May Smart Talk
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!
Topic: 'Robert Dudley and Nicholas Hilliard'
This fascinating illustrated talk by Art Historian, Dr Elizabeth Goldring reveals another side to the Lord Leycester’s founder, Robert Dudley: his patronage of Nicholas Hilliard, Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite portraitist and one of the greatest miniature painters of all time.
Dr Elizabeth Goldring is an Honorary Reader at the University of Warwick, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is the author of several books, including “Nicholas Hilliard: Life of an Artist” (2019) and “Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and the World of Elizabethan Art” (2014).
Date/Time: Thursday 15th May | 6pm - 8pm (Doors open at 5:45)
Tickets: £30.00 per head
Includes: Presentation, a light supper (Mixed Vegetable Curry), first drink.
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*Please be advised that we are no longer taking reservations for Smart Talk events and tickets must be bought in advance.
Event organiser is The Lord Leycester.
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