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His Master’s Voice is one of the most recognisable symbols of recorded sound. A dog tilting its head towards a gramophone is a quirky yet pleasingly balanced composition. Whether in […]
William Hogarth, one of the most influential artists of 18th-century Britain, was not only known for his satirical prints and moralising narrative series but also for his enduring affection for […]
The Museum’s team of volunteer family history researchers continue to be busy working on customers’ family trees and it is always especially rewarding when we are able to confirm long-held […]
In 2021 David McKinley, scholar and silver collector, during the pandemic, sent the Huguenot Museum a gift of fourteen small silver items marked by members of the Harache/Harrache family. They […]
Huguenot Museum visitor host Jethro Dykes was awarded a scholarship to attend the 49th Annual Furniture History Society Symposium, V&A, 22 March 2025. Jethro writes: Psychology lies behind the interpretation […]
A chance encounter in June 2019 during the visit of the French Porcelain Society to Waddesdon, the great Rothschild Treasure House revealed that Dame Ros Savill, President of that Society, […]
Sarah Lethieullier’s 1730s dolls’ house. The Dolls’ House would always have been on the first floor of the house for the children of the family to look at. It […]
Susanna and the Elders, African ivory, carved by David Le Marchand, London, c.1720 The Huguenot Museum is delighted to announce the acquisition of a miniature sculpture in ivory representing […]
Recently, I visited Rochester and the Huguenot Museum for the first time. It was the French Hospital’s Anniversary Day. The festivities commemorated the founding of this community, that has now […]
In 2017 the Huguenot Museum received funding from the South-East Museum Development Programme Business Innovation Fund (SEMDPB for short!) for the New Huguenot Silver Commission. The Huguenot Museum received several […]
The famous Nipper picture as revised for the Gramophone Company, from an oleograph For much of the 20th century, one of the world’s most famous trade marks was a picture […]
Figure 1 “Sarah Lethieullier, Lady Fetherstonhaugh (1722-1788), as Diana by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787) Image ref CMS_PCF-138268 © National Trust Images The paternal ancestors of Sarah […]
Update: The loan of the dolls house has been extended until the end of 2026 In preparation for loan the Conservation treatment for the contents of Sarah Lethieullier’s dolls house […]
When 29-year-old Anne Courtauld married 30-year-old goldsmith Jean (John) Jacob on Christmas Day in 1738, she brought her family’s know-how in running a goldsmith business and extensive connections throughout […]
From Kate Mosse I am delighted to coming back to Rochester to celebrate the publication of The Ghost Ship. Though it can be read as a stand-alone, it is the […]
In 1685 the King of France outlawed Protestants from living as French citizens. They were forbidden to leave France and forced to convert to the Roman Catholic faith. Catholic soldiers […]
The Huguenot Museum gave an incredible opportunity to two Ukrainian refugees, professional paintings conservators, to continue practicing their craft and find dignity and meaning in spite of the appalling events […]
Jean Jacob was only a teenager when he fled religious persecution in 18th century France. He had narrowly avoided the death penalty for being a Protestant and for talking to […]
In 1685, the Huguenot Isaac Minet (1660-1745), a shopkeeper’s son hailing from Calais, found himself confined in his hometown’s jail. Here, he had been imprisoned after a failed attempt to […]
The small portrait of David Hubert, founder of the French Protestant Charity School in Westminster, is attributed to an artist in the circle of Charles Phillips. It was probably painted […]
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His Master’s Voice is one of the most recognisable symbols of recorded sound. A dog tilting its head towards a gramophone is a quirky yet pleasingly balanced composition. Whether in […]
William Hogarth, one of the most influential artists of 18th-century Britain, was not only known for his satirical prints and moralising narrative series but also for his enduring affection for […]
The Museum’s team of volunteer family history researchers continue to be busy working on customers’ family trees and it is always especially rewarding when we are able to confirm long-held […]
In 2021 David McKinley, scholar and silver collector, during the pandemic, sent the Huguenot Museum a gift of fourteen small silver items marked by members of the Harache/Harrache family. They […]
Huguenot Museum visitor host Jethro Dykes was awarded a scholarship to attend the 49th Annual Furniture History Society Symposium, V&A, 22 March 2025. Jethro writes: Psychology lies behind the interpretation […]
A chance encounter in June 2019 during the visit of the French Porcelain Society to Waddesdon, the great Rothschild Treasure House revealed that Dame Ros Savill, President of that Society, […]
Sarah Lethieullier’s 1730s dolls’ house. The Dolls’ House would always have been on the first floor of the house for the children of the family to look at. It […]
Susanna and the Elders, African ivory, carved by David Le Marchand, London, c.1720 The Huguenot Museum is delighted to announce the acquisition of a miniature sculpture in ivory representing […]
Recently, I visited Rochester and the Huguenot Museum for the first time. It was the French Hospital’s Anniversary Day. The festivities commemorated the founding of this community, that has now […]
In 2017 the Huguenot Museum received funding from the South-East Museum Development Programme Business Innovation Fund (SEMDPB for short!) for the New Huguenot Silver Commission. The Huguenot Museum received several […]
The famous Nipper picture as revised for the Gramophone Company, from an oleograph For much of the 20th century, one of the world’s most famous trade marks was a picture […]
Figure 1 “Sarah Lethieullier, Lady Fetherstonhaugh (1722-1788), as Diana by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787) Image ref CMS_PCF-138268 © National Trust Images The paternal ancestors of Sarah […]
Update: The loan of the dolls house has been extended until the end of 2026 In preparation for loan the Conservation treatment for the contents of Sarah Lethieullier’s dolls house […]
When 29-year-old Anne Courtauld married 30-year-old goldsmith Jean (John) Jacob on Christmas Day in 1738, she brought her family’s know-how in running a goldsmith business and extensive connections throughout […]
From Kate Mosse I am delighted to coming back to Rochester to celebrate the publication of The Ghost Ship. Though it can be read as a stand-alone, it is the […]
In 1685 the King of France outlawed Protestants from living as French citizens. They were forbidden to leave France and forced to convert to the Roman Catholic faith. Catholic soldiers […]
The Huguenot Museum gave an incredible opportunity to two Ukrainian refugees, professional paintings conservators, to continue practicing their craft and find dignity and meaning in spite of the appalling events […]
Jean Jacob was only a teenager when he fled religious persecution in 18th century France. He had narrowly avoided the death penalty for being a Protestant and for talking to […]
In 1685, the Huguenot Isaac Minet (1660-1745), a shopkeeper’s son hailing from Calais, found himself confined in his hometown’s jail. Here, he had been imprisoned after a failed attempt to […]
The small portrait of David Hubert, founder of the French Protestant Charity School in Westminster, is attributed to an artist in the circle of Charles Phillips. It was probably painted […]
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Huguenot History
Huguenot Museum
French Hospital
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