A la Ronde Symposium - 'The Architectural Patronage of Mrs Montagu, Queen of the Bluestockings'
- Published:
- 10 December 2024
On 11th July 2024 we held our Symposium, entitled ‘Female Craft and Design in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries’. Held at Reed Hall, University of Exeter, we invited a wide range of people to share stories about A la Ronde and how it connects to the wider world. This paper 'The Architectural Patronage of Mrs Montagu, Queen of the Bluestockings' was presented by Dr Rosemary Baird Andreae, as part of the panel 'Female-Designed and Commissioned Domestic Spaces'.
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The Architectural Patronage of Mrs Montagu, Queen of the Bluestockings
Dr Rosemary Baird Andreae presents her paper 'The Architectural Patronage of Mrs Montagu, Queen of the Bluestockings' at the A la Ronde symposium 2024.
Biography: Dr Rosemary Baird Andreae
Dr Rosemary Baird Andreae was Curator of the Goodwood Collection (1996-2009) and is a lecturer with extensive knowledge of cultural heritage and art and architectural patronage. She was formerly a Sotheby’s research consultant in the Dept of British Paintings.
Her first book Mistress of the House: Great Ladies and Grand Houses 1670-1830 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003) focused on women as patrons of architecture and art. It includes extensive research on Mrs Montagu, her houses and art patronage.
Rosemary Baird Andreae has also written two further books: Goodwood: Art and Architecture, Sport and Family (Frances Lincoln, 2007) and Huguenots, Apothecaries, Gardeners and Squires: The Garniers of Rookesbury, Hampshire (Short Run Press, Exeter, 2021).
The Compendium
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The Symposium
On 11th July 2024, A la Ronde hosted its first academic conference, ‘The Symposium: Female Craft and Design in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries’. Learn more about the day here.
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