The King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation – JULIAN SIMMONDS FOR THE TELEGRAAF The image of the royal family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace to the crowds below is embedded in the national conscience. Now, for the first time, members of the public will have the chance … Read more
Image management: Sarah Siddons, painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785 – GL Archive / Alamy Stock Photo The actress Sarah Siddons was a superstar. At the height of her career in the late 18th century, audiences flocked to see her, many succumbing to what was called ‘Siddon’s fever’: crying, becoming hysterical and fainting, so deeply did … Read more
Stony Reception: The Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum – Dylan Martinez Looking back on the year in art, wouldn’t it be nice to start with some paintings? To shed light on one or two of our museums’ important recent acquisitions, such as Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (c. 1776), which the National Portrait Gallery, … Read more