Richard Hakluyt Conservation
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Queen Mary Heritage FoundationConservation of Richard Hakluyt recording the voyages of the Elizabethan Sailors
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Alongside several Art Conservation projects undertaken this year by the Queen Mary Heritage Foundation, we are currently fundraising for work to be completed on this 1936 installed Kenneth Shoesmith painting.
Originally Installed: 1936
Creator(s): Kenneth Shoesmith
Materials: Oil Paint, Canvas
This work depicts Richard Hakluyt, the Elizabethan scholar and chronicler, documenting the accounts of early English explorers. It reflects a moment where storytelling and record-keeping shaped national identity, preserving the narratives that defined Britain’s maritime legacy.