Weymouth bay from Weymouth and Melcombe Regis New Guide by E Groves (1835) A superior seaside resort In November 1788, George III became mentally unstable, precipitating the Regency crisis. But just as George, Prince of Wales, was about to take power as Regent, the King recovered

Gian Paolo Panini Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti ca. 1755-58 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art The Panini were one among several families with reputations for depicting architectural marvels in and around Rome during the first great surge of international tourism in the 18th century. Their work was lucid and generous, like Mozart's operas. The Spanish Steps (as seen above) had been constructed only about thirty years before this drawing was made. They linked the Piazza di Spagna below with the French church of Trinità dei Monti, formerly stranded on its precipice above. Gian Paolo Panini Villa Albani, Rome 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York Francesco Panini Farnese Gallery, Rome ca. 1775 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio with Pyramid 18th century wash drawing Morgan Library, New York Gian Paolo Panini Classical Ruins 18th century wash drawing British Museum Gian Paolo Panini Figures beneath a Ruinous Arch 18th century wash drawing British Museum Gian Paolo Panini Arcade with Sarcophagus 18th century watercolor Morgan Library, New York Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio Ruinous Arches 18th century watercolor Morgan Library, New York Gian Paolo Panini Ruined Colonnade 18th century watercolor British Museum Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio with Pantheon 1735 oil on canvas Royal Collection, Great Britain Gian Paolo Panini Classical Ruins with Woman Preaching ca. 1735 oiil on canvas Prado Gian Paolo Panini Interior of St. Peter's, Rome 1735 oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-Portrait, about 1730, Edme Bouchardon, Red chalk. The Morgan Library & Museum, Purchased in 1907. LOS ANGELES, CA .- One of the most imaginative and celebrated artists of the eighteenth century, Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698-1762) was both an...

Statue, marble, of George Frederick Handel, by Louis François Roubiliac, English, 1738

Human rights law has had a long and tortuous history in the UK, defined by some of the most fascinating cases in legal memory. The case of John Wilkes was a milestone in establishing the right of free speech. In 1763, Wilkes wrote a scathing attack on a speech delivered by King George III when he opened Parliament.

This month’s sculpture from Hadrian’s Villa is a marble head of Antinous depicted as the god Dionysos, the closest Greek equivalent to the Egyptian god Osiris. It was unearthed in 1769 …

Stunning Italian sculpture in white Carrara Marble, bust of child,was part of an very important altarpiece in a private collection from a palace in Turin, Italia. With a great expressiveness and realism, the sculpture maintains its dramatic force typical of the Italian Baroque. One of a kind piece, suitable in any corner or space, on a wrought iron base it could be a highly decorative piece.

An early 18th century figured walnut and mirrored panel tea caddy complete with the original makers label for Antony Berrisford of Bakewell, Derbyshire. The label reads: “Antony Berrisford Statuary Graver and Carver Bakewell in Derbyshire Has always ready for sale a large Quantity of English and Foreign Marbles O.....n Gentlemen may have Chimney Pieces, Tables, Monuments Gravestones,Statues,Busts And all kind of Ornaments and Marble Curious Crystalline Substances Done in the Best...... manner And at Reasonable Rates.”� circa 1740.

Standing in the Louvre in Paris and only about 138cm tall... The identity of the sculptor is unknown, as is the identity of the subject: a beautiful woman with her face veiled, and her hands the only exposed portion of her body, as she stands lost in thought.