Harold reigned following the death of his brother-in- law Edward 'the confessor'. He was defeated at the battle of Hastings in 1066 which marked the end of Anglo-saxon rule.

A visitor to The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure looks at works by Toyin Ojih Odutola © Photo National Portrait Gallery, London. Available every ...

Join Ekow Eshun, curator of The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure, in conversation with Dorothy Price, curator of the Royal Academy’s Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and ...

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, museum director and architect, studied architecture at the National Art Training Schools. In 1867 he was employed by the works department of the South Kensington Museum (now ...

Join Ekow Eshun, curator of The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure, in conversation with Dorothy Price, curator of the Royal Academy’s Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and ...

Book your students for a special creative end-of-term session exploring the Gallery's Collection and displays. Your students will take part in hands-on activities investigating portraiture, and ...

Book your students for a special creative end-of-term session exploring the Gallery's Collection and displays. Your students will take part in hands-on activities investigating portraiture, and ...

Join us as we explore the representation of women in the arts throughout history and what it means to be a woman working in the arts today. Join our monthly evening life drawing class, led by a ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy. Artist or producer associated with 1425 portraits, Sitter associated with 40 portraits. Samuel William Reynolds (1773 ...

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Baron Studios (active 1954-1974), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 1302 portraits. Rex Coleman, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 974 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

A combination of low pressure in the North Sea, hurricane force winds, and high tides result in the Great Flood of 1953. With no warning system many were trapped in their homes as 20-foot waves ...