Learn about the 19th-century art world and discover how reputations were won and lost in the influential Paris Salon. Focussing particularly on artists featured in the Wallace Collection including Eugène Delacroix, Horace Vernet, Richard Parkes Bonington, Paul Delaroche and Ernest Meissonier, we’ll explore how they competed for the attention of both the public and critics. Equivalent to London’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, we’ll consider how the Salon was by far the most important display of contemporary French art. Too often dismissed as a respectable and conservative backdrop to the work of the avant-garde, we’ll also see why it was in fact a dynamic and unpredictable marketplace. 

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Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.  

Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.   

Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.