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THE NEW ROYAL ACADEMY – Part Two

by Victoria Hinshaw I recently visited the new addition to the Royal Academy in London and concentrated on the addition of the building at 6 Burlington Gardens to the campus, in a very sympathetic renovation. An exhibition showing early works, founding members, and methods of teaching emphasized learning to paint and sculpt by copying great works of art, … Continue reading "THE NEW ROYAL ACADEMY – Part Two"

THE REGENCY TOUR – MAY 2020

THE NEW ROYAL ACADEMY

Victoria Hinshaw, here. After two hundred fifty years, the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is celebrating its anniversary by adding an adjacent building to increase its exhibition space.  The new look, not quite completed, opened May 19, 2018.  I visited on May 24 and was delighted with newly added facilities. The annual Summer Exhibition will open June 12, … Continue reading "THE NEW ROYAL ACADEMY"

A LETTER FROM MRS. SIMPSON OF BRIGHTON

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Mrs. Simpson, cook at the Regency Town House in Hove, who has kindly consented to write us a letter regarding herself and her seaside slice of England.  Dear Mesdames. January 16 1830. Having but lately come to the art of reading and writing, I have not had … Continue reading "A LETTER FROM MRS. SIMPSON OF BRIGHTON"

ON THE SHELF: A COLOURED CANVAS

Guest post by author Corille Fraser   A Coloured Canvas, Lives, loves and losses in the artistic heart of Regency England This is a novel about Sir Thomas Lawrence but, as the sub-title suggests, it is much more than a biography of the 18th/ 19th century portrait painter who was only six when he started impressing patrons … Continue reading "ON THE SHELF: A COLOURED CANVAS"

THE WELLINGTON CONNECTION: Lord Londonderry

The following correspondence is from The Despatches, Correspondence, and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington Wellington’s letter to Mr. Bankhead London, 9th Aug.. 1822 Dear Sir: I called upon you with the intention of talking to you about Lord Londonderry, and of requesting you would call upon him. He promised me that he … Continue reading "THE WELLINGTON CONNECTION: Lord Londonderry"

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE – Part II

Continuing the Accounts of the Death and Burial of Queen Caroline, August 1821 Queen Caroline had long been a popular figure with the masses. During her funeral procession, riots broke out in the London streets. The following account was published in the Manchester Guardian on 18 August 1821: “Before six o’clock a crowd assembled at Hyde … Continue reading "THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE – Part II"

THE COUNTRY HOUSE TOUR – MAY 2019

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE

The married life and death of Queen Caroline (1768-1821 were equally frenzied. Though she was never officially crowned, Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfbuttel was the wife of King George IV and thus, Princess of Wales and after the 1820 death of George III, the Queen of England.  She died on August 7, 1821,  just a month after her husband’s … Continue reading "THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE"

VISITING LYME PARK

by Victoria Hinshaw Just before the 2017 Country House Tour began, Kristine Hughes Patrone, Sandra Mettler, Delle Jacobs and I met up at our hotel and made a visit to Lyme Park, which became an icon for lovers of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice when it was used for the exterior shots of Pemberley in the BBC-Colin … Continue reading "VISITING LYME PARK"