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J. Thornhill, Painter and Decorator
Join us in the Painted Hall for our final Autumn lecture on Baroque murals in Britain.
James Thornhill’s artistic success brought fame and fortune in his lifetime, but his professional career began in the relatively humble surroundings of the Painter-Stainers’ hall in the City of London, in the company of other English tradesmen who typically specialised in heraldry, leather gilding, or everyday “house painting”. Fortuitously, as a young apprentice to the house painter Thomas Highmore, Thornh
James Thornhill’s artistic success brought fame and fortune in his lifetime, but his professional career began in the relatively humble surroundings of the Painter-Stainers’ hall in the City of London, in the company of other English tradesmen who typically specialised in heraldry, leather gilding, or everyday “house painting”. Fortuitously, as a young apprentice to the house painter Thomas Highmore, Thornh
18:30-20:00
£15, £12 concessions (students, seniors (60+), unemployed).
Ticket price includes a glass of wine.
£15, £12 concessions (students, seniors (60+), unemployed).
Ticket price includes a glass of wine.
The Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9NN
Tue 5 Dec 2017
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