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What’s on: future Online courses

Our courses are designed to give members a chance to explore a wide range of new or familiar topics in the fields of art and architecture, at a level to suit their own expertise. Online courses consist of five weekly two-hour sessions, and are led by an acknowledged authority in the subject.

Courses are open to Society members only. Current fees are £99 for a five-week online course; it is not possible to pay for part of a course.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOKING CLOSES 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THE COURSE.

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A Golden Age of British Portraiture? The eighteenth century

  • Tue 20 February - Tue 19 March 2024
    2-4pm
  • Lecturer: Dr Prasannajit de Silva

This course will explore British portraiture across the eighteenth century, during which it remained the most persistently popular genre of art.  But why and how did it thrive?  And what forms did it take?

WAYS TO BOOK AND PAY FOR EVENTS

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If you require any further information you may call and leave a short message at tel: 0843 289 4663. Please state the event you enquiring about. (Calls cost 7p per minute plus any network access charge your phone company may levy)

Terms & Conditions

Applying for Courses and Study Events as a member of the Society;  cancelling an application (including cancellation fees, and circumstances under which we will give a full or partial refund); what happens if the Society cancels a Course or Study Event. Read full details here, or download a PDF of our Terms and Conditions.