LONDON.- A portrait miniature of the 18th century actress Margaret “Peg” Woffington by the artist James Ferguson, is one of the highlights of the Fine Portrait Miniatures sale on the 25th May at Bonhams, Knightsbridge and is estimated to sell…
Ballet in Focus, a Case Display of Nearly 40 Portraits Shown at the National Portrait Gallery
LONDON.- A new display of rarely seen photographs at the National Portrait Gallery celebrates key ballet dancers from the start of the 20th Century. Studio portraits by Bassano including photographs of Adeline Genée, Anna Pavlova, and Ninette de Valoi…
What Lies Beneath? Archaeology in Action @ Museum of London
LONDON.- Ever wonder what lies beneath your feet? On 16 July the Museum of London opened Archaeology in Action. The exhibition offers visitors a flavour of the varied day to day work of archaeologists in London, today and in the past. From the ground t…
Sir Winston Churchill’s Masonic Apron on View in London
LONDON.- A number of members of parliament have been freemasons over the years, including Sir Winston Churchill. In 1902 Winston Churchill, half way through his first term as member of parliament for Oldham, placed an order for his apron from H.T. Lamb…