Sophie Trevelyan Thomas, who worked as Deputy Director in the Old Master Paintings Department at Sotheby’s and who was an alumna of The Courtauld Institute of Art, died tragically in November 2013. Sotheby’s is working with Sophie’s family and The Courtauld to raise money to establish a permanently endowed scholarship in Sophie’s name. The creation of this award will enable at least one scholar each year to further their education in History of Art at The Courtauld, which will be a wonderful lasting memorial for Sophie.

The scholarship will cover the tuition fees for an MA History of Art student each academic year, in perpetuity. It will be awarded each year to a student who is taking an MA in any module from the Medieval or Renaissance periods, thereby reflecting Sophie’s interests.  In order to provide one MA scholarship every year, we need to raise a minimum of £125,000. If we raise £250,000 we can potentially provide two scholarships every year, which would be an incredible achievement.

On 18^th July 2014 twenty of Sophie’s colleagues in the Old Master and British Paintings and Drawings departments will set out on a three day sponsored bicycle ride from Sotheby’s in London to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Sophie’s favourite museum, to raise money for the Scholarship fund.  All donations would be most gratefully received.

Thank you

The Bond Street Bicycle Club