Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Tuesday, 6 January 2026

The patronage of Queen Marie Antoinette


Artnet News has an interesting article linked to the current V&A exhibition Marie Antoinette Style which is running until March 22nd. 
 
The article looks at the Queen’s patronage of the arts
at Versailles, notably the Petit Trianon and Le Hameau, as well as artists and the world of fashion. It also looks at her charitable patronage, which was similar to that of her contemporaries as monarchs elsewhere in late eighteenth century Europe.

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