Connoisseurship, consumption, company, and James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos, 1705–13

Between 1705 and 1713, James Brydges (later the first Duke of Chandos) was both a public official and a private collector and connoisseur. These roles have been seen as separate and even incompatible, as the personal connections required for collecting artworks from Europe cut across the impersonal,...