SPECIAL INTEREST DAY
£59.00 per person. Accommodation available from
FRENCH PAINTINGS
£85.50 based on a classic room including full
English breakfast. Supplements apply for upgraded
AT WADDESDON
rooms. Call 01296 651727 or email
Thursday 21 October five.arrows@nationaltrust.org.uk for reservations
10.30 - 4.00
and more information.
Although Ferdinand de Rothschild
bemoaned the difficulty of finding good
SPECIAL INTEREST DAY
French paintings to buy, Waddesdon
19TH CENTURY FURNITURE
contains some remarkable examples by
AT WADDESDON
some of the most famous names of the
Thursday 28 October
18th century, François Boucher, Jean-
10.30 - 4.00
Simèon Chardin, Jean-Honoré Fragonard,
Long overlooked in favour of the more
Nicolas Lancret and Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
famous 18th-century collections, a number
among them. Led by curator Juliet Carey
of recent discoveries have shone a new
this study day will consider technique and
light on the 19th century furniture at the
training, artists, patrons and collectors as
Manor. This study day, led by Associate
well as relationships between the French
Curator of Furniture Dr Ulrich Leben will
school and other paintings at Waddesdon.
examine a selection of furniture and
Attendees will have the chance to look
furnishings acquired by Ferdinand and Alice
closely at masterpieces usually difficult to
de Rothschild for their luxurious living
see on the public route.
rooms at the Manor. Amongst these are
£60.50, £55.00 NT members (includes coffee on
pieces made by the best workshops in
arrival two course set lunch with wine, tea and cake).
Paris and London.
£60.50, £55.00 NT members (includes coffee on
SEASONAL GAME DINNER
arrival two course set lunch with wine, tea and cake).
The Five Arrows Hotel
Friday 22nd October
THE HOUSE CLOSES FOR THE
7.30 for 8.00 start
MAIN SEASON
Aperitif and canapés on arrival three
Sunday 31 October
course dinner with wine.
01296 653226
.
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