While Europe's eye is fixed on mighty things, / The fate of Empires and the fall of Kings, / While quacks of State must each produce his plan, / And even children lisp the Rights of Man; / Amid this mighty fuss let me mention, / The Rights of Woman merit some attention. - ROBERT BURNS

Wednesday, November 15, 2017


A New Art Blog
begins on
MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER
ART FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA
and then will be updated every day

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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A new Art blog begins on Friday 26th June
V IS FOR VINCENT
will show 72 paintings by Vincent van Gogh

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Friday, September 6, 2013

"Leonilla Bariatinskaya, Princess of Sayn-Wittenstein-Sayn"

 

Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1805-73

There are now 180 paintings in this blog and the above portrait brings the series to an end.
The new blog "My Selection of 19th Century British Paintings" begins tomorrow -

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Tuesday, September 3, 2013