In 1781 he painted 3 masterpieces, of the suicide of Queen Dido of Carthage, ‘The Nightmare’ still famous today, and the Dream of Queen Katharine of Aragon.
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His major commission of the First World War, ‘Gassed’, and final large masterpieces for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 303. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Harvard […]
From the marble quarry at Carrara, through Alpine passes to Lake Garda, over to alligators near Miami, and scenes from the First World War in England.
The tragic story of Quasimodo, hunchback bell-ringer of the cathedral, and Esmeralda, a beautiful young dancer, and her pet goat Djali.
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Harvard or […]
From tired seamstress to milliner, into the fashion house of Paquin, and onto the streets alongside the affluent of Paris at the turn of the century.
Paintings by Hogarth, Whistler, Lucy Rossetti, Orchardson, Elihu Vedder, Dagnan-Bouveret, Bonnard, and Willian McGregor Paxton.
After he had closed his portrait studio in 1907, travelling with friends, more watercolour views of Venice, and a look at some of his sophisticated techniques.
A portrait with unusual references, many bravura watercolours of Venice and his travels through the Alps on the way, and a short visit to North Africa.
The Eclectic Light Company 