Flemish School, 16th century Later emperor Charles V [1514-16] London Hampton Court Palace Royal Collections Windsor Palace www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/b2r/object.asp?exhi...
Оригинал взят у kolybanov в Grand Ladies/3 Автор - ЯННА_КОТ . Это цитата этого сообщения Grand Ladies/3 1782-1784 Emma Hart in a Straw Hat by George Romney 1797 Luise of Prussia by Henriette-Felicite Tassaert 1802 Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Jozef Maria Grassi Duchess of Kent Victoria by…
Just outside the village of Eyam, in the Peak District lies the village of Stoney Middleton where, according to folklore, in 1762 a young woman by the name of Hannah Baddeley, who was born in the l…
In pictures: Tate Britain's new show reveals how Anthony Van Dyck transformed the history of painting with his elegant, baroque portraits
Prince George (later King George IV) and Princess Caroline’s daughter, Princess Charlotte, tragically died shortly after the birth of her still-born son on 6 November 1817. As the original ‘people’…
In 1701, one year before Princess Anne succeeded to the throne, musicians from London traveled to Windsor to perform a special ode composed for her birthday by the gifted young composer Jeremiah Clarke. The anonymous poet addressed part of his poem to the performers, taking note of Anne’s keen interest in music.
Leonardo da Vinci is not the only Renaissance artist to have had one of his works newly discovered. So has Lucas Cranach, the artist of the Reformation.
A new exhibition reveals hidden depths to a tumultuous period of Scottish history.
Deborah Vivien Cavendish and her siblings moved in the same circles as Winston Churchill, John F Kennedy, and Evelyn Waugh, and epitomised a glamorous aristocratic life that no longer exists.
From the miniature collection of Queen Victoria.
Here we look at all the King's men and their given depositions regarding the validity of the marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. It gives us an
From dashing tunics to plunging dresses, this collection of stunning new portraits from the 16th and 17th-century shows Britain's royals were a rather stylish bunch.
With so much interest in the Royal Collection’s Georgian Papers Project, we thought we would examine some of the portraits of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who was also p…
It's been sitting in a palace display case for 80 years, but now the truth behind Buckingham Palace's Faberge elephant has been revealed by the collection's curator.
Last month I caught the Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt exhibition, held at the National Portrait Gallery.
With so much interest in the Royal Collection’s Georgian Papers Project, we thought we would examine some of the portraits of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who was also p…
Charles I might have had a keen eye for art, but his queen’s eye was sharper and far more sophisticated. With the couple’s extraordinary art collection currently on display at the RA, the consort&r…
The royal, 59, stunned in a blissful colour combination of cream, pink and peach as she arrived at the traditional service held at St George's Chapel.
A 16-year-old Princess Elizabeth registers for war service under the Ministry of Labour's Youth Registration Scheme, 25th April 1942. She is wearing her Girl Guide uniform.
