Portraits and Lies: Deciphering Personality from...
We’ve all looked back in horror at snapshots of days-gone-by and thought “what was I thinking?!”...
Tag: Art
The art of botanical watercolours: meet the...
One of the newer collections in the Historic Royal Palaces archives is a large group of...
Decadent art at Hampton Court Palace
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...
In this blog post, Curator of Historic Buildings Dr Alden Gregory reveals the moving story behind...
Royal Acorns: Wallpaper Designs at Hampton Court...
‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...
Listen to the Building – Sound and...
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
This little watercolour, painted by an unknown artist in the 1850s, is a revealing glimpse of...
Starting out as a Curatorial Intern
My first few months as a Curatorial Intern have been a whirlwind of meeting new people,...