Tag: England

Michael Rennie

(1909–1971) Filmography as Actor: Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born August 25 1909 Bradford (England) Died June…

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

(1769–1852) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, FRS Prime Minister of Great Britain The Duke of Wellington in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington 1812–1814 National Gallery, London     Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff…

Jean Simmons

(1929–2010) Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE Filmography as Actress: Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons     Spartacus…

Wapping (1860-1864)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Wapping 1860–1864 Oil on canvas, 72 x 101.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We look slightly down at a woman with pale skin and two men with ruddy complexions sitting at a table near a…

The Lime Burner (1859)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Lime Burner 1859 Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 25.4 x 17.8 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London During his formative years in Paris in the 1850s, Whistler was influenced by the injunctions of the…

Henry James

(1843–1916) Henry James, OM Works: • A Bundle of Letters (English) • A Little Tour in France (English) • A London Life, and Other Tales (English) • A Passionate Pilgrim (English) • A Small Boy and Others (English) • An International Episode…