Cartomania

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood

A new exhibition explores the enduring style of the infamous 18th-century French queen

Lee Miller’s artistic and historical sensibility

From gleaming presents to inebriating parties, discover five artists’ interpretations of the festive season

I’ve always had a spirit of adventure; an urge to discover what lies beyond the horizon. I was born in France, raised in Algeria, and as an adult I’ve worked all over the world. Wherever I was posted,

Christmas stamps, as featured on this year’s COUNTRY LIFE Advent calendar cover, are a cherished annual event– but how did they become one? Emma Hughes investigates