This painting illustrates lines from a traditional folk ballad variously called ‘Child Waters’ or ‘Burd Helen’ from Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765). The ballad describes the ...

Artist Shane D’Allessandro on his latest work, the Black Lives Matter movement and his fascination with Salvador Dali I wanted to create something which clearly communicated the value of black people ...

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From the Guide to the Records of Merseyside Maritime Museum, volume 1: Black Ball Line of Australian Packets. The Liverpool Black Ball Line of Australian Packets was started in 1852 by James Baines ...

Marble bust of Augustus, slightly over life-size. A ‘Prima Porta’ type portrait, one of the most common for the emperor, probably created before 20 BC and also used during his reign but also ...

World Museum has over 16,000 objects from ancient Egypt and Nubia, making it one of the largest collections in Great Britain. Please be advised that this collection contains human remains. This is ...

This story is taken from Arthurian Legend, which was the artist’s favourite subject. Merlin had fallen in love with Nimue (also called Nimiane, Vivian or Vivien). She profited from his infatuation by ...

Rosslyn Chapel is a 15th Century chapel in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland with many intricate carvings. The Apprentic Pillar is an ornately carved pillar, said by legend to have been carved by an ...