An art history blog
A recorded lecture providing a brief insight into the process of rebuilding the oeuvre of female artist Emma Soyer, nee Jones (c. 1809-1842). The lecture is presented by Dominic Sanchez-Cabello and Adam Busiakiewicz and was originally devised and delivered for the Royal Academy in June 2026.
I’m joining forces with my friend Dominic Sanchez-Cabello this week in a talk at the Royal Academy, bringing to life our work on rebuilding the oeuvre of Emma Soyer (c. 1809-1842). The audience of Bendor Grosvenor s connoisseurship course will receive our first public talk on the matter, which has been very fun putting together over Continue reading A rediscovered portrait of Alexis Soyer by his…
I was very pleased to spot a misattributed Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler whilst scrolling through the newly digitized Witt Library the other week. This portrait, which clearly relates to another signed version which sold at Christie s a few years ago, was parading around as a work by John Opie during the 1950s. It Continue reading A Self Portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler Reappears
The rediscovery of Ralph Sheldon s lost Portrait of King Henry VIII on BBC Midlands Today 29th July 2024.
Further to my recent blog post regarding the rediscovery of Ralph Sheldon s Portrait of Henry VIII I have had the opportunity to go and see the picture first-hand in Warwick s Shire Hall (pictured). This short follow-up is dedicated to capturing some interesting observations I have made. Firstly, the overall impression of the painting is much Continue reading Further Observations on Ralph Sheldon…
Strange discoveries can happen at any moment, it appears. This is especially the case when your eyes are particularly honed in on gilt frames that feature in the corners of photographs of peoples homes on social media. It happened today whilst I was scrolling at speed through X (formerly Twitter), when I by chance spotted Continue reading Ralph Sheldon s Portrait of Henry VIII Reidentified
Picture: Tennants If you spend enough time on ArtNet you will make discoveries. You might also occasionally rediscover paintings that you thought were long lost, albeit being sold under different names and having lost their accompanying identities and information. This is a portrait by John Westbrooke Chandler (1763/4–1807), the illegitimate son of the Earl of Continue reading The Marquess of…
A new illustrated podcast detailing the life and archival evidence surrounding Elizabeth Greville (1720-1800), née Hamilton, 1st Countess Brooke and Warwick. Born into the famous Scottish aristocratic Hamilton family, Elizabeth s upbringing was undoubtedly spent amongst Royalty, due to her mother s influence in the household of Frederick, Prince of Wales. In 1742 she married Francis Greville,…
A brief list of paintings reattributed to John Westbrooke Chandler (1763/4–1807) which I have compiled over the past few years.
Ourwarwickshire.org have published a new blog of mine focusing on Anne Greville (1829-1903), née Charteris, 4th Countess of Warwick s artistic maids.