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BRITISH MURAL PAINTING

Research, resources, news, events and publications on

Welcome

"The Rooffe...was well painted ... but they are soe Lofty its enough to Breake ones neck to Looke on them"

Celia Fiennes on the murals at Windsor Castle, 1698

The British Murals Network is a group of academics, museum and heritage professionals with a research interest in mural painting. We focus, in particular, on the period 1600-1750, which saw the greatest number of murals being commissioned in British palaces and country houses, by artists including Antonio Verrio, Louis Chéron, Louis Laguerre, Gerard Lanscroon and Sir James Thornhill.

We act as a research hub, publishing news of relevant seminars and conferences, and offering researchers a chance to ask questions and posit new ideas. We also organise visits and workshops to discuss the history, meaning, preservation and interpretation of murals, aiming to increase scholarly understanding and popular awareness of this traditionally neglected genre in British art.

MORE ABOUT US

Who we are and what we do.


Our ambitions and future plans for the website and for British murals research.

RESEARCH & RESOURCES

 Notes and queries about mural schemes around the UK, with listings and links to published research.
Also a place for researchers to post information about their latest work.

NEWS &
EVENTS

Information about past and future events of our group.
As well as the latest news about relevant seminars and conferences happening around the world.

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