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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161122T140000
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URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/visit-art-collections-royal-holloway-
 university-london/
SUMMARY:Visit to the Art Collections\, Royal Holloway\, University of Londo
 n [Event Ref. TG2v/RYLH]
DESCRIPTION:Twitter: @cpd25_M25 #cpd25\n\nYour visit to the Art Collections
  at Royal Holloway\, University of London will begin in what is known as t
 he Victorian Corridor where you can view four impressive copies of Italian
  Renaissance paintings by the artist\, connoisseur\, critic and Suffragist
 \, Christiana Herringham (1852–1929). The Picture Gallery itself mainly 
 comprises paintings purchased by Royal Holloway’s founder Thomas Hollowa
 y (1880-1883). In 1881 at the age of 81 he embarked on a two-year project 
 to buy an art collection for his new college for women using the fortune h
 e had amassed from manufacturing and selling his ‘cure-all’ pills and 
 ointments. Amongst his most notable purchases are Man proposes\, God dispo
 ses by Sir Edwin. H. Landseer\, The Railway Station by William Powell Frit
 h and The Princes in the Tower by Sir John Everett Millais. Remember to le
 ave a little time to enjoy the sculptures in the North Quad\, these includ
 e a depiction of the ancient Greek poet Erinna by Henry Stormonth Leifchil
 d (1860) and Queen Victoria executed by the naval officer turned sculptor\
 , Count Gleichen\, in about 1883.\n\nThe tour will be led by the Curator\,
  Harriet O’Neill\, and will include information on the history of the Ar
 t Collections as well as current conservation projects.\n\nInformation for
  attendees\n\nPlease meet beside the statue of Queen Victoria in the North
  Quad of the Founder's Building.\n\nYou will find information on getting t
 o the Egham Campus here\;\n\nhttps://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/aboutus/ourca
 mpus/location/home.aspx\n\nPlease note that there are limited places avail
 able for this visit. To reserve a space please use our online booking fo
 rm.\n\nIf\, subsequent to booking a place on a cpd25 visit\, you find that
  you are unable to attend\, we ask that you let us know this as soon as po
 ssible. Cancellations received less than one week before the event will be
  charged a £15 cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the d
 ay\, £25 will be charged. \n\n&nbsp\;
CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events,cpd25 Visits
LOCATION:Royal Holloway\, University of London\, Egham Hill\, Egham\, Surre
 y\, TW20 0EX\, United Kingdom
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