With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights and hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today's pick: Sheffield's Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a writer, traveller and medical pioneer. Born in 1689, she was a woman ahead of her time. Her 18th-century contemporary Joseph Spence described her as "...one of the most extraordinary characters in the world; ... she shines like a comet; she is all irregular an...
With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights and hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today's pick: Sheffield's Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a writer, traveller and medical pioneer. Born in 1689, she was a woman ahead of her time. Her 18th-century contemporary Joseph Spence described her as "...one of the most extraordinary characters in the world; ... she shines like a comet; she is all irregular an...
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