Beau Nash - Wikipedia
WEBBeau Nash. A 1761 portrait of Nash by William Hoare. Richard "Beau" Nash (18 October 1674 – 3 February 1762) was a Welsh lawyer who as a dandy, played a leading role in 18th-century British fashion. He is best remembered as the master of ceremonies at the spa town of Bath, Somerset.
BBC - Wales History: Beau Nash, the Welsh dandy
WEBOct 17, 2011 · Nash organised public balls of great magnificence, the like of which had never been seen before in Bath, and raised nearly £20,000 in order to improve the state of roads around the city.
Beau Nash's 'Rules of Bath' - Joanne Major
WEBJun 16, 2022 · Richard ‘Beau’ Nash, dandy, Bath’s Master of Ceremonies and unofficial ‘king’ of the city was born in 1674. He set the rules by which Bath society regulated their days and established it as a fashionable resort.
BBC - Bristol - History - Beau Nash's Georgian Bath
WEBMar 18, 2008 · In Georgian Bath, Richard 'Beau' Nash created a stir with his eccentric, and sometimes scurrilous, antics, but was still regarded as the darling of Bath society and helped the city become...
Beau Nash, Bath impresario - ReidsEngland.com
WEBAs Master of Ceremonies for Georgian society in the suddenly fashionable spa town of Bath (and, later, Tunbridge Wells as well), Beau Nash transformed what it mean to be stylish, and what it took to be a part of Polite Society, subtly leveling the playing field between classes so that they could mix much more easily at Bath than in London.
Beau Nash | Digitens
WEBRichard Nash, who was born in Swansea in 1674, has gone down in history as Beau Nash – the inventor of spa sociability in Britain – and the ‘king of Bath’, a remarkable contributor to the creation of a British model of sociability.
Richard Nash (Beau Nash) - Bath-Heritage.co.uk
WEBWikipedia: Beau Nash (18 October 1674 – 3 February 1761), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath.
The Imaginary Autocrat: Beau Nash and the Invention of Bath
WEBJun 1, 2006 · This is now the best biography we have of the man who acted as Master of Ceremonies at Bath during the first half of the eighteenth century, and who has become one of the iconic figure of Georgian Britain.
Beau Nash’s Bath - BBC
WEBDec 10, 2003 · Richard “Beau” Nash, dandy and Master of Ceremonies, and how he created a stir with his eccentric, and sometimes scurrilous, antics but remained the darling of Bath society.
Richard 'Beau' Nash - Georgian Cities - sorbonne-universite.fr
WEBRichard ’Beau’ Nash (1674-1761) Painted in 1746 by Andrien Carpentiers at Bath (Victoria Art Gallery, Bath). [click on the picture to enlarge it] Leader of Fashion and Master of Ceremonies at Bath. He ruled over the Pump Room and the Assembly Rooms.
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