Lectures

York Georgian Society

Lecture Programme

2010–11

Saturday 9 October

From Lely to Lawrence: The Artist as Collector of Drawings

Crispian Riley-Smith, dealer in master drawings

Saturday 13 November

Dumfries House and its Furniture Collection

Charlotte Rostek, Curator, Dumfries House, Ayrshire

Saturday 4 December

The Abolition of Climbing Boys: Chimney Sweeps’ Apprentices in Georgian Britain

Niels van Manen, University of York, winner of the Patrick Nuttgens Award 2009

Saturday 8 January

Katterfelto: Showman, Scientist and Balloonist, or Charlatan, Magician and Quack?

David Paton-Williams, author of Katterfelto: Prince of Puff

Saturday 12 February (following the AGM)

Johan Zoffany: A German Artist in Georgian England

Dr Martin Postle, Assistant Director for Academic Activities, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London

Saturday 19 March (following presentation of the Patrick Nuttgens Award 2011)

The Lunar Society of Birmingham

Diana Perowne, guide-lecturer at Soho House, Birmingham

Time and Place

Lectures are at 2.30 pm.
(doors open at 2pm).

Please note the venue for 2010–11:
Dianne Willcocks Lecture Theatre (DG/017), De Grey Court, York St John University,
Lord Mayor’s Walk, York YO31 7EX.

De Grey Court is the new building on the corner of Lord Mayor’s Walk and Clarence Street.

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All are welcome.
Admission is free for members of the Society,
£5 per lecture for non-members.

Lecture Archive

To view the archive of our previous lecture programmes click here.

Header image credit: York Museums Trust (York Art Gallery)