Search Results
245 results for kenwood
Page
RICHARDSON, Sir Ralph (1902-1983)
Blue Plaque commemorating actor Sir Ralph Richardson at Bedegar's Lea, Kenwood Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW3 7JL, London Borough of Barnet.
Page
To mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Joshua Reynolds, seventeen paintings by the artist will go on display at Kenwood this summer. Spanning virtually the entirety of his career, from one of his earliest to his very last, Spotlight on Reynolds includes portraits of leading society ladies, the children of aristocrats, politicians and businessmen, and the artist himself.
Page
Kenwood House, transformed into a neoclassical villa by Robert Adam between 1764 and 1779, is now home to an outstanding collection of Old Master and British paintings.
News
Rembrandt Masterpiece in New Anniversary Display
Kenwood House in Hampstead will host a special display to commemorate 350 years since Rembrandt’s death on 4 October 1669.
Page
We need volunteers to help us tell the story of the building, the collections and the estate to the thousands of people who visit us each year.
News
Kenwood launches new display of Rembrandt masterpiece
Kenwood House in Hampstead will host a special display to commemorate 350 years since Rembrandt’s death on 4 October 1669, English Heritage has announced. Rembrandt #nofilter will celebrate the artist’s Self-portrait with Two Circles, a painting widely acknowledged as one of Rembrandt’s defining images and regarded by some as one of the world's greatest works of art.
Page
Humphry Repton at Kenwood: A new vision for the landscape
Repton went on to become the last great landscape designer, but early in his career he worked on new innovations in gardening at Kenwood House, north London, transforming the landscape. His changes can still be seen today - but he didn't get his own way on everything...
Page
Joshua Reynolds is one of the most celebrated artists in the history of British art. At Kenwood, in London, we have 17 paintings by Reynolds, which span much of the artist’s career. From his portraits of children and his ‘fancy’ pictures, to his Grand Manner portraits and a self-portrait, in this article we explore the development of Reynolds’s work through the collection at Kenwood.
Page
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.
