The Story of Alma-Tadema and the Epps Family
Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a talented furniture designer and a leading Victorian painter. He worked on this screen wi…
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Constable's oil sketches
In the early 1800s, many painters such as Constable, sought to capture subtle effects of light and atmosphere by ma…
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Walter Crane cover design for ‘Illustrations of the Victorian Series and Other Wall-Papers’
This design for the cover of a book of wallpapers manufactured by Jeffrey and Co was created by Walter Crane (1845-1915) in 1887. This image shows a winged young man blowing a horn or trumpet, surrounded by swirling acanthus leaves. Walter Crane's monogram - his initials and a crane - can be seen at the bottom right hand corner of the design.
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'The Personal is Political': Gender in Private & Public Life in the 19th century
Female skills were also in demand outside the home. Throughout the Victorian period, when family needs allowed, women undertook unpaid work in a variety of fields, known collectively as philanthropy.
Mrs Loudon & the Victorian garden reading list
A selection of books on the subject of Mrs Loudon and the Victorian garden.
Mrs Loudon & the Victorian garden
Jane Loudon was to Victorian gardening what Mrs Beeton was to cookery. Her beautifully illustrated books on gardening and plant identification sold in their thousands and women all over the country were enthused enough by them to take up gardening as a hobby. She was one of the most successful of a number of talented women botanical illustrators who had mixed fortunes during their lifetimes. Now highly regarded, many of their works are in the collection of the National Art Library.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail
'Stirs up the 19th century in all its sumptuousness and diversity … the garments spring from the page with a beauty and freshness that belies their age and fragility' The Daily Telegraph
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Sat 23 June 2012 14:00
SEMINAR: Explore the history, culture, art and architecture of 19th and early 20th century Vienna, the city
that hosts over 200 formals balls every year. Vienna is the last great capital of the 19th century ball.
