Sir Peter Lely [1][2] was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.
The story of 18th century England includes Queen Anne; the 1st King George; the 1st Prime Minister, Walpole; Bonnie Prince Charlie; Dr. Samuel Johnson; John Wesley; Captain Cook; Mad King George III; the Rights of Man; the Rights of Women; American Revolution; Thomas Clarkson; Mutiny on the Bounty
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (Danish Caroline Mathilde 22 July 1751 10 May 1775) was by birth a Princess of Great Britain and member of the House of Hanover and by marriage Queen consort of Denmark and Norway between 17661772. The youngest and posthumous daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wa
An ambitious new book, titled Edwardian Opulence, explores the work of celebrated Edwardian artists and photographers...
Artist Jonathan Yeo has spoken out about an important symbol in his portrait of the King, which was unveiled in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today
Oil on canvas; 100 by 77 cm. Sir William Orpen, in full Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen (born Stillorgan, County Dublin, Ireland—died London, England), British painter, best known for his vigorously characterized portraits; he also worked as an official war artist during World War I. Orpen studied drawing at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin (1894–97) and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London (1897–99). He first exhibited at the New English Art Club; he became a member there in 1900. His portraits, which established his reputation, showed the influence of Édouard Manet. He also became known as a painter of group portraits such as Homage to Manet (1909), in which he portrayed members of the contemporary English art world sitting in conversation beneath a famous portrait by that artist. Orpen was the official painter of the Paris Peace Conference after World War I, for which he painted The Signing of the Peace Treaty at Versailles (1919–20). Orpen was appointed knight commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 and was elected a Royal Academician in 1919. He is posthumously regarded as a facile and prolific, but somewhat superficial, artist who nevertheless achieved great popularity in his day.
“How was Duncan picking up on military secrets? Was she in contact with the enemy? Was she receiving leaked information from inside the War Office? Or was she really a witch?” HELEN DUNCAN, 44, was hosting...
Tate Britain blockbuster.
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George Shaw creates “a homely and unsettling vision” of Great Britain in his paintings of the Midlands estate where he grew up.
A new English Heritage art collection aims to reflect the long history of African people in England.
From Witch Hats to Shoes and Beyond So 1680, my pretty! Whether you know it or not, you’re familiar with 17th century fashion. Our modern ideas of witch clothing trickled down to us from the …
James V of Scotland ruled as king from 1513 to 1542. He succeeded his father James IV of Scotland (r. 1488-1513), one of the country's most popular Stuart kings, but as he was still a child, the early...
Kitsch, old-hat and irrelevant? The Tate’s new blockbuster show sets out to prove that the Pre-Raphaelites’ hyper-real fantasies are anything but. Mark Hudson welcomes this timely reappraisal.
