British Art

The Snettisham Hoard on display at the British Museum. The hoard contains hundreds of pieces of gold and other metal objects including about 70 intact torcs. License
Exploring the British Iron Age: 7 Fascinating Found Objects

Though often overshadowed by the grand architectural and…

John Constable, The Hay Wain (1821). Oil on canvas, 130.2 × 185.4 cm (51+1⁄4 × 73 in). National Gallery, London
John Constable: Britain's Local Landscape Master

John Constable, a British …

July 5, 2022 protest in front of The Last Supper at the Royal Academy. Photo by Just Stop Oil.
Climate Activists Glue Hands to Famous Paintings Across UK 
These ongoing protests so far consist of the same general series of actions. Members of the group Just Stop Oil glue their hands to the frame of a famous painting and speak to crowds about their…
Roger Fenton, View of Balaklava from the top of Guard's Hill. Ukraine Crimea, 1855.
Roger Fenton & His Pioneering Crimean War Photography
During his career, Fenton achieved many things including the founding of the Royal Photographic Society. Yet, his worldwide fame and recognition as the first war photoreporter comes from the images…
Lucian Freud and David Hockney photographed by David Dawson in 2002.
Lucian Freud’s Portrait of David Hockney will Make Auction Debut
In 2002, two titans of British art came together in a private exchange between artist and sitter. After more than a hundred hours, the result was one of the most masterful peer-to-peer portraits ever…
Relax with this 5 minute turner meditation
5-Minute Meditation with Turner's "Rain, Steam, and Speed"
A five-minute slow-looking exercise to enjoy the details of Joseph Mallord William Turner's 'Rain, Steam and Speed'.
Installation view of The Met’s New British Galleries, 17th Century Gallery, Cassiobury Staircase, February 2020.
The Met Unveils $22 Million British Decorative Arts Galleries
As a highlight of its 150th anniversary celebration, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this month unveiled the results of a $22 million renovation of the 10 rooms that make up the Galleries for…
'Nameless and Friendless' was painted in 1857 by Emily Mary Osborn
How This Painting Campaigned for Women’s Rights
'Nameless and Friendless' was painted in 1857 by Emily Mary Osborn. It captures a single woman trying, and failing, to earn a living as an artist in Victorian England.