Paintings of the British Social Scene, from Hogarth to Sickert
A chronological survey of the English genre from the 1730s to 1890s.
Krzysztof Cieszkowski
Bendigo The Boxer
Krzysztof Z. Cieszkowski examines the life of the 19th-century prize pugilist-turned-preacher, William Thompson.
Joseph Wright of Derby - Painter of the Industrial Revolution
K.Z. Cieszkowski on the visual chronicler of scentific and industrial developments in the 18th century Midlands.
The Legend Makers: Chatterton, Wallis & Meredith
It was not only for Wordsworth that Thomas Chatterton was a ‘marvellous Boy’, for the image of his death became a potent and much-used symbol of romanticism and alienation in Victorian England.
The Pallas of Pall Mall: The Life and Paintings of Lady Butler
During the last quarter of the nineteenth century the imposing canvases of battles and military manoeuvres painted by Elizabeth Thompson, later Lady Butler, caught the imagination of a nation keen to celebrate the successes of its Army. Among the artist’s many admirers was John Ruskin, who referred to her as the ‘Pallas of Pall Mall’.