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Visual Arts: Painting history into a corner
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You need a real sense of history to appreciate the work of Paul
Delaroche. First, you have to try to imagine what made his
paintings so popular in the 1800s; then, you have to supply most of
the footnotes yourself
In the Wallace Collection, last weekend, an old lady and her
friend stopped in front of Paul Delaroche's famous painting, Edward
V and the Duke of York in the Tower. They took in the scene for a
while - the two boys huddled together in their cell, the ominous
shadow cast und...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Portrait thought to be first of Lady Jane Grey.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: LECH MINTOWT-CZYZ THE only known image of one of the most compelling figures in British history, Lady Jane Grey, is thought to have been discovered in a house in Streatham. If authenticated, the portrait of the girl who was queen for nine days before being executed at the Tower of London at
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... and could this be the face of 1553?
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: LECH MINTOWT-CZYZ THE only known image of one of the most compelling figures in history, Lady Jane Grey, is thought to have been discovered in a house in Streatham. If authenticated, the portrait of the girl who was queen for nine days before being executed at the Tower of London at the age
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Lady Jane Or A Royal Imposter?: Some Think Miniature Portrait At Yale May Be One Of A Kind.
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
; Byline: Kim Martineau May 15--NEW HAVEN -- Lady Jane Grey did not live long enough to sit for many portraits. She was Queen of England for just nine days before her cousin, the rightful heir to the throne, banished her to the Tower of London and eventually had her beheaded. England's shortest
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Seeing double: how one period visualises another
Teaching History
; When pupils study interpretations or representations of the past which are neither from their own period nor from the period being interpreted/represented, they are having to employ sophisticated knowledge and skill. Jane Card describes this as 'double vision': the pupils must think about the
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Hardship and drama aboard famous Lady.(Features)
The Journal (Newcastle, England)
; THE 313-ton Lady Jane was the best known of the Tyneside whalers. She was already an old ship when she began whaling from the Tyne in 1804, having been built in 1772. In 1813 the Lady Jane was the most successful vessel in the national whaling fleet, earning pounds 13,000. Her owners included
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I'm neutral, says Lady Jane.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; DIANA, Princess of Wales, wanted to keep ``some distance'' between her household and Buckingham Palace, the Old Bailey was told yesterday, but her sister Lady Jane Fellowes, the third member of the Spencer family to give evidence in the trial of royal butler Paul Burrell, refused to accept the
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BATH SHOP: LADY JANE LTD.
Home Textiles Today
; LADY JANE LTD. Cypress, CA (714) 891-2802 Lady Jane is introducing its new Fleur collection, featuring elegant designs with golden accents on wooden accessories.
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Brooch shows portrait is Lady Jane Grey, the girl who was a queen for nine days ; NEWS
The Independent - London
; For decades, the female sitter in this 16th-century miniature painting remained unidentified. But after investigating the woman's jewellery, the historian David Starkey is now convinced this is the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey painted during her lifetime to have survived. It may have been
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Lady Jane Grey, the picture exclusive from 454 years ago.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: ANDREW LEVY AWAITING her execution with a defiant glare, this is Lady Jane Grey in the only known picture to have been painted in her lifetime. The teenager was England's shortest-serving monarch, on the throne for only nine days before she was imprisoned then ordered to be beheaded by
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Why I had no regrets over leaving Lady Jane behind.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: KATE GINN IT is her utterly convincing portrayal of a haughty English aristocrat that sticks in the memory when you think of Phyllis Logan. Even now, years later, the actress still gets stopped in the street by fans who recognise the striking looks that graced Lovejoy. But the familiarity
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