Henry Hoare the Collector. A notice by John Harrison. The banker Henry Hoare (1705-1785) is perhaps best known for the extant eighteenth-century landscape garden at Stourhead in Wiltshire. However, Henry was also a prodigious collector of fine art and of artefacts purchased whilst on Grand Tour in 1739-1740. Probably the most famous example of his … Continue reading SHC Notice: Henry Hoare the Collector. A notice by John Harrison.
SHC Review: Charlotte Guichard, Bénédicte Savoy, Acquiring Cultures: Histories of World Art on on Western Markets (Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2019). Review by Eleni Vassilika
Charlotte Guichard, Bénédicte Savoy, Acquiring Cultures: Histories of World Art on on Western Markets (Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2019). Review by Eleni Vassilika. Bénédicte Savoy is also known to us from her report written together with the Senegalese economist Felwine Sarr on sub-Saharan cultural material in Europe. Their report was so persuasive, it led to President … Continue reading SHC Review: Charlotte Guichard, Bénédicte Savoy, Acquiring Cultures: Histories of World Art on on Western Markets (Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2019). Review by Eleni Vassilika
Reminder – SHC Online Lecture: Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome: Reverend Robert J. Nevin and the Church of Saint Paul’s Within the Walls (27 August 2020)
The Society for the History of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome: Reverend Robert J. Nevin and the Church of Saint Paul's Within the Walls Prof. Paolo Coen Thursday August 27, 6.30 pm (BST) On September 20, 1870, the army of the Kingdom of Italy broke … Continue reading Reminder – SHC Online Lecture: Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome: Reverend Robert J. Nevin and the Church of Saint Paul’s Within the Walls (27 August 2020)
‘Dialling down’ on collections at the National Trust
Founded in 1895 and given statutory powers in 1907 with the passing of the first of six successive acts of Parliament, The National Trust (NT) now has nearly six million members, some 10% of the UK’s population, attesting to the important role it plays in the life of the nation. The provisions of the 1937 … Continue reading ‘Dialling down’ on collections at the National Trust
Workshop 5: Tools for the Future – Researching Art Market Practices from Past to Present (7-8 September 2020)
International workshop series TOOLS FOR THE FUTURE – RESEARCHING ART MARKET PRACTICES FROM PAST TO PRESENT Workshop 5: Legislation, Legal Structures and their Impact on the Art Market Ljubljana, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 7-8 September 2020 Scientific & Organising Committee Renata Komić Marn, ZRC SAZU, France Stele Institute of … Continue reading Workshop 5: Tools for the Future – Researching Art Market Practices from Past to Present (7-8 September 2020)