The eldest son of Isaac Oliver, Peter trained in his father's studio but developed his own softer style. As a miniature painter, Peter was in demand both inside and outside royal circles of his day.

British Art embraces abstraction with the establishment of 'Unit 1', the first group of British Artists dedicated to producing abstract art. The critic Herbert Read formed the group by bringing ...

A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.

From the 14th century the woodworking trades that organised themselves in English cities consisted of sawyers, carpenters, joiners, carvers, turners, and associated trades like wheelwrights, ...

One of the central figures at the start of the English Revolution. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1621, eight years before Charles I dissolved Parliament. Ship Money was a tax sometimes levied on ...

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The National Gallery catalogue, The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, vol. 1, Paintings from Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona was published in 2004. In his magnificent catalogue, Nicholas Penny ...

John Collier (1850-1934), Portrait painter and writer on art. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits. Collier worked hard on this replica, and considered he had ...

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