews31553 жыл бұрын

    fascinating .merci.

  • @juliosanchezbaroni6735
    @juliosanchezbaroni67353 жыл бұрын

    estos análisis son superiores! qué placer escucharlos

  • @LutheranLiarNYC
    @LutheranLiarNYC3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating

  • @michaeljohnangel6359
    @michaeljohnangel63593 жыл бұрын

    Another wonderful video, Dr Salomon. Thank you!! Let me say, though, that I have trouble understanding why the portrait of Elizabeth Sophia was ever thought to be by Hoppner: the painting style is nothing like Hoppner's. Anybody who doesn't believe this need only make a copy (however imperfect) of a portrait head by Hoppner and the head of this Beechey. Van Aken possibly painted the drapery-apropos of which, the unfinished Haydn portrait was probably waiting for the drapery painter to begin, but he didn't.

  • @Johnmartin-vz7yc
    @Johnmartin-vz7yc3 жыл бұрын

    I have started reading the Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, in translation( 1955 edition), which you mentioned in an earlier talk . I usually read history only but this is an amazing read, so evocative and informative! Many thanks for the recommendation and an especial thank you for these marvellous talks.

  • @lynnblack6493
    @lynnblack64933 жыл бұрын

    Travels over, but we can still have a cocktail together! Fantastic. Great discussion regarding research on provenance! I wonder if it is still a case of be wary the fraudulent dealer... Really enjoyed ☺

  • @Weesperbuurt
    @Weesperbuurt3 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful...so interesting.

  • @ronaldbeechey8899
    @ronaldbeechey88992 жыл бұрын

    Saludos desde chile !! Mi nombre es Ronald Beechey

  • @LindaLinda80Linda
    @LindaLinda80Linda3 жыл бұрын

    Men like to look at women. Men who like cats like women, it’s a fact. I like men who like cats and love looking at X.F.S. The art is great, too.

  • @goodboybuddy1
    @goodboybuddy13 жыл бұрын

    Damned interesting. Thank you.

  • @maryjordan7649
    @maryjordan76493 жыл бұрын

    What a great video.....but where did this painting reside? Worthy of a novel or movie. Love the interplay of English history and art!

  • @piushalg8175
    @piushalg81753 жыл бұрын

    The composer Franz Joseph Haydn wasn't exactly German but Austrian, just to be correct.

  • @janie7242
    @janie72423 жыл бұрын

    Still like Sargent the best! 🤔 Good info though.😉

  • @ewillett6
    @ewillett63 жыл бұрын

    Wondering if this is new information re the painting: www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp85513/elizabeth-sophia-baillie-nee-de-visme Denise Taylor 06 November 2020, 03:31 The sketch is of Elizabeth Sophia Devisme daughter of David Devisme and Phillippa Devisme (nee Baillie). Phillippa being the daughter of Captain Thomas Baillie , he being associated with Greenwich Hospital and Trial. Elizabeth Sophia Devisme married John Baillie (storekeeper office or Ordinance at Chatham) The citation below will give you the information you are seeking regarding the authenticity of the sketch. The painting itself was left in the will of Phillippa Devisme, (Elizabeth Sophia's mother) to her friend, Mrs. Clarke along with other valuable items.

  • @NormalBob
    @NormalBob Жыл бұрын

    Uh so this is gonna sound weird but I’m a descendant of beechey lol

  • @ccantrell4053
    @ccantrell40533 жыл бұрын

    No kittens tonight

  • @stevensfo3
    @stevensfo33 жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual but needs more kitten.

  • @Vincent112june
    @Vincent112june3 жыл бұрын

    I might be asking if the two children had an older brother who died. Before going with the possibility of a beggar child entering the precinct of a great house. At this time there was an array of defense designed to prevent such an encounter. The phrase ' the haha is to keep the cattle off the lawns' comes from period. And the cattle reference is to human beings not sheep or cow's. Why the coin, to pay the boatman.

  • @susprime7018
    @susprime70183 жыл бұрын

    Beechey better than Romney. Is the Romney unfinished? The clothing looks unfinished unlike the Beechey.

  • @emilywong4601
    @emilywong46013 жыл бұрын

    chick drink?

  • @emilywong4601

    @emilywong4601

    3 жыл бұрын

    fashion illustrations???