A founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Sir John Everett Millais was internationally renowned during his lifetime, and his career culminated in his election as President of the Royal ...

Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers, at this exhibition of his rarely-seen works on paper. Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a leading public figure in ...

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker headed the team of architects charged with planning the development of New Delhi when the British moved the Indian capital from Calcutta in the early 20th century.

Plates 2, 14, 18-20 are signed as engraved by Pietro Santo Bartoli; plates 1, 13, 15-17, 21-29, 31, as drawn and engraved by him. Plates 3, 4, 7, 12 are signed as engraved by Girolamo Frezza; plate 10 ...

Held every year since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists. The Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest open submission ...

The plates state: Painted by John Constable R.A. Engraved by David Lucas. London: Published 1838 for the Proprietors by F.G. Moon, Printseller by Special Appointment to Her Majesty, 20 Threadneedle ...

Forget Jean Valjean and Quasimodo, here are three things you might not know about this French polymath. Hugo once said that ...

This imaginary recreation of Pheidias' celebrated statue of Zeus enthroned within his temple at Olympia forms the frontispiece to a pioneering book on the chryselephantine sculpture of ancient Greece ...

Acknowledging his election as an Associate, and giving details of his full name, place of birth, and date of birth.

Book-binders, trading as Westleys and Clarke, 1842-48; as Josiah Westley 1849; as J. & F. Westley 1850-52; as Westleys & Co. 1850-99 (see Ball, pp.190-2) Scenes From ...

According to Alfred Marks, the Honorary Secretary, the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London, was formed by a few friends who wanted to record the Oxford Arms Inn which was under threat to be ...

At head of the title-page: 'Under Revision'. Printer statement at the foot of p. 100: 'London: Printed By William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.' Bound in red leather ...