As British wealth grew rapidly during the 18th century, there was a resurgence in the demand for painted portraits. A new class of rich merchants emerged alongside a new generation of British-trained artists. Thanks to an art academy run by William Hogarth at the beginning of the 18th century and the later establishment of Royal Academy of Arts (headed by Sir Joshua Reynolds), a new distinctively British genre unfolded.
This talk does not require any previous knowledge and serves as an introduction to 18th-century British portrait painting.
This lecture will last an hour. Tickets are available to watch the lecture either ONLINE or IN-PERSON at the Foundling Museum; in-person tickets include Museum entry. The online recording will be available to watch for 1 month.
Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff completed her BA and MA in Art History, majoring in art from the 17th century Dutch Baroque, at the Courtauld Institute of Arts in London. She started as a College Lecturer, but soon after set up her own company, Art Historical London, offering art history lectures, museum visits, courses, tours, travel and events from Amsterdam, London and New York, and since 2020 online. Mariska is fully PTLLS accredited in the UK to teach those over 16 and lectures for NAFDAS, the New York Adventure Club, at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. She has been a visiting lecturer for the London Art History Society, Orleans House Gallery, friends of the Putney School of Art, The Law Society Art Group, and many more.
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