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Benoist, a French-born caterer working in Piccadilly, was the manager, and the buildings were let out for receptions, dinners, concerts and dances. The downstairs banqueting hall, hung with the famous groups of the
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Hurcomb of Piccadilly bought the lease and converted the premises into an auction house, but it was still occasionally used for exhibitions until around 1936. The building was damaged in the Second World War and not restored.
309:- which according to Meaghan Clarke was the Victorian equivalent of a contemporary blockbuster exhibition - featured historical and contemporary portraits of 'fair' women. Takings over the run of the show reached ÂŁ8,000.
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The Ridley Art Club held its annual exhibition at the gallery from 1897 to 1919; the
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as "one of the most beautiful dining rooms in London".
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photographic competition, exhibition of prize pictures
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works in 1910 and 1912 were both held at the gallery.
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861:Other artists who exhibited at the gallery include
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1037:'The Grafton Galleries: A Closed Chapter', in
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240:The Octagon Gallery at the Grafton Galleries,
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47:(25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917),
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951:Post-Impressionism and Roger Fry
705:1906: Munich fine art exhibition
573:King Edward VII Coronation Medal
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486:Napoleon I
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