Tag: 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 This is one of the most famous early paintings by Velázquez, produced in his home town of Seville when…

Wellington Museum (Apsley House)

Opened: 1778 Address: 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT, United Kingdom Website: https://www.wellingtoncollection.co.uk/ 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…

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,…

Ragazzo che monda un frutto (c.1592-1593)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo che monda un frutto (Boy peeling a fruit) c.1592–1593 Oil on canvas, 63 x 53 cm Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace, London Caravaggio was probably the most influential painter of the early seventeenth century. This may be his…

Mortlake Terrace (London)

Limes House and Forecourt Piers The Limes, previously referred to as Mortlake Terrace Built: c.1720 Address: 123 Mortlake High Street, London SW14, England, United Kingdom Mortlake Terrace in Art: Turner, Joseph (1775-1851) Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning 1826 The Frick…

George Augustus Moore

(1852–1933) Works: • The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story (English) • Celibates (English) • Confessions of a Young Man (English) • Esther Waters (English) • Evelyn Innes (English) • The Lake (English) • Memoirs of My Dead Life (English) •…

Wallace Collection (London)

Established: 1897 Address: Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN Website: https://www.wallacecollection.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See…