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Nov 3, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw and there’s an interesting link between one of his most famous plays, Pygmalion (later adapted into My Fair Lady) and this painting by Sir John Lavery, currently in our exhibition Lavery. On Location.
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Image In 1889 in London, Lavery met, fell in love with, and married a flower seller who went by the name of Kathleen McDermott and claimed to be Irish.

This is one of only three portraits of Kathleen that exists - she died in 1891, six months after their daughter Eileen was born. Image
Mar 20, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
"New York had all the iridescence of the beginning of the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940), My Lost City.

Today is the anniversary of the birth of the artist Sir John Lavery. He painted this atmospheric view of New York's Central Park from his room in the Plaza Hotel. He stayed there during the winter of 1925-26, and was captivated by the energy and beauty of the city. There was an anthracite coal strike during his stay, and Lavery recalled that "soft coal had to be used with all its attendant smoke and dirt".
Apr 28, 2020 • 27 tweets • 8 min read
In celebration of all the healthcare workers who are working tirelessly in the fight against #COVID19, today's collection thread will focus on works that depict medical heroes, healing, and medicine.

We'll begin with our Work of the Day, by William John Leech (1881-1968): A Convent Garden, Brittany (c.1913) is set in the walled garden of the nun's hospital and convent at Concarneau where Leech had convalesced in 1904 having contracted typhoid fever. He visited Concarneau on several occasions between 1903 and 1917.
Apr 7, 2020 • 26 tweets • 12 min read
Today we're going to be looking at some 'Easter Eggs' in our collection. Not of the chocolate variety, but secrets and clues hidden in paintings - artists hiding in plain sight, secrets uncovered by conservation work, clues planted to given extra meaning, and more! First up, and today's Work of the Day, is Metsu's Woman Reading a Letter (1664-66) which the artist has filled with hidden signs and details.

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