News and events

  • ‘Francis Douce (1757 – 1834): an antiquarian collector of prints and his networks’, Workshop on Methodologies for the Study of Collecting, Institute of Historical Research, London, 8-9 July 2011.
  • ‘Holy Dust and Colour Etchings: Some Religious Prints from Francis Douce’s Collection’, Ashmolean Magazine, No. 62, Summer 2011, pp. 19-20.
  • Western Art Print Room talks: The curious collections of Francis Douce. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Thur 22 Mar 2012, 4.45–5.45pm. To book contact: Janet Burchell, education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; T 01865 278 015.
  • Thanks to my colleagues Caroline Palmer, Katherine Wodehouse, and Alexandra Greathead, we have a new temporary display of four sport-related prints from Douce’s collection on the Print Room staircase to celebrate the Olympic Games. Do drop by to see them! (Ashmolean Museum, 1 August – 1 September 2012).
  • Western Art Print Room talks: The curious collections of Francis Douce. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Tue 19 Mar 2013, 4.45–5.45pm. To book contact: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; T 01865 278 015.
  • Annual conference of the British Association for Romantic Studies, Southampton, 26 July 2013: The prints of Francis Douce.