'A desire for the National Good’: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks and the curatorship of Renaissance decorative art in Britain, 1840–1900
The figure of Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826–1897) looms large in histories of nineteenth century museum practice. His long career at the British Museum oversaw the dramatic expansion of the Museum collections, fuelled by his ambitious acquisition strategy and ability to attract major gifts and beq...
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Department of Art History, University of Birmingham
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Art Historiography |
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| Online Access: | https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/donnelly.pdf |