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August’s almanac - The August Alliance between the Houses of Bourbon and Austria, 1771
Tue 1 Aug 2017
This almanac celebrates the marriage of the future Louis XVI and the archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria.
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Art & architecture Rothschild Foundation
From The Met to Waddesdon
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Thomas P Campbell is announced as the second Getty/Rothschild Fellow. Art Historian and former Director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will divide his time between the Getty Research Instit…
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Archive Art & architecture Rothschild family
Lost and found: collecting receipts
Fri 21 Jul 2017
For many of the objects in the collection at Waddesdon we do not have any record of their purchase. This means that in order to research their history and ownership we need to look at records held out…
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Art & architecture Gardens Rothschild family
Mapping the land
Thu 13 Jul 2017
They may not immediately seem the most exciting documents we have in the archive but I have found myself using our title deeds, leases and conveyances frequently over the last few months.
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
July's almanac - The August Portraits of the First Born Sons of our King, 1734
Tue 4 Jul 2017
In July's almanac, Minerva, goddess of wisdom, presents the young Louis, Dauphin of France (heir to the French throne) to his seated parents, Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska.
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Art & architecture Rothschild family
Beautiful and fantastic: Three Rothschild women as collectors
Fri 23 Jun 2017
It is often said that women’s history is overlooked, but here at Waddesdon, the very survival of the house and its contents is in part thanks to the role played by three significant Rothschild women…
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