Royal collection trust

This portrait forms one of a pair in the Royal Collection, however the images are not universally accepted as that of the artist, Joos van Cleve, and his second wife, Katlijne van Mispelteeren. This difficulty partly stems from the fact that they were identified by Abraham Van der Doort in 1639/40 as depicting ‘Sotton Cleve’ and his wife. Van der Doort seems to be confusing Joos with his son Cornelis (1520-67), known as ‘Sotto’ or ‘foolish’ Cleve, apparently because he...

ab. 1530-1550 German or Netherlandish School, 16th century - Portrait of a Man in Red (Royal Collection Trust)

The sitter, an Urdu poet from the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, India, wears a gold-striped brown waistcoat over a white shirt, with a light-orange pagri.Rudolf Swoboda was born in Vienna in 1859 and studied under his uncle Leopold Carl Müller between 1878 and 1884. It was from Müller that Swoboda developed an interest in Orientalist art, cemented by a visit to see his uncle in Egypt in 1879. This marked the first of six visits made by the artist to Egypt between...

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, 1898

Talk about birthday goals! ​Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her 90th birthday in many ways, the latest of which includes releasing a new set of china.

Really crisp and sharp paintings them Roger, Definately a volume you's flick through over and over. Paul...

They may look the picture of elegance, all serene expressions and ruffled silk set against spectacular backdrops. But these baroque beauties were the most scandalous socialites of their day.

Queen Alexandra in Her Coronation Dress - Unknown

Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria in three-quarters length, seated and facing three-quarters to the right. The photograph has been taken outdoors. The Queen wears a hat and light-coloured cape with dark tulle frills and is holding a closed fan.