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Royal Academy of Arts [ Institutions ]

… Abstract The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, was an example of restricted professional and cultural sociability. The statutes limited the … of good behaviour to ensure that politeness prevailed within the institution. Social connections, exclusively between artists and aristocratic amateurs, were forged during the annual banquet. The exhibition held at Somerset House from 1780 … because of its inner conflicts, the Academy was criticized for its anti-sociability. Places > Institutions Keywords Artistic sociability Anti-sociability Visual sociability Dining Exhibition Somerset House The Royal Academy of Arts, was …

Collections [ Furniture & Interior decoration / Art & Luxury ]

… d’identifier les co nditions ayant contribué au développement des collections de spécimens, d’objets et d’œuvres d’art en Grande-Bretagne au XVIII e siècle. Impliquant des collectionneurs, des amateurs d’art, des marchands, des amateurs et des hommes de science, la notion de collection s’est progressivement développée autour des cabinets de curiosité, des demeures aristocratiques et des galeries, favorisant le partage d’expériences esthétiques et l’avancée des connaissances, tout en suscitant de nouvelles activités de sociabilité. …

James Byres [ Travel ]

… for over thirty years, at a time when the Grand Tour reached its height of popularity. Working as a guide, antiquarian, art dealer and architect, Byres rapidly became a key player in Rome’s artistic, cultural and social life. Thanks to his various professional activities, he was a central figure in the social practices of the British Grand Tourists and artists who visited Rome.   People > Travel Keywords Grand Tour Italy Education Art networks Jacobitism The Scotsman …

Auction houses [ Trade ]

… on complementary roles as exhibition venues. Crucially, these urban landmarks enabled a social and visible valuation of artefacts. Behind the scenes, auctioneers offered services that professionalized the art market (as brokers, appraisers and upholsterers). As commerce evolved from an early modern market based on reputation … and dealers) both in the city and internationally, and becoming a hub of connoisseurial debate. Places > Trade Keywords Art market commerce collecting catalogue Coffeehouse Exhibitions Royal Exchange Covent Garden Pall Mall Auction sales …

John Ramsay (and his Italian diary) [ Travel / Art and Literature / Diaries & Letters ]

… busy social life and shared his experience of practices of sociability in Italian cities. Being the son of a renowned artist, he was invited to attend many concerts, plays and conversazioni where he met a great number of people including artists, Grand Tourists, ambassadors and even the King of Sweden. People > Travel People > Art and Literature Objects > Diaries & Letters Keywords Diaries Grand Tour Education Formation Italy Cosmopolitanism …