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 …

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 …

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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 …