Doctoral Placement

The V&A’s paintings and drawings collection is rich in works by women artists. Many are found in our national collections of portrait miniatures, watercolours and pastels, as well as oil paintings and drawings. However, our historical holdings made by women have never previously been researched in depth. The placement student will choose an area of the pre-1900 paintings and drawings collection stored at South Kensington (drawings, watercolours, pastels and portrait miniatures). This could be the work of a specific artist well-represented in our collection, such as Angelica Kauffman or Rosalba Carriera, or a period or medium in which women artists were active, for example, Portrait Miniatures 1780-1830, or 19th century Watercolours. We welcome other approaches, for example, by genre or former owner. The student will catalogue and photograph relevant objects, undertake wider research into our holdings of women artists and present their findings to the V&A research community, as well as to the wider public via online content.
- Object-based research, including provenance research and cataloguing
- Presenting academic research for a general audience
- Object-handling and the functioning of a museum Print Room
- Teamwork and collaboration

**Possible outputs of the placement**
- **Cataloguing an agreed list of objects to accessibility standard**
- **Undertaking research into the women artists in the V&A collection**
- **Writing web features/blog posts/online tours about women artists in the collection**
- **Presenting findings to the Museum-wide research community**
- **Contribute to discussions of how to increase the number of women artists in paintings galleries redisplays**

**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ATTACHMENTS FOR HOW TO APPLY**

**Equal opportunities at the V&A