In the final decade of the 18th century the enthusiastic French art collector Napoleon Bonaparte embarked on a lengthy Grand Tour of Europe and the …
Henry Pether: Mr Moonlight
The son of the artist and polymath Abraham Pether FSA (1756-1812), Henry Pether was one of the 19th century’s finest exponents of the topographical view …
Composition and Compassion: the Life and Career of Ursula Wood
If each of us could choose the time and place of our birth – the when and where – I would guess the list of …
Alfred Stevens: Hymns to Beauty, Hints to the Soul
Throughout the second half of the nineteenth century Alfred Stevens was amongst the most famous and successful artists in Europe. His skill as a draftsman …
Jacques-Émile Blanche: More than a Good Likeness
Jacques-Émile Blanche was born into a wealthy family of eminent psychiatrists and grew up in Passy near the Bois de Boulogne where his father ran …
The Pether Family
& the 19th Century Nocturne
& the 19th Century Nocturne
Abraham Pether FSA (1756-1812) was a one-time child prodigy turned classic 18th century polymath whose experiments with electricity, mathematics, and astronomy led to the invention …
Explosive Art in the Age of Reason
In the mid-18th century Europe witnessed an intellectual and cultural explosion known as The Enlightenment that emphasized reason over superstition and empirical truth over blind …
New York Times arts writer Ted Loos on
‘St. James’ Day’ by Richard Morton Paye
‘St. James’ Day’ by Richard Morton Paye
‘St. James’ Day’ by Richard Morton Paye can be viewed at our Gallery page.
Demeaning Turner:
the Daft Punking of Britain’s Greatest Artist
the Daft Punking of Britain’s Greatest Artist
Having previously spent 20 years in television I am well aware that making interesting and appealing arts programmes isn’t easy. It’s one thing for producers …
The Hillingford Chronicles
Robert Alexander Hillingford is usually categorised as a ‘military painter’ or ‘costume realist’ but neither label does him or his work justice. I think his …