William Dring’s portrait of Commander Bill King
This blog entry was written by Bethany Wright, intern at Royal Museums Greenwich. I am doing the MA Curating the Art Museum at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and doing an internship in a museum forms...
View ArticleJohn Everett: Dazzle!
Visitors to the Queen’s House will have noticed that the drawings by Gladys E. Reed, William Dring, John Worsley and John Kingsley Cook shown as part of War Artists at Sea, came off display last month....
View ArticleDeath in the Archives: Taxidermy in The Queen’s House
Did you know that Taxidermy has links to The Queen’s House and the fine art collection on display within? It will also be a major part of our upcoming Death in the Archives event this Halloween. The...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month – Emma Hamilton and the power of a stereotype
Lady Hamilton’s historical significance is foregrounded on the occasion of Women’s History Month. Portrait of Emma by George Romney, c. 1786 (NMM, BHC2736: Caird Fund) Emma Hamilton was born into...
View ArticleDryden Goodwin: Behind the scenes with conservation
For Museum Week Clara de la Pena McTigue, Senior Prints and Drawings Conservator, talks about the work she did to prepare for our Unseen: Lives of Looking exhibition. Hello from the Conservation team!...
View ArticleWays of Seeing – Conference Response
Today’s guest post is by Damian Smith of RMIT University in Melbourne. He summarises and responds to the fascinating series of papers at our ‘Ways of Seeing‘ conference. It was linked to our...
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