# Patrick Baty > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Baty > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patrick_Baty.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Baty > Source revision: 1356909128 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British historian}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=February 2025}} {{BLP primary sources|date=October 2013}}{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=March 2025}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} '''Patrick Baty''' [FSA](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London) [FSA Scot](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_Scotland) [FRSA](/source/FRSA) [Hon FBIID](/source/British_Institute_of_Interior_Design) (born 1956) is a [British](/source/British_people) [historian](/source/historian) of [architectural paint](/source/architectural_paint) and [colour](/source/colour), who works as a [consultant](/source/consultant) in the [decoration](/source/Interior_decoration) of [historic buildings](/source/historic_buildings). ==Early years== He was educated at [St Benedict's School](/source/St_Benedict's_School%2C_Ealing), in London, and, after a period as a [private](/source/Private_(rank)) soldier in the [Parachute Regiment](/source/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)), attended the [Royal Military Academy Sandhurst](/source/Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst), being [commissioned](/source/Commissioned_officer) into the [9th/12th Royal Lancers](/source/9th%2F12th_Royal_Lancers) in 1976. He resigned his commission in 1980 when his newly-posted [commanding officer](/source/commanding_officer) opposed his secondment to the [Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces](/source/Sultan_of_Oman's_Armed_Forces). Reverting to the rank of [Trooper](/source/Trooper_(rank)), he undertook [Selection](/source/United_Kingdom_Special_Forces_Selection) for the [Artists Rifles](/source/Artists_Rifles), leaving as a [captain](/source/Captain_(land)) some ten years later. After a brief spell with the [Anthony d'Offay](/source/Anthony_d'Offay) gallery he joined his family [paint](/source/paint) business Papers and Paints. Having always had an interest in [historic buildings](/source/historic_buildings) he began a study of the methods and materials employed in their decoration. In 1993 he completed a part-time degree in the subject at the [University of East London](/source/University_of_East_London).{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/full/12201385?access_key=key-2jrryy7vmc9ygwpuql1a |title=THE METHODS AND MATERIALSOF THE HOUSE-PAINTER IN ENGLAND |via=Scribd|accessdate=2015-11-05}} ==Recent career== Baty has acted as a consultant on many restoration projects in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). He was a committee member of the [Georgian Group](/source/Georgian_Group) and is a [Fellow](/source/Fellow) of the [Society of Antiquaries of London](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London), the [Society of Antiquaries of Scotland](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_Scotland), the [Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce](/source/Royal_Society_for_the_encouragement_of_Arts%2C_Manufactures_%26_Commerce) and an [Honorary Fellow](/source/Honorary_title_(academic)) of the [British Institute of Interior Design](/source/British_Institute_of_Interior_Design). Baty was a founding member of both the Traditional Paint Forum and the Architectural Paint Group.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/full/10929200?access_key=key-11w61qum0bnrpy4xb822 |title=Architectural Paint and Colour |via=Scribd|accessdate=2015-11-05}} ==Projects== Projects have ranged from King Henry VIII's heraldic Beasts; Baroque churches; country houses; wartime RAF stations and London housing estates to structures such as Tower Bridge and Holborn Viaduct. He has also worked in the USA. ==Work with colour== In the 1980s Baty produced a range of paint colours based on those offered by a Scottish house-painter in 1807. In April 2000, ''[Homes & Gardens](/source/Homes_%26_Gardens)'' described him as being "Undoubtedly the most influential of our (paint) experts…whose breadth and depth of knowledge is unrivalled". He has been employed by [ICI](/source/Imperial_Chemical_Industries) ([Dulux](/source/Dulux)) and The Little Greene to develop ranges of traditional paint colours for [English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage). Colour ranges have also been produced for the French and German markets.{{cite web|url=http://www.nantes.maville.com/actualite/2003/04/16/nantes/la-peinture-se-ressource-ressource-vient-d-ouvrir-son-premier-magasin-52356004.html |title=Info Nantes - Toute l'info de votre rĂŠgion |language=fr |publisher=Nantes.maville.com |accessdate=2015-11-05}} The colours traditionally employed on the exteriors of buildings in [Bath](/source/Bath%2C_Somerset), [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), [Penzance](/source/Penzance) and in [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester) have been investigated for the local planning authorities and guidelines produced for them.{{clarify|reason=by him?|date= February 2025}} The colours used on the exteriors of [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_London) houses in the 19th century have also been identified and an article published for the [Chelsea Society](/source/Chelsea_Society). He has worked on a range of exterior colours based on regional use in France. A similar project looking at regional colour in the United Kingdom is in progress.{{cite web|url=http://www.papers-paints.co.uk |title=Papers and Paints - Welcome to Papers and Paints |publisher=Papers-paints.co.uk |date=2010-01-04 |accessdate=2015-11-05}} In 2007 his company, Papers and Paints, was awarded a [Royal Warrant](/source/Royal_Warrant_of_Appointment_(United_Kingdom)) for his work with colour. ==Personal life== He is married with a daughter and two sons. Patrick Baty is the great grandson of the artists [Robert Polhill Bevan](/source/Robert_Polhill_Bevan) and his wife, [Stanisława de Karłowska](/source/Stanis%C5%82awa_de_Kar%C5%82owska).[http://www.spectator.co.uk/print/the-magazine/arts/3077391/forgotten-gems.thtml ]{{dead link|date=November 2015}} ==Lecturing and writing== Baty lectures on the general subject of paint and colour of the 18th and 19th centuries. The audiences range widely from the staff of the national amenity organisations, to [preservation](/source/Historic_preservation) enthusiasts. He has lectured at universities, to architects on [Continuing Professional Development](/source/Continuing_Professional_Development) courses, and to conservation officers. He has spoken at international symposia in Europe, and lectured and run courses along the East coast of the United States.[http://www.papers-paints.co.uk/consultancy_lec.asp ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907084457/http://www.papers-paints.co.uk/consultancy_lec.asp |date=7 September 2008 }} Some of his published works are listed below. He has also contributed to and edited various other books on the subject of paint and colour; on [Robert Bevan](/source/Robert_Bevan_(artist)) and also on The [Artists Rifles](/source/Artists_Rifles). He has co-curated exhibitions related to the [Cumberland Market Group](/source/Cumberland_Market_Group) and on works of art produced by members of the [Artists Rifles](/source/Artists_Rifles). ==Select bibliography== * ''House Decoration'', by Paul Hasluck. An introduction to the facsimile edition. Donhead Publishing, Dorset. 2001. * "Inspired by the Past?", in ''[John Fowler](/source/John_Beresford_Fowler): The Invention of the Country-House Style''. Donhead Publishing, Dorset. 2005. This paper follows the English Heritage/Traditional Paint Forum conference Inspired by the Past that took place in London on 4 July 2001. * "The Colours] of [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_London)." The Chelsea Society Report, 2003. * "Exterior Colour on the Smaller Town House" in ''Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation''. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. 2008. * "Straws from Cumberland Market", in the catalogue for an exhibition of works of art at Southampton City Art Gallery, ''A Countryman in Town: [Robert Bevan](/source/Robert_Bevan_(artist)) and the [Cumberland Market Group](/source/Cumberland_Market_Group)''. 26 September to 14 December 2008. * "The Colourful Past of the Royal Festival Hall" in ''Architectural Finishes in the Built Environment''. Archetype Books, London. 2009. * "Paint Colour and Paintwork" in ''Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation''. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. 2012. * (Contribution to) Metals. ''English Heritage Practical Building Conservation''. Ashgate Publishing. 2012. * ''The Anatomy of Colour''. Thames & Hudson. 2017. * ''Nature's Palette''. Thames & Hudson. 2021. * ''The Regimental Identity''. [Special Air Service](/source/Special_Air_Service) Regimental Association. 2025. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.patrickbaty.co.uk/ Patrick Baty's website] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baty, Patrick}} Category:Living people Category:1956 births Category:Alumni of the University of East London Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Category:9th/12th Royal Lancers officers Category:Artists' Rifles officers Category:English architectural historians Category:English art historians Category:English male non-fiction writers Category:Bevan family --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patrick Baty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Baty) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Baty?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.