From stormy seas to Cornish light, meet some of the artists who have been inspired by the dramatic coastline of the British ...

The Chiswick Press was founded by Charles Whittingham I (1767–1840) in 1811. The management of the Press was taken over in 1840 by the founder's nephew Charles Whittingham II (1795–1876). The name was ...

Thomas Brock was born in Worcester, where he was educated at the Government School of Design and apprenticed to the Worcester Royal Porcelain Works. Aged nineteen he moved to London to become ...

This group includes forty-one sketchbooks used by Frederic, Lord Leighton from the 1850s to the 1890s. The sketchbooks feature drawings of figures, landscapes and architecture, often produced on ...

Clock and watch-maker. Son of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811); continued family business in partnership with his elder brother Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (trading as ‘Vulliamy & Sons’) until 1821.

Clock and watch-maker. Son of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811); continued family business in partnership with his younger brother Justin Theodore Vulliamy (trading as ‘Vulliamy & Sons’) until 1821.

Projecting corners with leaf bud, crescent moon, rocaille, & C- scrolls, joined to centre paired volutes by S-scrolls; lace or fabric texturing in ogee ...

Mathematician and computer pioneer, in Britain. Passages From The Life Of A Philosopher. By Charles Babbage, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F. Stat. S., Hon. M.R.I.A ...

Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.

Art Sales at the Royal Academy presents unique and limited-edition works for sale by some of the strongest contemporary artists based in the UK and beyond, including Royal Academicians and invited ...

BNP Paribas is proud to sponsor the forthcoming Abstract Expressionism exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, a once in a generation opportunity to explore one of the most influential movements in ...

William Hodges was the first professional British landscape painter to visit India. He toured the country from 1780-1783 and in 1781 accompanied Governor General Warren Hastings to the ancient city of ...