Object focus video: Rex Whistler’s self portrait at the National Army Museum
Jenny Spencer-Smith presents a self-portrait by the artist Rex Whistler. Link to video on National Army Museum’s website.
Collections & Acquisitions Category
Conrad Ackner treating Lady Lavery, by Sir John Lavery dated 1929
The British Dental Association Museum has purchased a portrait of ‘gum guru’ Conrad Ackner treating Lady Lavery in a painting by her husband Sir John Lavery. The painting will be a key exhibit in the museum’s home on Wimpole Street, London. It is thought to be one of the only accurate depictions of an early […]
Vere Egerton, Mrs William Booth at Dunham Massey, National Trust
The National Trust has purchased a whole length portrait believed to depict Vere Egerton, who married William Booth of Dunham in 1619. The painting is attributed to Robert Peake (c.1551-1619). See the National Trust’s blog entryon the acquisition here.
