Sir Thomas Lawrence was a child prodigy who became the leading British portrait painter of his generation and was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1820. Born in Bristol in 1769, Lawrence ...

The Royal Gallery of Pictures, Being A Selection Of The Cabinet Paintings In Her Majesty's Private Collection At Buckingham Palace. Published Under The Superintendence Of John Linnell, Esq. - - London ...

Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.

Our family workshops for children with SEND are led by experienced artist educator Cash Aspeek. They are suitable for all ages and open to friends and family members too. When booking, please provide ...

The Chiswick Press was founded by Charles Whittingham I (1767–1840) in 1811. The management of the Press was taken over in 1840 by the founder's nephew Charles Whittingham II (1795–1876). The name was ...

Thomas Brock was born in Worcester, where he was educated at the Government School of Design and apprenticed to the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works. Aged nineteen he moved to London to become ...

Addresses: December 10th, 1879, [Position of art in this world] -- December 10th, 1881, [Relation of arts to morals and religion] -- December 10th, 1883, [Time, place and social circumstances; an ...

This group includes forty-one sketchbooks used by Frederic, Lord Leighton from the 1850s to the 1890s. The sketchbooks feature drawings of figures, landscapes and architecture, often produced on ...

Clock and watch-maker. Son of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811); continued family business in partnership with his younger brother Justin Theodore Vulliamy (trading as ‘Vulliamy & Sons’) until 1821.

Clock and watch-maker. Son of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811); continued family business in partnership with his elder brother Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (trading as ‘Vulliamy & Sons’) until 1821.

Projecting corners with leaf bud, crescent moon, rocaille, & C- scrolls, joined to centre paired volutes by S-scrolls; lace or fabric texturing in ogee ...

Mathematician and computer pioneer, in Britain. Passages From The Life Of A Philosopher. By Charles Babbage, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F. Stat. S., Hon. M.R.I.A ...