Women, Art and Patronage: The Delavals of Seaton Delaval Hall

德拉瓦尔家族的一代人被称为“同性恋德拉瓦尔”，或18世纪社会的“mauvais吨”，是时尚的潮流引领者，赞助艺术和文学，打造东北部的工业景观。但很少有人关注家庭中的女性，她们通过资助艺术和为新闻界提供政治宣传资金，塑造了18世纪的文化和政治。该项目将揭示Delaval妇女的重要性，因为由项目合作伙伴National Trust管理的家庭所在地Seaton Delaval Hall面临着通过780万英镑的保护项目对其解释进行重大改革。

The generation of the Delaval family known as the 'Gay Delavals', or the 'mauvais ton' of eighteenth-century society, were fashionable trend-setters, patronising art and literature and forging the north-eastern industrial landscape. But little attention has been paid to the women of the family who shaped eighteenth-century culture and politics by patronising the arts and funding political propaganda for the press. This project will uncover the significance of the Delaval women at a time when the family seat, Seaton Delaval Hall, managed by project partner the National Trust, faces a major overhaul of its interpretation through a £7.8m conservation project.