Tuesday 6 July 2021
Lecture at 8pm
The English Face Unmask’d – 500 Years of Portraiture, Materials and Techniques
Speaker: Sarah Cove
This title relates to the catalogue for The Suffolk Collection at Kenwood House in Hampstead which houses the most well-known group of portraits by Jacobean court painter William Larkin (active 1609-19) alongside notable examples of English portraits from the 16th-19th centuries.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Lecture at 8pm
The British Stable: An Architectural & Art Historical Survey
Speaker: Christopher Garibaldi
In so many country houses open to the public both stables and carriage houses have been converted into either the restaurant or gift shop. This lecture looks at the architectural history of the British stable from the late medieval period to the end of the 19th century.
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Lecture at 8pm
Music in Art
Speaker: Sophie Matthews
Tuesday 5 October 2021
Lecture at 8pm
Double Dutch: The Secret Language of Dutch Still Life Paintings
Speaker: Lynne Gibson
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Lecture at 8pm
A Paradise Garden: The Arts of Medieval Natural Symbols
Speaker: Jonathan Foyle
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Lecture at 8pm
A Brief Story of Wine
Speaker: David Wright
Tuesday 1 February 2022
Lecture at 8pm
Rituals and Riches: The History of the Southern Indian Temple
Speaker: Georgina Bexon
Tuesday 1 March 2022
Lecture at 8pm
Industrialism and Revival: How It Changed the World of Architechture
Speaker: John Sherlock
Tuesday 5 April 2022
Lecture at 8pm
The Macclesfield Psalter: Piety and Humour in 14th Century England
Speaker: Sally Dormer
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Lecture at 8pm
First Catch a Squirrel: Historical Materials and Techniques of Painting in the 15th and 16th Centuries
Speaker: Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe
Tuesday 7 June 2022
Lecture at 8pm
Denys Ladun and The National Theatre: Architectural Masterpiece or was Prince Charles right after all?
Speaker: Alan Read
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Lecture at 8pm
Samuel Courtauld: A Vision For Impressionism
Speaker: Natalia Murray
Tuesday 2 August 2022
Lecture at 8pm
The Glasgow Boys, the Glasgow Girls, the Scottish Colourists, and the French Connection
Speaker: Henry Fletcher
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Lecture at 8pm
The History of the City of London as told through Stained Glass
Speaker: Anna Warrillow
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Lecture at 8pm
A Bit of a Carry On – The remarkable story of “Carry On” actor Peter Butterworth and his wife Janet Brown, Britain’s first female TV impressionist, best known for her impression of Mrs Thatcher.
Speaker: Tyler Butterworth
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Lecture at 8pm
Raphael: A Master in the Making
Speaker: Siân Walters
Siân was not able to give the lecture because of illness. We are very grateful to Catherine Parry-Wingfield who stepped in on the day to give a lecture on the Venetian artist Giovanni Tiepolo (1694-1770).
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Lecture at 8pm
She Loves You: The Music of the Sixties (1960-64)
Speaker: Steve King