Corrections ‘Sussex Modernism’ review

Corrections to review of ‘Sussex Modernism’ Please note corrections to second para of the review of ‘Sussex Modernism’ as follows: instead of ‘2 Temple Place’ read ‘Two Temple Place’ and instead of ‘fundamentally unchanged’ read ‘fundamentally changed’. Apologies!

Alfred Wallis new book

Matilda Webb Alfred Wallis. Childhood Poverty to Artistic Luminary Seadrift Press 2025 ISBN: 9781838414207 pp530 £45   James Scott     Although much has been written about Wallis’s life, this is far the most complete account that has been written to date, and is clearly the result of many years of research. Matilda Webb explores […]

Lord Strange: rediscovery of a portrait

Strange: portrait of Shakespeare’s early patron rediscovered       Darnley Fine Art has announced the recent acquisition of a lost portrait of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby (1559–94), also known as Lord Strange. Ferdinando was a crucial figure during the Elizabethan era as both a member of Parliament and the patron of celebrated […]

Edwin Austin Abbey at the National Gallery, London

‘Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light’ Major ceiling design coming to National Gallery, London   ​ 20 November 2025–15 February 2026 Room 1 Admission free   A spectacular design for the domed ceiling of the House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg – a palace of arts and one of the grandest public […]