Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth
@CarolineMcCaff
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Historian & Curator | Senior Lecturer @ediarthistory French & British Art History 1600-1900 |Director Global Premodern Art MSc |Ceramics & History of Collecting
London and Edinburgh
Joined November 2012
Really pleased to have taken over as Director of our wonderful Global Premodern Art: History, Heritage & Curation MSc Programme. Looking forward to welcoming our new students this week! If you are interested in pursuing a Masters like this, then do get in touch! @eca_edinburgh
We have all sorts of wonderful events and trips planned for the start of this new semester! Incoming Global Premodern Art masters students are certainly in for a treat as @carolinemccaff has planned a field trip to @Dumfries_House on September 14.
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I look forward to reading this book but Andrew Graham-Dixon's 'discovery' is not new. Other art historians (incl Dr Judith Noorman) have argued that the daughter of Vermeer's patron was the real Girl with a Pearl Earring, as I found while researching MUSE https://t.co/EdXioP3zlV
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Every marketing leader I talk to is facing the same challenge: Scale 📶 The demand for content has exploded, but the systems behind it haven’t kept up. Teams are expected to launch more campaigns, in more markets, with more data, all while maintaining brand integrity and speed.
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Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth @carolineMcCaff gives the first in our autumn online lecture series on 21st October. 🧵
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Dr McCaffrey-Howarth’s long-awaited study of this great Victorian collector has just been published by Lund Humphries. https://t.co/zOO6Q8yV2o...
lundhumphries.com
Publishers of illustrated books on art, art business, architecture and design. Series in contemporary painting, planning, art business. Aimed at professionals and specialists.
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What can a dress tell us about politics 300 years ago? 🤔 In François-Hubert Drouais’ painting, ‘Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame’, we see a woman dressed in beautiful fabrics. But if we take a closer look at what she is wearing, there is more to the story than meets the
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Data as Infrastructure: Decoded goes live Nov. 12, 2025. Join our one-day, analyst-led summit that reveals how data platforms are becoming the backbone of modern AI and enterprise innovation. Featuring keynote Carl Perry (head of core services @Snowflake) with guest speakers
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Earlier this week I celebrated the official launch of my new book with Lund Humphries at Bonhams auction house in Knightsbridge with a room bursting with excellent people & some wonderful ceramics on display https://t.co/2EMdGHiEms
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Look at this amazing line up of speakers for this year’s seminar series! Sign up to each seminar individually using the link in our bio - looking forward to seeing you there!
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Full draft of the second book done and sent to my editor. Wine please.
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Delighted to be giving a lecture on my new book at the V&A Museum on 23rd October- it’s free and open to all
vam.ac.uk
This talk is part of the free lunchtime lecture series. No booking is required.
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Really chuffed with this review for my new book
theartnewspaper.com
The exceptional legacy of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, best known for her scholarly collecting of ceramics, is explored in a new biography
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Customer feedback this week; ‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’ Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
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What a joy to be transported back to the 1930s last night at the #DowntonAbbey Premiere @UniversalPics @DowntonAbbey ✨ 🥂 ✨
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I'm giving a lecture about my new book at Bonhams in Edinburgh on 10 September. Places are very limited but if you are interested in attending let me know
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My new book 📕 The Story of Tudor Art 🌹 comes out on 25th September. It’s the first book ever (!!) to look at art from across the whole sixteenth century in England and I can’t wait to share it with you.
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Every child deserves access to art history. So I loved visiting 'Workshop of the World' @ikongallery for this week's column. Young Birmingham artists have taken inspiration from the city's arts, crafts and famous fonts in an uplifting exhibition ✨️ https://t.co/b1KKZV8IAy
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The closest French historians ever get to math
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Principal of University of Edinburgh, Sir Peter Mathieson flummoxed when asked his pay. A 7.5% pay rise. Earning more than the Scottish First Minister and UK PM combined but still "not quite sure" Meanwhile staff face £140m cuts @ucuedinburgh @UCUScotland
#ucu #StopTheCuts
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I love this community-led Zine created by the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the ever-fascinating Chevalière d'Éon https://t.co/NMyp5tFHPO
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