Curator-led tour of the Royal Holloway Picture Gallery and current Exhibition

13 March, 2019 At the core of the collection are the legacies of two great Victorian collectors: the entrepreneur Thomas Holloway and the artist Christiana Herringham. Scholars of the history of collecting will be well acquainted with the College founder Thomas Holloway’s splendid collection of Victorian paintings, perhaps the first British collection formed for a … Continue reading Curator-led tour of the Royal Holloway Picture Gallery and current Exhibition

Seminar on Collecting and Display at the Institute of Historical Research

Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Mallet St. London WC1E 7HU. Tuesday, 13th November 6 p.m. Cecilia Riva will speak to us on Austen Henry Layard, the achievement of “a collector of various things” This talk challenges the historical assessment of the Layard Collection as simply a bequest of paintings to the National Gallery. The paper … Continue reading Seminar on Collecting and Display at the Institute of Historical Research

Visit to Masterpiece Art Fair (London)

A small group of young scholars gathered on Sunday afternoon to view London’s premier art fair, Masterpiece. The gathering of an international group of dealers, covering not only paintings, but the decorative arts, sculpture as well as antiquities and jewellery, makes a perfect opportunity to see wonderful treasures as well as to consider the importance … Continue reading Visit to Masterpiece Art Fair (London)