Rubies and Weasel’s Teeth: Reconstructing Nicholas Hilliard
A few weeks ago, the art historian and presenter James Fox (A History of Art in Three Colours, British Masters) came by the conservation department to film a segment for ‘A Very British Rennaissance‘,...
View ArticleSurprising Sketches by Alfred Edward Chalon
After moving to England with his family in the late 18th century, the Swiss painter Alfred Edward Chalon quickly made a name for himself as a portraitist. He enrolled in the Royal Academy in 1797,......
View ArticleA Collector of Secrets. Sir Balthazar Gerbier (1592-1663) in cultural...
The Middleburg-born Huguenot Balthazar Gerbier (1592-1663) excelled with a vast career spanning from the various arts, the world of diplomacy to that of a courtier and spy. Many scholars have...
View ArticleThe Missing Miniature
Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-89) originally trained as an enamellist in Geneva, but he is perhaps best known today for his wonderful half-length portraits in pastel. He painted an enormous variety of...
View ArticleThe Complex World of Small Things: Part One
Musings on the materials and techniques of portrait miniatures Contrary to popular belief, small does not equal easy: not in the world of the conservation of portrait miniatures, nor anywhere else, I...
View ArticleThe Guard Book Project – A Resource for Research
Well… I never knew that….. This digitisation project is providing a unique opportunity for various areas of research about the museums collections, the history of the building, exhibitions, activities,...
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