John Heaton (jheaton) wrote,
John Heaton
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Art on Sunday: Great Britons

I wanted to feature a work from Great Britons: Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, London, an exhibition that opened recently at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, and I found a couple of works I particularly liked, but I couldn't decide which one I should post. So I'm posting them both.

Hill & Saunders (active 1850 to 1900)
Queen Victoria and Karin Abdul, 1893
Carbon print
Queen Victoria and Karin Abdul
National Portrait Gallery, London
Currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.

George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)
Dame Ellen Terry (Choosing), c. 1864
Oil on strawboard mounted on Gatorfoam
Dame Ellen Terry (Choosing)
National Portrait Gallery, London
Currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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