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Rembrandt is one of the most celebrated artists in history. This painting, in the Iveagh Bequest at Kenwood, north London, was one of his last and was begun around 1665 when Rembrandt was 59. Among the largest and most imposing of all Rembrandt’s self-portraits, it is celebrated for its technical brilliance and ruthless honesty, offering one of the most distinctive and defining images of the artist.
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From around the middle of the 18th century, many people in Britain began to think about childhood in new ways. At the same time, attitudes to animals were also changing. How was this reflected in the art of the time?
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This magnificent house is open again after a major refurbishment project begun in 2012.
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Farthing & the History of Swagger
Artist Stephen Farthing has long had a fascination with swagger portraiture. This is seen in some of his earliest works as an art student inspired by the grand French court paintings of artist Hyacinthe Rigaud, to more recent works created in response to the 17th-century portraits by William Larkin at Kenwood, London. Find out more about swagger portraiture and take a closer look at some of the historical paintings that have inspired Stephen Farthing’s works, including those represented in Kenwood’s Suffolk Collection.
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Claude de Jongh’s masterpiece, one of the most popular paintings at Kenwood, provides a unique record of Old London Bridge and the architecture of the city that would be engulfed in 1666 by the Great Fire of London.
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On the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death, we are gathering together, for the first time, 18 of his magnificent portraits at Kenwood. All depict women who were part of the transatlantic marriage phenomenon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when American heiresses married into the British aristocracy. Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits features some of Sargent’s finest works and reveals the important contributions these women made to politics, the arts and society. With loans coming from institutions in Washington, Boston and Houston as well as private collections on both sides of the Atlantic, the exhibition will offer visitors the rare opportunity to enjoy Sargent’s brilliant works in the splendour of Kenwood.
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250th Anniversary of Landmark Slavery Legal Case
An event is to be held on 22 June at Kenwood to mark the 250th anniversary of a landmark slavery legal case. Kenwood was the home of Lord Mansfield, the judge who made the ruling. New music has been commissioned from Chineke! Junior Orchestra.