These Special Event sessions, held in our usual monthly lecture meeting venue, start at 1.0 pm, and end about 3.30 pm.

Part One 1860-1904: Sickert's early life, family history and origins in Germany. Meeting Whistler and his introduction to the world of painting. Early travels to Paris and meeting Degas. Early success as a painter of the London music hall. Urban landscapes in Dieppe and Venice.

Part Two 1905-1942: Return to London. The controversial Camden Town Murder series and links to Jack the Ripper. Sickert becomes one of the leading figures in British art. Friendships with Lord Beaverbrook and the Churchills. The later experimental works using mass-produced popular imagery.

Steven Barrett

Steven has a BA(Hons) in Fine Art, and MA in History of Art. He is a lecturer at the National Gallery since 2004 and is a regular museum guide for U3A.

NOTE - The cost for each study afternoon is £20 and can be paid either before our regular monthly lecture meetings as cash (no cheques please, as we are charged by our bank per cheque if used), or by bank transfer. For bank transfer please enter as reference your surname and either 'BOTH' or the date of the event,  e.g.'26.01.26 SURNAME'

(The Bank sort code and account number remain the same as for our previous NKDFAS account and will probably have been saved by your bank if you have paid by transfer in the past)

Today we examined first the Wallace Collection which is housed in Hertford House, London (see photo). The collection was amassed by the Marquess of Hertford, his natural son Richard Wallace and his French wife, Lady Wallace, who on her death in 1897 bequeathed the collection to the nation.

After the interval we examined the Frick Collection, New York, which is one of the finest-quality museums in the world and is set within an outstanding mansion in Manhattan. It is a testament to the taste of its founder, the steel magnate, Henry Clay Frick. 

Both collections contain stunning examples of fine French furniture, porcelain and European paintings by Titian, Rubens, Van Dyke and many others. The lectures also showed their links with Knole.

Hilary Williams

Hilary lectures for the British Museum and Wallace Collection. As well as having a vast experience of lecturing and guiding art interest tours in Europe and USA, she is a specialist in 17th century art and has published on Rembrandt.