Private Collecting, Exhibitions, and the Shaping of Art History in London: The Burlington Fine Arts Club

by Stacey J Pierson

The Burlington Fine Arts Club was founded in London in 1866 as a gentlemen's club with a singular remit - to exhibit members' art collections. Exhibitions were proposed, organized, and furnished by a group of prominent members of British society who included aristocrats, artists, bankers, politicians, and museum curators. Exhibitions at their grand house in Mayfair brought many private collections and collectors to light, using members' social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036733142X
• ISBN13: 9780367331429
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.5"