An evening with Sir Jonathan Marsden, KCVO
"The Royal Collection in Three Dimensions; Adventures of a Sculpture Cataloguer"
£40 per ticket
Proceeds from this event will be donated to Ned’s Fund
Event details
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Arrival details
Guests to arrive at Goodwood House at 7pm for drinks and canapés followed by an illustrated talk with Sir Jonathan Marsden, KCVO.
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An evening with
Sir Jonathan Marsden KCVO, FSA, former director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art.
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View the State Apartments
Goodwood is the seat of the Dukes of Richmond whose family art collection is one of the greatest in any English country house.
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In aid of Ned's Fund
Proceeds from this event will be donated to Ned’s Fund set up in memory of a brilliant young man who took his own life on 17th July 2017
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About Ned's Fund
Ned took his own life on the railway line at Witley Station on 17th July 2017; he was 20. Ned was bright, courageous, funny, a natural sportsman, a brilliant skier and snowboarder, a wonderful brother and a much loved and cherished son. He was remarkable.
Ned and education just did not work; he was under-stimulated and, as a result, disruptive. He spent most of the day excluded from the classroom. Ned left school and home at an early age, without direction. He estranged himself from his family.
Ned's Fund has been set up in his memory to make grants to a range of charities that provide vocational opportunities for young people who, like Ned, are struggling to find their own particular path through life.'
Ned’s Fund is a restricted fund under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund, registered charity number 1099682.
Sir Jonathan Marsden KCVO, FSA.
Former director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art, he has contributed to numerous exhibitions at The Queen’s Galleries in London and Edinburgh, and was the lead curator for Victoria & Albert: Art & Love in 2010. Prior to joining the Royal Household, Jonathan worked for twelve years for the National Trust.
At the beginning of his career he was assistant to the curator of the Treasure Houses of Britain exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., which included several loans from Goodwood including the Richmond House Canalettos. Jonathan has served as a Trustee of a number of bodies including the Georgian Group, Historic Royal Palaces, the Art Fund and the City & Guilds of London Art School.
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Ducal Splendour
The origins of the Goodwood art collection lie with the Royal house of Stuart. The 1st Duke of Richmond & Lennox (1672-1723) was the natural son of King Charles II and his French mistress, Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. Portraits of the Stuart Royal family were added to the collection by the 2nd Duke’s Grand Tour purchases, culminating in the first English commissions given to Canaletto.
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Furniture Collection
Goodwood is one of the best country houses in which to admire French furniture. In 1765 the 3rd Duke of Richmond was posted to Paris as Ambassador to the court of King Louis XV. While he was there he acquired items of furniture by the latest and greatest of the expert Parisian cabinet makers, making fine additions to his Goodwood furniture collection.
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Porcelain Collection
The 3rd Duke of Richmond was England's greatest patron of Sèvres porcelain. Most other English collectors of Sèvres acquired their porcelain some years after it had been made, at the time of the French Revolution or in the 19th century.
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Tapestry Collection
The Gobelins Tapestries show delightful scenes from the story of Don Quixote. Our guides enjoy explaining to visitors the story in each scene.
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Painting Collection
Of the many types of work in the Goodwood picture collection, portraits are especially renowned. These are usually of the family or of the related royal family.