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Restoration Stories – Review by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Posted on 24 January, 2020 | No CommentsPatina and Paint in Old London Houses by Philippa Stockley with photography by Charlie Hopkinson This attractive book tells the stories of the restoration of sixteen, mainly Georgian, houses in... -
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition
Posted on 15 December, 2019 | No CommentsA gallery restores formerly marginal figures to the spotlight, reports John Westbrooke The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition plans to tell the untold story of the women of the Pre-Raphaelite... -
George IV: Art & Spectacle
Posted on 4 December, 2019 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke on a notorious king and great collector King George IV seems to have felt an affinity with his predecessor, Charles I. Both were men of taste who built... -
Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece
Posted on 12 November, 2019 | No CommentsA hi-tech but unsatisfactory exhibition marks a 500th anniversary, John Westbrooke writes It’s 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the original Renaissance man, still best known as... -
TUTANKHAMUN Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh – Saatchi Gallery, London 2nd Nov-3rd May
Posted on 6 November, 2019 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck has an unforgettable experience when she sees this exciting new exhibition “Wonderful things!” such was Howard Carter’s exclamation when asked what he could see when, in 1922, he... -
The Restaurant at The Capital Hotel, Knightsbridge – Review
Posted on 19 October, 2019 | No CommentsPeter Morrell and a friend enjoy fine dining in this elegant five-star boutique hotel located a stone’s throw from Harrods The Restaurant at The Capital Hotel is ideally situated for... -
Inspired by the East
Posted on 16 October, 2019 | No CommentsA British Museum exhibition of Islamic and European art doesn’t quite achieve its aim, John Westbrooke writes These are hard times for Islam in the West, with every Muslim suspected... -
Tenby Blues Festival, Pembrokeshire 8 – 10 November 2019
Posted on 12 October, 2019 | No CommentsTenby in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales will once again be rocking between 8 and 10 November when the Blues Festival takes place in venues all over town Headliners include Texas-born... -
Gauguin Portraits
Posted on 11 October, 2019 | No CommentsThe French painter’s main subject was himself, John Westbrooke finds Paul Gauguin (1848 – 1903) is best known as the artist who briefly worked with Vincent Van Gogh, then escaped... -
Previously unseen portrait of Richard III goes on display at Hever Castle for the first time
Posted on 4 October, 2019 | No CommentsThe painting of the monarch – which has been in a private collection for many years and has never been publicly displayed before – has been unveiled in the Castle’s...