@UBPnetwork

'Understanding British Portraits' is an active professional network for curators, scholars, collections-based learning colleagues and conservators.

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.@sheffielduni and @NPGLondon are inviting applications for a @WRoCAH funded Collaborative Doctoral Award on the subject of The Female Miniaturist 1680-1840: Recovering Lives, Practices and Representations. Deadline is 5 March 2025; further details here: bit.ly/3CLiGQD
Portrait of Mary Ann Flaxman, attributed to Mary Ann Flaxman. Watercolour on ivory, circa 1820. 2 3/4 in. x 2 1/8 in. (70 mm x 54 mm) oval. National Portrait Gallery, purchased 1913. NPG 1715.

ALT Portrait of Mary Ann Flaxman, attributed to Mary Ann Flaxman. Watercolour on ivory, circa 1820. 2 3/4 in. x 2 1/8 in. (70 mm x 54 mm) oval. National Portrait Gallery, purchased 1913. NPG 1715.

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This is an absolutely fascinating new resource and we're so proud to have been able to support Rebecca's research. The Research Spotlight brings together paintings, photography, sketches, letters and official documents to shine a light on a compelling and underappreciated artist.
Leeds Lib Galleries@LULGalleries1 Jun 2024
Our very own Rebecca Wade, has been hard at work as an @UBPnetwork Fellow. Her work has been focussed on this 1861 portrait of the politician Richard Cobden by the artist Emma Aloysia Novello. Read more: bit.ly/3R65z0f
A traditional waist up portrait of politician Richard Cobden by the artist Emma Aloysia Novello. Richard is a middle aged white man with long side burns. He is staring off to the left, and is wearing a three piece suit.

ALT A traditional waist up portrait of politician Richard Cobden by the artist Emma Aloysia Novello. Richard is a middle aged white man with long side burns. He is staring off to the left, and is wearing a three piece suit.

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RCP museum@RCPmuseum3 May 2024
Nobel winners, inspiring women, the pompous, the vain & a reluctant revolutionary - @RCPhysicians art collection has it all. Not to mention artists like Johan Zoffany, Mary Beale & Sir Thomas Lawrence. Explore with a special portrait tour, 22 May: tinyurl.com/5h2uxwp7 @artfund
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CfP: 'The British Empire in the Art Gallery: Discourses, Practices, Publics' 📌@NPGLondon 27 Sept 2024 Deadline: 31 May Join us to critically discuss the empire and the art gallery. Organised by @sean_cham_ and I with @MuseumsBirkbeck. See: tinyurl.com/beagworkshop Pls share!
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Gawthorpe Hall@NTGawthorpe27 Apr 2024
Fantastic opportunity to study 17th century textiles and paintings in east Lancashire, with @RBKS_Textiles and @LancsMuseums in Gawthorpe Hall.
British Portraits@UBPnetwork26 Apr 2024
Register now for our visit to Gawthorpe Hall and Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, organised in collaboration with @DATSnetwork, taking place on Tuesday 14 May. The event will explore connections between 17th-century portraits, dress & textiles. Details here: bit.ly/4df4AUU
James Harrington by Unknown artist. Oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1635. NPG 513 ©National Portrait Gallery

ALT James Harrington by Unknown artist. Oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1635. NPG 513 ©National Portrait Gallery

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Register now for our visit to Gawthorpe Hall and Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, organised in collaboration with @DATSnetwork, taking place on Tuesday 14 May. The event will explore connections between 17th-century portraits, dress & textiles. Details here: bit.ly/4df4AUU
James Harrington by Unknown artist. Oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1635. NPG 513 ©National Portrait Gallery

ALT James Harrington by Unknown artist. Oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1635. NPG 513 ©National Portrait Gallery

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Lancashire Museums@LancsMuseums12 Apr 2024
Really excited to be hosting @UBPnetwork at #GawthorpeHall on 14 May alongside the Textile Collection. Come and see some fantastic textiles and paintings, more details below.
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Recent coverage of one of our current Understanding British Portraits Fellows' research projects: really proud to be able to support Kate and her investigation into this important artwork.
BBC North West
@BBCNWT21 Mar 2024
A museum is appealing for information on the subject of a beguiling Victorian era painting known as The Black Boy, who may have lived in Liverpool bbc.in/43uV4IF

'Black Boy' portrait: Appeal for clues in 200-year mystery

A museum is hoping to find vital clues about the identity of the child in the beguiling portrait.

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Also in the @guardian: theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Liverpool museum appeals for information on subject of The Black Boy

Sitter for William Lindsay Windus’s painting is rumoured to have stowed away on ship, possibly to escape slavery in US

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CfP: The Association of Dress Historians @dresshistorians are welcoming submissions for presentations on the theme of Dress & Painting: Clothing and Textiles in Art, for their International Conference taking place @NPGLondon 7-8 October 2024. Details here: britishportraits.org.uk/blog…
Isabella, or Young Woman with a Fan, by Simon Maris, c. 1906. In the Rijksmuseum collection: A. van Wezel Bequest, Amsterdam.

ALT Isabella, or Young Woman with a Fan, by Simon Maris, c. 1906. In the Rijksmuseum collection: A. van Wezel Bequest, Amsterdam.

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At Charleston today: this 1931 series of 48 plates painted by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant showcases the portraits of great women from history, commissioned by @NationalGallery Director, Kenneth Clark. @CharlestonTrust
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Really excited about the forthcoming Holbein at the Tudor Court exhibition opening @RCT on 10 November. A sneak peek features in today’s @Guardian: theguardian.com/artanddesign… #HolbeinExhibition

‘Some of the most startling portraits in existence’: Hans Holbein’s mini masterpieces

The great Renaissance artist exploded into England on the run from anti-art crusaders – and his spellbinding portraits of 16th-century grandees are going on display at last

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It was great to have you there and thank you for such insightful contributions! 😊
George@walshamboy24 Oct 2023
Great Understanding British Portraits seminar at @NPGLondon today @UBPnetwork I even asked a question on a microphone!
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Emma Shepley@Emma_Shepley24 Oct 2023
Replying to @BruceHistorian @UBPnetwork @NPGLondon
Great talk - so fascinating to know more about Henry Room & his @RCPmuseum medical portraits – at Merton, London
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Oliver McCall@OliMcCall23 Oct 2023
Looking forward to being back at @NPGLondon tomorrow to chair the @UBPnetwork annual seminar. Lots of great speakers on the bill and sure to be interesting conversations. More info here: britishportraits.org.uk/even… – at London, England
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Bruce E. Baker@BruceHistorian23 Oct 2023
I'm excited to be moving in a new (to me) direction with a talk at the @NPGLondon tomorrow for the @UBPnetwork Annual Seminar about Henry Room (1803-1850), who painted a lot of Nonconformist ministers & missionaries, like Rev. John Angell James of Birmingham.
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Oliver McCall@OliMcCall24 Oct 2023
Delighted to be at the NPG today to chair the Understanding British Portraits @UBPnetwork research network annual seminar. Looking forward to hearing about some recent groundbreaking exhibitions and lots of interesting discussion. – at London, England
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Come and hear Lauren's paper as part of a fascinating programme exploring new portrait-related research and museum projects. Open to everyone in the museum/heritage/arts/academic sectors. Further info and booking here: britishportraits.org.uk/even…
Dr. Lauren Brown@LaurenBroon18 Oct 2023
I am co-presenting a paper at this @NPGLondon event discussing the findings of my @SWWDTP funded research placement with the @NTKingstonLacy. I will be highlighting some of Kingston Lacy's colonial connections and legacies, so apply for your ticket if you're interested!
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Join us next week @NPGLondon for the UBP Annual Seminar: our platform for the museum/heritage/arts/academic sectors to share new work: portrait-focused research, conservation, audience engagement, co-production & interpretation. Details and booking here: britishportraits.org.uk/even…
Images, clockwise from top left: George Romney (1734-1802), Frances Woodley, Mrs Henry Bankes the younger. Image courtesy of Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset © National Trust Images © National Trust Collections; Installation shot from Permissible Beauty at Hampton Court Palace; Attributed to Sarah Biffin (Beffin) (1784-1850), Sarah Biffin (Beffin), c. 1825 © National Portrait Gallery. Full catalogue entry here; New displays at the National Portrait Gallery, London, including Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai), c. 1776. © National Portrait Gallery and J. Paul Getty Trust.

ALT Images, clockwise from top left: George Romney (1734-1802), Frances Woodley, Mrs Henry Bankes the younger. Image courtesy of Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset © National Trust Images © National Trust Collections; Installation shot from Permissible Beauty at Hampton Court Palace; Attributed to Sarah Biffin (Beffin) (1784-1850), Sarah Biffin (Beffin), c. 1825 © National Portrait Gallery. Full catalogue entry here; New displays at the National Portrait Gallery, London, including Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai), c. 1776. © National Portrait Gallery and J. Paul Getty Trust.

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We're delighted to share a new series of short films produced by Robert Meakings, Collections & House Officer @NTKillerton as part of the UBP Fellowship-supported research project: Portraits, Patronage & Politics: The Aclands in Oil. Watch the films here: britishportraits.org.uk/reso…
Sir Joshua Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Oil on canvas, circa 1747-1749. NPG 41 © National Portrait Gallery, London

ALT Sir Joshua Reynolds by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Oil on canvas, circa 1747-1749. NPG 41 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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