Justin Davies

@PeterWilson Well done Peter!

Have now formally presented credentials to President Xi, to become the 14th UK Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Forthcoming in March. The most important Van Dyck exhibition in 25 years. New scholarship meets old masterpieces. palazzoducale.genova.it/en/mostra/van-…

@SarahBryce90 @Eurostar Passengers not allowed to board the 1301 because of ‘overbooking’. Shunted onto the 1734. Train broken - now moved onto another train. Staff not communicating with passengers. Children in tears, elderly passengers distressed, It’s a shitshow.

@Eurostar hello, currently sitting on the 5.34pm train to Amsterdam (from St Pancras). All we’ve been told is that we are delayed but not a reason why or how much longer we’ll be sat here for. Can you help?

@RSCMCentre @annalapwood @revgjg @thewittjones Congratulations Anna!

Announcing Fellows of the RSCM (FRSCM) 2025 @revgjg, Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, Rev Timothy Hughes @annalapwood, Dr Andrew Padmore and @thewittjones Find the full list here: rscm.org.uk/rscm-honorary-…

@LeandadeLisle Not exactly the last days of Rome! Thought for a moment you meant champagne but that would be only a bottle n’est—ce pas?

I have had six mini magnums in three days. It’s bad. My yoga teacher asked me today if I had lost weight. No I have not. What was that about? I do have bed time headaches. Anyway I have not ordered more and freezer is empty .. for now

@MulraineArt The corrupt coterie!

@MulraineArt Improvise, adapt and overcome!

@auctionaugur Mais pas de qualité!

Est 500, but sold for 2500, not to me ... Lot n°188 Ecole Hollandaise de la fin du XVIIe siècle, entourage de Caspar NETSCHER (1639-1684) : Dame de qualité dans un paysage. Huile sur toile. 60x80cm Bel encadrement en bois noirci de style hollandais interencheres.com/art-decoration…

We are saddened to hear news of the death of alumnus Tony Slattery (1979, Modern & Medieval Languages). bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The new (June 2023) Spanish Royal Collection museum at the Palacio Real is well worth a visit.

@MulraineArt It was completed and sold in separate lots at Tom’s Coffee House in London in 1689 @MulraineArt @arthistorynews

Not to be missed!

@CWilson_FCDO @USAmbChina @ukinchina The famous ‘Defence of the Legations’

This magnificent lectern was a gift from the people of the United States in memory of the Americans given shelter at the British Legation in Beijing in 1900. It was meaningful to be joined today by @USAmbChina as we pressed it back into service for #RemembranceDay2024

@CamLibResearch That’s my bicycle!

Walking home and suddenly it’s feeling rather wintery.

@GregHands @TheCadoganArms Chelsea did! There used to be dog races at Stamford Bridge.

A great time last night at the @TheCadoganArms, with my team past & present to catch up and thank them for years of service & loyalty. But not sure how the reservation in the name of Greg Hands became Grey Hounds! I doubt Chelsea has ever had a dog track.

Trinity Hall Fellows Professor Alexander Marr and Drs Justin Davies have founded a new three-year collaboration with the Rubenshuis, Antwerp, to support the continued study of Renaissance and Early Modern Flemish Art at the University of Cambridge. trinhall.cam.ac.uk/news/trinity-h…

A great pleasure to welcome the Belgian Ambassador and family to Cambridge for an architectural tour & to view the Latin play performed for Rubens in Cambridge in 1629. Bruno has been a great supporter of Anglo-Belgian arts initiatives and cultural diplomacy. @BelgiuminUK

Seminar in Curating Prints (London and Paris, late March 2025) Print Quarterly invites applications for a program dedicated to prints connoisseurship and curatorial practice. Travel, accommodation and meal expenses will be covered. Deadline 18 Sept 2024 buff.ly/4579Ipl

Free lecture on #Rubens ⁦@TrinityHallCamb⁩ by Nils Büttner on 28 Oct under new #FlemishArt initiative ⁦@HoArt_cambridge⁩ followed by drinks hosted by Flanders Representation #flanders eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-objects-a…