Linda Birch

Linda Birch: Masterclasses

Girl in a Pink Dress sitting at a table with a dog (c.1860-1870) (B.M.392)

The Allure of Charles Chaplin

Bill from the Bowes’ regular art dealer Mme Lepautre written on a torn-out page from an auction sale catalogue, 1866

Creating The Bowes Museum: A PhD Project

Michael Eden

Michael Eden: Wedgwood and Wouldn’t

Agony in the Garden, José Antolínez (1639-1676)

The Agony in the Garden: when Christ encountered the Angel

David Garrick and Mrs. Cibber and Belvidera in 'Venice Preserv'd', Johann Zoffany, 1762

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

Garrick in the Garrick

Full front Normal Light

March 18, 2017March 18, 2017

St Luke Beats The Transfer Deadline

François Georgin, Napoléon au siège de Toulon (1834), copyright Bibliothèque nationale de France

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017

The Emperor and the Everyman: Looking at Napoleon from a Different Perspective

Photo 1: The Rape of the Sabine Women / Castor & Pollux carrying off the daughters of Leucippus (B.M.208) by Giuseppe Porta, also called Giuseppe Salviati. Dark lines painted by the artist in the preparatory layers to indicate the legs of the woman which have become visible as the overlying oil and pigments have become more transparent over time.

Intriguing Finds Observed During the Condition Survey in the Picture Galleries