She mixed with the Bloomsbury Group, and set up home with two men but her most sensual paintings were of women. Now a major ...

What makes a perfect stately home? Our expert considers the necessary ingredients, with a little help from the 12th Duke of ...

The very newest of the hats dates back to 1933, most are Victorian. This is the Hospital of the Holy ... with grand carved chairs at the head and food. There are portraits of venerable historical ...

Exhibit explores the many facets of modernist matriarch Gertrude Stein, who will be the subject of a conversation on Nov. 20 ...

In the mid-19th century, photographs with ghostlike figures became collectible amusements thanks to the invention of the stereoscope – a device that created three-dimensional optical illusions.

Traveling during the holiday season can offer extra time for reading, so look for these new books at libraries and airport ...

famous portraits, and card sets that told stories. Among these collections of sights unseen were plenty of ghostly images. The Ghost in the Stereoscope, a colorized card, shows two men in open ...

We can all agree that growing a moustache for charity is a good idea. But is it worth keeping afterwards? Harry Pearson looks to the past to find the answers.

famous portraits and card sets that told stories. Among these collections of sights unseen were plenty of ghostly images. “The Ghost in the Stereoscope,” a colorized card, shows two men in ...

A miniature depicting a young Victorian woman is the spur for a tale of male duplicity and female resourcefulness in The Portrait Girl by Nicole Swengley (Breakthrough Books £10.99). Jewellery ...

Lord Henry Wotton meets young Dorian Gray in Basil Hallward’s studio on the very day Basil finishes Dorian’s portrait. Basil ...