A Plymouth-born pioneer of British art and first director of the National Gallery has been honoured with a blue plaque in his home city. Sir Charles Lock Eastlake has been described as "the alpha ...

When the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London next year, the British Museum will no doubt be showing it in near-darkness, a light level appropriate for the 900-year-old embroidery. The Victoria and Albert ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 14,718,161 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record ...

Independence Day 2025 coincides with the 25th anniversary of “The Patriot,” Mel Gibson’s drama about the Revolutionary War.

These paintings are now identifiable in the collection of the National Gallery with one exception (The Infant Samuel by Sir Joshua Reynolds) which is held by Tate Britain.

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A boxer, a baker and an out-of-this-world guest! Anthony Joshua, Dame Mary Berry and Sir Tim Peake among star-studded names in Wimbledon's Royal Box The Royal Box was brimming with famous faces today ...

When I was in sixth grade, I took art classes on Tuesdays after school. We worked on lots of drawing and sketching skills, so after a few classes, I felt like I had it down. Until things took a turn ...

View PORTRAIT OF HENRY VANSITTART 1732-1770, GOVERNOR OF BENGAL by Joshua Reynolds on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Joshua Reynolds.

The paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862) [slide] : a presentation by the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution / [text by Andrew J. Cosentino ; edited by Joshua C. Taylor and ...