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William Blake [ Art and Literature ]
… Stothard (1755-1834) as well as the sculptor John Flaxman (1756-1826). Blake was an avid collector of prints; his early networks existed through print shops and auction rooms. On his father’s death in 1784, his older brother James took over … references are to volume one of Gilchrist’s biography. In the 1780s Blake developed his writing and, again, his social networks tie into his projects. Poetical Sketches (1783), a collection of juvenilia and only work to appear in … publishing schemes that involved collaborators from the London art world or investors that were part of the booksellers’ networks. He worked on a new edition of Edward Young’s Night Thoughts (1797), published by Richard Edwards, and Robert …
Art | Collecting | Commerce | Conversation | Correspondence | Exhibitions | Friendship | Patronage | Poetry | Salons
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Auction houses [ Trade ]
… of both taste and valuation. 1 As the century unfolded, the auctions sales relocated from the Royal Exchange and its networks of wharfs and warehouses to the artistic clusters of Soho and Covent Garden and later on flourished in the West … compulsory for entry. By the second half of the century, the most famous auction houses nestled comfortably in the networks of exclusive clubs, sought after entertainment venues and exhibitions rooms in Pall Mall and the West End . …
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Joseph Farington (and his diary) [ Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters / Communication ]
… it gives us a window onto late Georgian masculine sociability that is unrivaled for the period. Farington’s extensive networks were not inherited from his family but developed alongside his career in the art world. His father was a vicar …
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Musical evenings (Dr Burney's) [ Dance, Music & Songs / Sports & Leisure ]
Art | Audience | Bluestockings | Conversation | Music
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John Ramsay (and his Italian diary) [ Travel / Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters ]
… them to hold the rank of the function for which they were destined. These interactions also helped them develop their networks of relationships which would be useful for the career to which they aspired. Thanks to the notoriety of his …
Art | Cosmopolitanism | Diaries | Diplomacy | Education | Entertainement | Grand Tour | Italy
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