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Rebecca Lyons, Director of Collections and Learning at
the Royal Academy of Arts: “We are delighted to bring this
display of works by contemporary Royal Academicians and
from the RA Collections to Petworth. Sir Joshua Reynolds advocated for art and art education, while also constantly looking
and learning from the artists around him, both historic and
contemporary. It is this spirit of exploration and enquiry that
we bring to the beautiful location of Petworth, a place with
strong links to the RA, both past and present.”
‘Colour’ theme Drawing from Petworth’s famous art
collection and celebrating nature’s changing colours in
Petworth Park and the Pleasure Garden there will be new
ways to experience the property and create moments of
joy, curiosity, and inspiration.
The exhibition forms part of a wider programme at
Petworth House and across the National Trust celebrating
the legacy of Joshua Reynolds in the 300th anniversary
year of his birth. Visitors to Petworth, which houses one
of the National Trust’s finest art collections, can explore
some of the twelve paintings by Reynolds in its care, and
learn about recent Reynolds conservation projects.
National Trust Curator, Rebecca Wallis: ‘’We are delighted
to be working with the Royal Academy to host this exhibition.
George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont and Petworth’s great
art collector, was sketched by Reynolds in the 1760s and ‘70s,
who is thought to have visited Petworth in 1789. The 3rd Earl
was actively involved, as a patron and collector, with the RA
and his collection includes significant artworks by Reynolds
and other Royal Academicians, such as J.M. W. Turner, John
Flaxman and Angelika Kauffmann.’’
2023 is also a celebration of colour at Petworth, with a full
programme of activities and events under an overarching
Above, Studio Experiments in Colour and Media by Joshua
Reynolds, P.R.A. ©Royal Academy of Arts, London;
photographer Prudence Cuming
Above, Winter Light, Lammermoor by Barbara Rae, R.A. ©Royal Academy of Arts, London; photographer John Hammond.
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