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THE ART OF BEEFING IT UP

A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE ON HOW PAINTINGS AND PRINTS OF FARM LIVESTOCK ART FUNCTIONED DURING THE LATE-18TH AND EARLY-19TH CENTURIES
June 19, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

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Date:
June 19, 2017
Time:
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Cost:
£16.30
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Venue

The Museum of English Rural Life
The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX United Kingdom
Image of bull for Beefing It Up conference at the Museum of English Rural Life

PROGRAMME

  • 9.30 Registration and Coffee
  • 9.45 Dr Ollie Douglas – Fat Beasts at the Museum of English Rural Life
  • 10.00 Hilary Matthews – The Woburn Sheepshearing
  • 10.45 Professor Lawrence Weaver – The Iconic Paintings of Thomas Weaver
  • 11.30 Break for coffee
  • 11.45 Visit to see relevant paintings, prints, artefacts and archives in the Museum
  • 13.00 Break for buffet lunch
  • 14.00 Alison Wright – Paul Potter on the Thames: Landscape and cattle painting in early-19th century Britain
  • 14.45 Pat Stanley – The Bakewell Effect
  • 15.30 Panel discussion chaired by Dr Jeremy Burchardt
  • 16.00 Tea and departure

Cost includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Special dietary and access requirements can be indicated on the Eventbrite booking.