Historian & Curator | Senior Lecturer @ediarthistory French & British Art History 1600-1900 |Director Global Premodern Art MSc |Ceramics & History of Collecting
London and Edinburgh
Joined November 2012
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Some excerpts from my piece in the current issue of BBC History Magazine on the stories that museums can & should tell with a focus on my new book & Charlotte Schreiber’s incredible collection of over 5,000 objects that are now spread across the V&A & the British Museum
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Tonight, the winner of the Wolfson History Prize will be announced. 99% sure it's not me. Currently channelling anxiety into ??? about what to wear.
I'm giving away 2 copies of my paperback. Repost & tell me yr answer to the quiz below for a chance to win:
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Turner’s sketchbook, the size of a small wallet, in the tremendous Turner Constable @tatebritain
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I look forward to reading this book but Andrew Graham-Dixon's 'discovery' is not new. Other art historians (incl Dr Judith Noorman) have argued that the daughter of Vermeer's patron was the real Girl with a Pearl Earring, as I found while researching MUSE
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10…
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Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth @carolineMcCaff gives the first in our autumn online lecture series on 21st October. 🧵
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Dr McCaffrey-Howarth’s long-awaited study of this great Victorian collector has just been published by Lund Humphries. lundhumphries.com/collection…...
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What can a dress tell us about politics 300 years ago? 🤔
In François-Hubert Drouais’ painting, ‘Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame’, we see a woman dressed in beautiful fabrics. But if we take a closer look at what she is wearing, there is more to the story than meets the eye.
Find out more with art historian Amber Butchart: bit.ly/42hrTd4
Earlier this week I celebrated the official launch of my new book with Lund Humphries at Bonhams auction house in Knightsbridge with a room bursting with excellent people & some wonderful ceramics on display lundhumphries.com/products/l…
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Look at this amazing line up of speakers for this year’s seminar series! Sign up to each seminar individually using the link in our bio - looking forward to seeing you there!
Delighted to be giving a lecture on my new book at the V&A Museum on 23rd October- it’s free and open to all vam.ac.uk/event/E7WLeVaq2z/l…
Really chuffed with this review for my new book theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/…
What a joy to be transported back to the 1930s last night at the #DowntonAbbey Premiere @UniversalPics @DowntonAbbey ✨ 🥂 ✨
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📢 It's that time of year again - we're so excited to share the #CfP for our 7th annual seminar series. We have expanded our date range and changed up the format! Please send an abstract + bio to [email protected] by 5 Sept. We look forward to hearing from you!
I'm giving a lecture about my new book at Bonhams in Edinburgh on 10 September. Places are very limited but if you are interested in attending let me know
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Every child deserves access to art history. So I loved visiting 'Workshop of the World' @ikongallery for this week's column. Young Birmingham artists have taken inspiration from the city's arts, crafts and famous fonts in an uplifting exhibition ✨️
ruthmillington.co.uk/worksho…
