The Sutton Lecture 2024: The evolution of the gallery in palace, town and country house, by David Adshead
Wednesday 23rd October, 6pm lecture, followed by drinks reception
Paintings and sculpture are integral to the decorative schemes of the English country house. They are indicators of taste, connoisseurship and education. In this fascinating lecture renowned historian, David Adshead, will explore how the art gallery has evolved within such historic homes. He will take us on a journey charting how these spaces have transformed and adapted over successive generations - as locations for entertainment, as spaces of leisure and as the embodiment of their owners’ social status.
About the Speaker
David Adshead is the Director of The Georgian Group, and a director of the educational charity The Attingham Trust. He was formerly the Head Curator and Architectural Historian of the National Trust and is a past chairman of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. He has published widely on British architecture and historic houses and their collections. Books include: Wimpole: Architectural Drawings and Topographical Views (2007), and Hardwick Hall: A Great Old Castle of Romance, co-edited with David Taylor (2016).
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Wednesday 23rd October, 6pm lecture, followed by drinks reception
Paintings and sculpture are integral to the decorative schemes of the English country house. They are indicators of taste, connoisseurship and education. In this fascinating lecture renowned historian, David Adshead, will explore how the art gallery has evolved within such historic homes. He will take us on a journey charting how these spaces have transformed and adapted over successive generations - as locations for entertainment, as spaces of leisure and as the embodiment of their owners’ social status.
About the Speaker
David Adshead is the Director of The Georgian Group, and a director of the educational charity The Attingham Trust. He was formerly the Head Curator and Architectural Historian of the National Trust and is a past chairman of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. He has published widely on British architecture and historic houses and their collections. Books include: Wimpole: Architectural Drawings and Topographical Views (2007), and Hardwick Hall: A Great Old Castle of Romance, co-edited with David Taylor (2016).
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