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Regency Hot Spots: The Shakespeare Gallery

By Anne | July 22, 2021 - 6:39 am |August 10, 2021 Regency Hot Spots

Initiated in November 1786, the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery at 52 Pall Mall was the brain child of engraver and publisher John Boydell who, hoping to Continue →

Regency Culture and Society: Eminent Painters

By Anne | October 12, 2018 - 7:10 am |October 24, 2018 Regency Culture and Society

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This list of painters appeared in the 1820 Picture of London. Its a useful list for researchers interested in who was painting portraits at the Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Wigley’s Royal Promenade Rooms

By Anne | November 10, 2017 - 8:00 am |December 8, 2017 Regency Hot Spots

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The Picture of London, for 1804, Etc The Picture of London for 1820 Wigley’s Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Private Art Collections

By Anne | July 24, 2017 - 7:57 am |August 3, 2017 Regency Hot Spots

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The private art collection is a distinguishing feature of the wealthy (for a modern update to some of the Duke of Bridgewater’s collection, see this Continue →