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Skip to content Saint Agatha by Carlo Dolci (1616–1687), oil on canvas, c.1665–70 On view in Treasures of Osterley: Rise of a Banking Family
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Online exhibition: Treasures of Osterley

Treasures of Osterley: Rise of a Banking Family

In conjunction with the exhibition now open at Osterley Park and House, London, this online exhibition presents the precious works of art acquired by the Childs, a family of bankers, as they rose to fame and fortune during Britain’s Financial Revolution. Gleaming porcelain, glossy lacquer, dramatic painting – 300 years ago this was the glittering surface of financial success. What did these treasures mean to the Childs and to the cultures that created them?

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'Treasures of Osterley: Rise of a Banking Family' is open at Osterley Park and House, London, from 4 November 2019 to 23 February 2020.

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