Lord Avening's Exhibition

Portrait of Miss Vickery by Basil Brett, painted in 1807

This was an event held on the afternoon of Friday the 3rd May 1811 at Avening House (18 Hanover Square). Hosted by Oscar Moncrieff, the Marquess of Avening, it aimed to showcase the work of his protegee, the artist Basil Brett.

Attendees

• Mrs Lydia Armstrong
• Mr John Bartram
• Miss Annabelle Beacham
• Mr Basil Brett
• Miss [Eleanor Clare]]
• Dorothea Darling, Lady Flemming
• Marcus Fairmont, Lord Foxford
• Mr Mark Fotherington
• Miss Caroline Gardiner
• Miss Anne Gibson
• Miss Emily Grey
• Lady Penelope Grove
• Lady Rosalind Fairmont
• Miss Sophia Lazenby
• Oscar Moncrieff, Lord Avening
• Mrs Demelza Quartermaine
• Lady Imogen Rathbone
• Commander Nathaniel Scarborough
• Miss Felicity Staunton
• Miss Emma Vickery
• Mr Evander Whinging

Threads

• Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life
• Lingering on Landscapes
• Long Time No See
• Post Hibernation
• No more than were I painted I would wish this youth should say 'twere well
• To See and Be Seen
• Tutoring a Young Lady
• To Pick Up a Pencil is Not Hard