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Monday was spent in glorious sunshine at Lord’s cricket ground in St John’s Wood. The ‘all’s right with the world’ invocation of the sound of leather on willow, the greensward and the cricket whites, is over-used in my opinion, but then…. Sitting … Continue reading
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Following swiftly on from the post about the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s major Ravilious exhibition, it is worth mentioning a small exhibition of stunning life drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon which is currently running at the same Gallery. Prud’hon was draughtsman to the court … Continue reading
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Eric Ravilious, sometime ‘Seurat of Sussex’, has long been one of my favourite ‘little known’ artists. He wasn’t unknown in his lifetime, his designs for Wedgewood and his engravings and illustration work made certain of that, but his career as … Continue reading
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Tucked just behind Dulwich College and opposite Dulwich Park, Dulwich Picture Gallery is well worth a visit, for its exhibitions or just to view its standing collection. It is Britain’s first purpose-built art gallery. Originally part of Dulwich College it … Continue reading
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… or not. As readers of this blog know, I do my own research. Unbelievably, some authors of fiction ( usually those who make a lot of money, lucky them ) use researchers to discover facts, figures and ‘atmosphere’ for their … Continue reading
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