LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
French Artist Jean-Antoine Watteau Features in Rival London Shows
LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
Conquer the Tower at Windsor Castle: A New Tour Launches this Summer
LONDON.- For over 800 years, Windsor Castle’s world-famous Round Tower has dominated the surrounding landscape. Now a new guided tour, ‘Conquer the Tower’, takes visitors inside the Round Tower and up 200 steps to the top of one of the nation’…
The Home of Leading Scientist Who Helped Develop the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ to Be Sold
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer the contents of one of the finest Regency villas in Bath, Crowe Hall, at the King Street salerooms on Thursday, 16 December 2010. Crowe Hall was the home of Sir Sydney Barratt (1898-1975), a chemist whose advice to S…
The Home of Leading Scientist who Helped Develop the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ will be Sold at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer the contents of one of the finest Regency villas in Bath, Crowe Hall, at the King Street salerooms on Thursday, 16 December 2010. Crowe Hall was the home of Sir Sydney Barratt (1898-1975), a chemist whose advice to S…
Old Master Brueghel Campaign Approaches 900,000 as Painting Returns to Yorkshire
LONDON.- The campaign to raise £2.7million so save The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has reached just under £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery on 17 November 2010. The painting, t…
Old Master Brueghel Campaign Approaches 900,000 as Painting Returns to Yorkshire
LONDON.- The campaign to raise £2.7million so save The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has reached just under £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery on 17 November 2010. The painting, t…