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Regency Women of Character: Mary Martha Pearson

By Anne | August 18, 2019 - 7:21 am |August 28, 2019 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Women of Character

Born Mary Martha Dutton, Mary Pearson would grow to be a renowned portrait painter whose work still hangs in many of the esteemed galleries 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: Mr. Sass’s Academy

By Anne | May 14, 2018 - 1:27 pm |November 11, 2021 Regency Hot Spots, Regency Men, Regency Pastimes

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New Picture of London (1830) Sass’s Academy, later Cary’s Academy, was a London art school that provided training for pupils wishing to enter the Royal 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 →