Europe Divided

Huguenot Refugee Art and Culture

Tessa Murdoch

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Victoria & Albert Pubs
29 March 2022

Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800

This richly illustrated book focuses on the extraordinary cultural contribution made by Huguenot families in the British Isles, who were part of the diaspora of over 200,000 refugees that left France in the late 17th century to join communities already established in exile. It looks, too, at their international network, which spread across northern Europe and beyond to America and South Africa.

First-generation Huguenot refugees included hundreds of trained artists, designers and craftsmen. Beyond the French borders, they raised the quality of design and workshop practice, passing on skills to their apprentices, families and to successive generations, who continued to dominate output in the luxury trades. Although silver and silks are the best-known fields with which Huguenot settlers in the British Isles are associated, their significant contribution to architecture, ceramics, design, clock and watchmaking, engraving, furniture, woodwork, sculpture, portraiture and art education provides fascinating insight into the motivation and resolve of this highly skilled diaspora.

By: Tessa Murdoch
Imprint: Victoria & Albert Pubs
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781838510121
ISBN 10: 1838510125
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author's Preface -- Introduction -- Maps -- 1. The Huguenot Diaspora -- 2. The Reception of Huguenot Artists, Craftsmen and Designers in the British Isles -- 3. The Huguenots as Educators -- 4. Decorative Painters -- 5. Huguenot Architects and Engineers -- 6. Huguenot Metalsmiths -- 7. Carvers, Gilders, Cabinetmakers and Upholsterers -- 8. Huguenot Sculptors in France and Beyond -- 9. The Taste for Porcelain and Ceramic Manufacture in Britain and Ireland -- 10. Huguenot Goldsmiths and Silversmiths in the British Isles 1550-1780 -- 11. Huguenot Watchmakers and Jewellers: The Manufacture and International Market for Luxury Goods -- 12. Printmakers and Sellers: Designs, Ornament and Reproductive Prints -- 13. Huguenots and Portraiture: Allegiance, Identity, Loyalty and Memory -- Acknowledgements -- Timeline -- Notes & References -- Bibliography -- Photographic Credits -- Index

Tessa Murdoch is Research Curator, Gilbert Collection at the V&A.

Reviews for Europe Divided: Huguenot Refugee Art and Culture

'...in-depth, scholarly and lavish...' Jacqueline Riding, The Art Newspaper, Number 345, May 2022 -- '...lavishly illustrated...as well as being the first comprehensive survey of Huguenot achievements, the book is an essential guide to the French Protestant community of London.' Sophie Rhodes, Burlington Magazine, 164, August 2022