Category Archives: Art

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Prud’hon – Napoleon’s draughtsman

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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

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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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Dulwich Picture Gallery – a south London gem

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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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‘All of This Belongs to You’ – It’s Free!

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‘All of this belongs to you’ is the title of a new, free, exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, consisting of four new commissions from contemporary designers, artists and architects; works which explore the nature of the museum in the … Continue reading

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Visit to Hertford House

Once the London home of the Marquises of Hertford, Hertford House stands in the peaceful Georgian Manchester Square, just north of the bustle of Oxford Street (the nearest tube station is Bond Street, Central and Jubilee lines). Built around 1776, at the … Continue reading