Dr Susanna Avery-Quash is Lead Curator, in charge of pre-1900 objects in our Contextual Collection, and responsible for activities associated with our research strands, ‘Buying, Collecting and Display’ and ‘Art and Religion’ and our Women and the Arts Forum. Her research focuses on Sir Charles Eastlake, the first Director of the National Gallery and the history of the National Gallery, as well as wider histories of collecting and the art market. Recent co-edited publications include 'Leonardo in Britain: Collections and Historical Reception' (2019),and 'Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums, 1789-1939' (2021) and the exhibition catalogue, ‘Creating a National Collection: The Partnership between Southampton City Art Gallery and the National Gallery’ (2021).