THE MARQUESSES OF BUTE: PATRONS OF OPULENCE

THE ARTS SOCIETY GUERNSEY - LECTURE

THE MARQUESSES OF BUTE; PATRONS OF OPULENCE

Lecturer: Matthew Williams

The Marquesses of Bute rose to prominence during the eighteenth century. The extraordinary buildings of the scholarly third Marquess include Mount Stuart, his own home in Scotland, once memorably described as being “like a head on collision between the Taj Mahal and a Victorian railway hotel”. This lecture looks at both personalities and buildings, and examines the Bute’s legacy of craftsmanship and creativity.

Matthew holds degrees from the Universities of Nottingham and Manchester and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was Curator of Cardiff Castle for nearly 30 years.

The Arts Society Guernsey holds its lectures at Les Cotils, St Peter Port. Doors open at 6pm and the lecture is from 7pm to 8pm.

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