The Deepdene Trail invites you to attend two fascinating, evening talks at Fetcham Park House.
Introducing the intriguing story of Thomas Hope (1769 – 1831), bringing his personality and vision for design to life; these two talks are set in the magnificent Fetcham Park House, Fetcham and will be preceded by drinks in the Great Hall.
Born into
one of the richest banking dynasties in Europe ,
Thomas Hope used his great wealth to shape the arts in Regency England.
He amassed a remarkable art collection and installed it in the extraordinary
interior of his London town
house in Duchess Street and
country estate at Deepdene, Dorking. His interior decoration fostered
what became known as the Regency style: a fascinating amalgam of decorative
details, ornament and influences from Antiquity and British and Continental
European art, architecture and design.
Thomas Hope – His Life and
Collection by Philip Hewat-Jaboor
10th November
2017 6.30pm
Philip Hewat-Jaboor is an
independent art consultant advising private and institutional collectors on the
purchase or sale of works of art. Philip was the curator of the Thomas
Hope Regency Designer exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum . He has curated a number of
other exhibitions including William Beckford (An eye for the Magnificent) at
the Baird Centre New York and
the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Philip is also chairman of the highly
successful annual Master Piece Fair.
Sir John Soane and Thomas Hope:
Rival or Disciple? by Tim Knox
1st February
2018
6.30pm
Tim Knox is the Director and Curator of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge . Prior to
his appointment in 2013, Mr. Knox served as Director of the Sir John Soane’s
Museum in London where
he had been since 2005. Tim studied History of Art at the Courtauld
Institute of Art and was appointed Assistant Curator at the Royal Institute of
British Architects Drawings Collection in 1989. In 1995 Tim moved to the
National Trust as its Architectural Historian, becoming Head Curator in 2002.
Talks bookable via Dorking Halls Box Office on
01306 881717 and www.dorkinghalls.co.uk.
Tickets priced at £12 per person including drinks.