In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) 24 March – 24 July 2022 A survey of the architecture of Florence, richly illustrated by Ferdinando Ruggeri (1722) –recently ‘returned home’ to Strawberry Hill House - inspires third In Focus display The New Year sees Strawberry Hill House taking visitors … Continue reading REMINDER: In Focus – The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022) #2
In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022)
In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) 24 March – 24 July 2022 A survey of the architecture of Florence, richly illustrated by Ferdinando Ruggeri (1722) –recently ‘returned home’ to Strawberry Hill House - inspires third In Focus display The New Year sees Strawberry Hill House taking visitors … Continue reading In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022)
Call for Papers: Close Encounters – Cross-Cultural Exchange between the Low Countries and Britain 1500-1800 (The Hague, 22 September 2022)
Call for Papers: Close Encounters – Cross-Cultural Exchange between the Low Countries and Britain 1500-1800 (The Hague, 22 September 2022) On 22 September 2022, a symposium at the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History will mark the launch of the heavily annotated and illustrated digital English language version of Horst Gerson’s chapter on ‘England’ … Continue reading Call for Papers: Close Encounters – Cross-Cultural Exchange between the Low Countries and Britain 1500-1800 (The Hague, 22 September 2022)
Seminar for Collecting and Display: Lady Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (11 October 2021, 6pm BST)
The Seminar for Collecting and Display will hold its next seminar on Monday, 11th October, at 6 p.m. by zoom “I find so much to do about the house” - Lady Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott née Thynne (1811-1895) and her instrumental role in the reconstruction of Montagu House, a Victorian London Town House (1863–1939) … Continue reading Seminar for Collecting and Display: Lady Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (11 October 2021, 6pm BST)
CFP: Maintaining the Presence of the Prince (Versailles, 15-17 Sep 21)
Versailles, September 15 - 17, 2021 Deadline: Nov 23, 2020 Whereas the design and construction of court architecture and royal sites has a long and extensive historiography, the way these royal sites were maintained has rarely been a subject of study in itself. Yet, the upkeep of royal sites was of great consequence, and knew its own … Continue reading CFP: Maintaining the Presence of the Prince (Versailles, 15-17 Sep 21)