Tag: London

The Lime Burner (1859)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) The Lime Burner 1859 Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 255 x 179 mm Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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…

William Blake

(1757–1827) The artist’s works: God Judging Adam 1795 Tate Britain, London God Judging Adam c.1795 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Baptism of Christ c.1799 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Job and His Daughters 1799–1800 National Gallery of Art, Washington St. Matthew 1799…

Venus del Espejo (1647-1651)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Venus del Espejo (Venus at her Mirror, The Rokeby Venus) 1647–1651 Oil on canvas, 122.5 x 177 cm National Gallery, London This is the only surviving female nude painted by Velázquez. The subject was rare in seventeenth-century Spain,…

El aguador de Sevilla (c. 1623)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) El aguador de Sevilla (The Waterseller of Seville) c.1623 Oil on canvas, 107.7 x 81.3 cm Wellington Museum, London See also: • Sevilla (España)

Wellington Museum (Apsley House)

Opened: 1778 Location: 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apsley-house/ Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (1803-06) • Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660): El aguador de Sevilla (c.1623) Apsley House in Art: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Green Park, London 1870 or 1871 Philadelphia…

Edward VI (England)

(1537–1553) King of England (1547–1553) King of Ireland (1547–1553) Edward VI in Literature: • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Edward VI in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 National Gallery of Art,…