Hugo’s favourite child Léopoldine was already buried when he learned that day of her death. Devastated, he wrote little and ...

“Greenwich Mean Time was established in 1884, in no small part because of train travel,” says Hunter, a specialist in 19th-century French art who researches theories of time, among other subjects.

You often hear this described as ASCII art, today, although hams usually use 5-bit BAUDOT code, so that’s a misnomer for those images, at least. Of course, today, people aren’t keen on storing ...

Across furniture, silver, folk and outsider art, manuscripts, painting and more, Christie’s specialists give us an insider look at important objects of American history on offer this January.

As a leading art advisory with offices in New York and Paris, we have assisted new and discerning collectors for over a decade. Inspired by the aesthetic of the nineteenth century fin de siècle, ...

Some 70 art galleries from the UK and around the world are exhibiting at the 12th annual Art London, which opens in the special marquee ...

STIL These 19th century activities are making a comeback ... partners Dave Caramello and Maureen Feeley discovered the 19 th-century art form and fell in love with it. Now, they operate their ...

from the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. These clips are taken from the BBC series The Britain that Women Made. Suitable for: Art and Design and History at KS3 in England, Wales and ...