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Tag: Art

Portraits and Lies: Deciphering Personality from Tudor Portraiture

Portraits and Lies: Deciphering Personality from...

November 24, 2020
We’ve all looked back in horror at snapshots of days-gone-by and thought “what was I thinking?!”...
The art of botanical watercolours: meet the Hampton Court Florilegium Society

The art of botanical watercolours: meet the...

December 6, 2019
One of the newer collections in the Historic Royal Palaces archives is a large group of...
Communication Gallery re-hang

Decadent art at Hampton Court Palace

September 24, 2019
Over the summer, the Communication Gallery at Hampton Court Palace underwent a re-hang of its picture...
A soldier and an artist: the life and death of William George Storm

A soldier and an artist: the life and death of...

June 28, 2019
In this blog post, Curator of Historic Buildings Dr Alden Gregory reveals the moving story behind...
The design shows trees, acorns and a bird with a long tail

Royal Acorns: Wallpaper Designs at Hampton Court...

May 29, 2018
‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...
Listen to the Building - Sound and Banqueting House

Listen to the Building – Sound and...

November 7, 2016
How does sound help us understand a Palace? The Banqueting House, Whitehall, was the Stuart court’s...
The man in the dark in the picture frame

The man in the dark in the picture frame

January 15, 2016
This little watercolour, painted by an unknown artist in the 1850s, is a revealing glimpse of...
Starting out as a Curatorial Intern

Starting out as a Curatorial Intern

January 7, 2015
My first few months as a Curatorial Intern have been a whirlwind of meeting new people,...

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