7th February, 2014 / 11.00am - 4.00pm
3rd December, 2014
To many contemporary viewers this painting seems a strange choice for a women’s college. This talk explores why Thomas Holloway was so keen to buy the picture that broke the record for the highest sum ever paid at auction for a contemporary artist and sets the painting within the context of the 19th century struggle to improve the status of women and their education.
Click here or contact laura.macculloch@royalholloway.ac.uk for more information.
Dr @MarkGrayartfan asks where is knowledge exchange headed and reflects on the last years of policies around it. Read the blog here -> bit.ly/3zhQRuB