An introduction to:

Join us in the Supporters' House on your Members' Preview Day of 'Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light' before anyone else.

Art historian Anne Gowan introduces the National Gallery's latest exhibition within the calm surroundings of the Supporters' House Salon. She'll discuss one of Abbey's most important works - and the last of his career.

This introduction is open to all Members and includes a 45-minute talk before you head into the exhibition.

For those booked onto the 9am talk, you'll be able to enter the exhibition just before opening at 10am, offering you the opportunity to be the first visitors in the exhibition. The talk will be repeated at 2pm and 4pm.

After a degree in History of Art and Design, Anne Gowan interned at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham. Following this she lectured in History of Art and Design to art and design undergraduates at Stourbridge College of Art and Stafford University and worked at West Midlands Arts, the regional base for the Arts Council. Since moving to London over 30 years ago, her career has been in media, although still maintaining her interest in arts with memberships of the main galleries in London. Anne became a Blue Badge Tourist Guide in 2023 with the ability to translate knowledge and enthusiasm into a descriptive storytelling style for an enjoyable gallery experience.