Vanbrugh vs. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough
Cathy Courtney, one of the key people behind Vanbrugh300, persuaded the National Portrait Gallery to host an event scripted by Cathy in which Vanbrugh, played by Stephen Boxer, discusses the plans for Blenheim with Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, played by Harriet Walter. Initially in a way they are semi-amicable, but degenerate into open warfare, with…
Firle Beacon
I thought I would make a day of a trip to Charleston, so was dropped close to Firle Beacon in order to walk along the downs and dropping down to Tilton:-
Quentin Bell
It’s the opening of the Quentin Bell exhibition at Charleston and the house has acquired portraits of him on temporary loan, including an early portrait by Vanessa Bell (1921):- It supplements the portrait of him by Duncan Grant painted in 1919:- Then there is a portrait bust of his sister Angelica done in 1935, the…
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