Ophelia by Millais
Whenever I’m in London, I go to see Ophelia floating in her brilliant green brook…
Read MoreHilliard’s Burning Man
“The flames seemed to flicker and hiss”: who is burning in Nicholas Hilliard’s miniature, and why?
Read MoreElizabeth I: the “Sieve” Portrait
“A face capable of both greatness and cruelty”: Queen Elizabeth I at 46
Read MoreKate Stanley & Elizabeth I
“Same red hair and black Boleyn eyes”: in my mind, Kate looks like the young Queen Elizabeth I…
Read MoreShakespeare’s Faces
Everyone knows Shakespeare’s iconic portrait from the First Folio (1623), but I’ve never much liked it. There are others…
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