Supporters Newsletter Autumn 2020
The Autumn 2020 Newsletter has been published and can be viewed here
Thomas Lawrence: Coming of Age
9 January to 3 May 2021 When he arrived in Bath in 1780, aged just eleven, Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was already being hailed as a prodigy in the mould of…
Canaletto Painting Venice
22 January – 5 September 2021 In 2021, the Holburne Museum in Bath will present the most important set of paintings of Venice by Canaletto (1697 – 1768), which will…
The Eyes Have It
Eye Smile at the Holburne https://www.holburne.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Eye_Smile_at_the_Holburne_Low_res.mp4
Family Letter
Letter from Frank Holburne to Catherine Cussans November 3rd, 1804 This is a letter from Sir Thomas William Holburne’s older brother Frank to their wealthy aunt Catherine Cussans, who was…
Gemstone Ring
Ring with intaglio: Ulysses shooting at Scylla Italian (Rome), early nineteenth century Carnelian, gold Gems and precious materials carved in relief are known as cameos and intaglios. They are the…
Erard Harp
Single-action harp Sebastien Erard (1752–1831) Japanned and gilded wood, 1802 Music played an important role in the eighteenth century, both in public settings and in domestic contexts. Musical accomplishment was…
Skeleton Clock
Skeleton Clock English, signed by Thompson and Warren, Bath Brass and steel on a marble base, 1829–30 The pursuit of accurate timekeeping has been one of the greatest driving forces…
The Witcombe Cabinet
The Witcombe Cabinet English Japanned and silvered wood, about 1697 203 x 120 x 60 cm Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Holburne…
National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship
Artist Nalini Malani is to receive the first Contemporary Fellowship awarded by the National Gallery, and supported by Art Fund. The new National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund is…
Embroidered Trouser Panel
Trouser panel Iran Embroidery in silk and wool, 19th century Given by Miss E.G. Tanner in 1928 Ellen Georgiana Tanner (1874–1937) was among the first British women to travel solo…
Laurence Hyde by Willem Wissing
Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester Willem Wissing (about 1656–1687) Oil on canvas, about 1685 The artist William Wissing was born in Amsterdam and studied under Willem Doudyns (1630–1697) at The…