Amy Marquis

Research Assistant, Paintings, Drawings and Prints Department, Fitzwilliam Museum


Amy has curated several print and drawing exhibitions at the Fitzwilliam Museum, most recently Degas's Drinker: Portraits by Marcellin Desboutin (19 September 2017 - 25 February 2018), and she is Research Assistant for the exhibition Degas: A Passion for Perfection (3 October 2017 - 14 January 2018). She has worked at the Museum since 2010 and manages the Study Room in the Department of Paintings, Drawings and Prints. Amy has a special interest in prints and printmaking, especially the 19th century, and since working at the Museum has developed an interest in British watercolours.

What’s New? Recent additions to the Department of Paintings, Drawings and Prints at the Fitzwilliam

by , , and | 01.11.17

One of the many exciting and interesting aspects of being a museum curator is the opportunity to enhance and develop the collections by acquiring new works of art. You may have heard about the Fitzwilliam Museum’s intriguing recent acquisition of Jean-Léon Gérôme’s (1824-1904) striking portrait of his brother Claude-Armand, painted around 1848, which involved a significant public fundraising campaign; but… Read full article