Enthusiasms

A cyanotype of a fern leaf by early photographer Anna Atkins soared above its estimate in Surrey and ‘the most striking likeness’ of Horatio Nelson is drawing every eye at the LAPADA Fair

MARK CORETH has gone small—not the man himself, ...

When a musical automaton of a conjurer was consigned to Roseberys’ Fine & Decorative sale, specialist Jack Wallis knew it would strike a chord. The piece was amongst 10 automata up for sale that day,

Christmas bows Dorcas Jamieson, founder of Lineage London, ...

After early profligate years in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Francis Grant traded sporting scenes for portraits and climbed the ladder to become president of the Royal Academy. A forthcoming exhibition at Dickinson does justice to his drawing

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top