11 September 2019
16 February 2020
This exhibition, showing a selection of masterpieces from Tate Britain, highlights a key period in the history of painting in England, from the 1760s to around 1820. It will present an overview capturing all the originality and diversity of this time. It takes the visitor from the founding of the Royal Academy, with artists such as Reynolds and Gainsborough, to the turning point in the early 19th century, notably...
Curators: Martin Myrone, chief curator, Tate, and Cécile Maisonneuve, doctor in History of Art, Rmn GP, associate curator for the presentation of the exhibition in Paris
Exhibition design: Jean-Paul Camargo - SALUCES
This exhibition was organised by the Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais in partnership with the Tate.
