Hidden Patrons

Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain

Amy Boyington (English Heritage)

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Bloomsbury Visual Arts
25 January 2024

History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; History of architecture; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women

An enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects and their wealthy male patrons.

History states that it was men who owned grand estates and houses, who commissioned famous architects, and who embarked upon elaborate architectural schemes.

Hidden Patrons dismantles this myth - revealing instead that women were at the heart of the architectural patronage of the day, exerting far more influence and agency than has previously been recognised. Architectural drawing and design, discourse, and patronage were interests shared by many women in the eighteenth century. Far from being the preserve of elite men, architecture was a passion shared by both sexes, intellectually and practically, as long as they possessed sufficient wealth and autonomy.

In an accessible, readable account, Hidden Patrons uncovers the role of women as important patrons and designers of architecture and interiors in eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. Exploring country houses, Georgian townhouses, villas, estates, and gardens, it analyses female patronage from across the architectural spectrum, and examines the work of a range of pioneering women from grand duchesses to businesswomen to lowly courtesans.

Re-examining well-known Georgian masterpieces alongside lesser-known architectural gems, Hidden Patrons unearths unseen archival material to provide a fascinating new view of the role of women in the architecture of the Georgian era.

By: Amy Boyington (English Heritage)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350358614
ISBN 10: 1350358614
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Amy Boyington is author of Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain (Bloomsbury Visual Arts) and is a social and architectural historian. She is a trustee of the Georgian Group and popular Instagram and TikTok historian.

Reviews for Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain

A sumptuous visual feast combined with deep archival research. With authority and flair, Amy Boyington shows that women have been hiding in plain sight all along in the story of how glamorous Georgian architecture got made. * Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, and author of Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman and Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court * A must read for anyone interested in women’s place in the past. * Janina Ramirez , University of Oxford, and author of Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It * Hidden Patrons is a complete revelation . . . a scholarly, yet engagingly-written study which celebrates the considerable contribution of aristocratic women to the architecture of country houses, villas, town houses and garden buildings in the eighteenth century. Everyone with an interest in Georgian architectures and interiors should read this book. * Jeremy Musson, University of Cambridge, and author of English Country House Interiors *