Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland hosts National Portrait Gallery Reception & Dinner on 2nd Earl of Essex and Portrait by Sir William Segar
On Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026, Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland hosted a Reception & Dinner in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery. The subject was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall.
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes guests to the Reception & Dinner hosted in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery on the subject of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Guest speakers were Dr. Simon Thurley, CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Lottery Fund; Dr. Elizabeth Goldring, Author and Historian; and Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, Senior Curator, Research and 16th Century Collections, National Portrait Gallery.
Following the Dinner, guests were invited to view the ongoing restoration and rebuilding project at Crosby Moran Hall together with its collections of Tudor, Elizabethan & Early Stuart high-status furniture, pictures, metals, arms & armour, etc.
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland welcomes Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom, and her husband, Mr. Peter Schier to Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom; Sir Nicholas Hilliard, KC and Lady Hilliard; and Mr. James Barnard
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland and Dr. Simon Thurley, CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Lottery Fund at the Dinner hosted by Dr. Moran in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery on the subject of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dr. Simon Thurley, CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Her Excellency Mariana Plaza, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Simon Thurley, CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Lottery Fund addresses guests at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Simon Thurley, CBE, Chair of the National Heritage Lottery Fund speaks on the subject of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall. Shown with Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland; Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom; and Her Excellency Mariana Plaza, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Dr. Elizabeth Goldring, Author & Historian delivers remarks at Crosby Moran Hall on the subject of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Elizabeth Goldring, Author & Historian delivers remarks at Crosby Moran Hall on the subject of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, Senior Curator, Research and 16th Century Collections, National Portrait Gallery at the Dinner hosted by Dr. Christopher Moran in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery on the subject Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, Senior Curator, Research and 16th Century Collections, National Portrait Gallery speaks on the subject Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall. Shown with Dr. Christopher Moran’s wife, Mrs. Emily Moran; Dr. Elizabeth Goldring, Author and Historian; Mr. Peter Schier of the Embassy of Germany; Mrs. Ena de Higueras of the Embassy of Peru; and Dr. the Hon. Philip Sidney at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Sarah Ingham at the Dinner hosted by Dr. Christopher Moran in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery on the subject Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and the portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom; His Excellency Mr. Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Former Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations and other international organizations at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Jeevun Sandher, MP at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Lady Emma Barnard, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex at Crosby Moran Hall
His Excellency Ignacio Higueras Hare, Ambassador of the Embassy of Peru in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland; Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Former Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations and other international organizations; and Dr. Annette Prandzioch, Director-General, Royal Over-Seas League at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Charles Cator, Christie’s at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Mr. Clive Aslet, Former Editor of Country Life and Founder of Triglyph Books at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Minister Gonzalo Ortiz de Zárate, Embassy of the Argentine Republic at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. the Hon Philip Sidney of Penshurst Place; Marie Louise Sauerberg; Dr. Kate Maltby; and Mr. James Barnard of Parham House at Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Dr. Catherine Daunt, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Prints at the British Museum Dr. Olenka Horbatsch, Early German and Netherlandish Drawings, British Museum in the Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
Lady Sassoon, Dr. Charles Cator, Christie’s and Mr. Stevie White at the Reception & Dinner hosted by Dr. Christopher Moran in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery on the subject Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and his portrait by Sir William Segar in the Collection of Crosby Moran Hall
Mrs. Alison Smith, Director of Collections and Research, Wallace Collection with Lady Emma Barnard, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex and Mr. Nicholas Tromans in front of the portrait by Sir William Segar of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in the Crosby Moran Hall collection
Mrs. Alison Smith, Director of Collections and Research, Wallace Collection with Lady Emma Barnard, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex and Mr. Nicholas Tromans in front of the portrait by Sir William Segar of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in the Crosby Moran Hall collection
Dr. Charlotte Bolland, FSA, Senior Curator, Research and 16th Century Collections, National Portrait Gallery; Dr. Elizabeth Goldring, Author & Historian; Sir Nicholas Hilliard, KC and Lady Hilliard; Dr. the Hon Philip Sidney of Penshurst Place; Dr. Rebecca Tropp, Archivist, Crosby Moran Hall
Mr. Julian Gascoigne, Sotheby’s and Mrs. Ginny Gascoigne attend the Reception & Dinner at Crosby Moran Hall hosted by Dr. Moran in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery
Dr. Christopher Moran with guests upon the Cosmati pavement in the Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom, and her husband, Mr. Peter Schier in the Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with guests in the Chapel of Crosby Moran Hall
Dr. Christopher Moran, President of Co-operation Ireland with Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom, and her husband, Mr. Peter Schier at Crosby Moran Hall
Her Excellency Susanne Baumann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom signs the guest book of Crosby Moran Hall
