Name Desmond Shawe-Taylor | Role Museum director | |
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Books Masters of the Everyday, The Georgians, Bruegel to Rubens, The conversation piece, Rembrandt to Gainsbor | ||
Desmond shawe taylor visits the mint museum randolph
Desmond Philip Shawe-Taylor LVO (born 30 September 1955) became Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures in 2005. He succeeded Christopher Lloyd on Lloyd's retirement.
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- Desmond shawe taylor visits the mint museum randolph
- The Art Historical Context of the Painted Hall Architecture and Conservation in Conversation
- Early life
- Career
- Family
- References
The Art Historical Context of the Painted Hall | Architecture and Conservation in Conversation
Early life
Shawe-Taylor is the son of Brian Newton Shawe-Taylor and Jocelyn Cecilia Shawe-Taylor. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, University College, Oxford, and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
Career
Shawe-Taylor was a lecturer in the History of Art Department of Nottingham University from 1979 to 1996, and director of Dulwich Picture Gallery from 1996 to 2005, when he was succeeded by Ian Dejardin. He has published several books: Genial Company: the theme of genius in eighteenth-century British portraiture, 1987; The Georgians: eighteenth-century portraiture and society, 1990; Dramatic Art: theatrical paintings from the Garrick Club, 1997; Rembrandt to Gainsborough: masterpieces from Dulwich Picture Gallery, 1999; Shakespeare in Art, 2003; Bruegel to Rubens: masters of Flemish painting, 2007; and The Conversation Piece: scenes of fashionable life, 2009.
Family
In 1987, Shawe-Taylor married Rosemary North. They have three children: Marianne, Edward and William.