Tag Archives: Richard Sheridan

canaletto: capturing the body english

Canaletto and his postcard from London. A little too picure perfect. What was really happening behind those walls and in those narrow streets on that sunny afternoon… On the whole, London was lucky in that the town’s best source of … Continue reading

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canaletto: from venice to the thames

Canaletto’s iconic painting, A View of the Thames from Lambeth Palace is a picture perfect postcard, but behind this idyllic view of eighteenth century London was simply too pleasant. Only a tourist could believe it. In fact, much was happening … Continue reading

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COSTUME, CUSTOM and CONDUCT

Since Roman times, Bath’s hot mineral springs have pumped a quarter of a million gallons of spring water a day at a steady temperature of 49°c. In 1708, Thomas Harrison built the Bath Assembly House, for which the public paid … Continue reading

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