Tag Archives: George III

Canaletto & the Art of Venice

Canaletto & the Art of Venice

The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Friday 11 May–Sunday 21 October, 2018 In 1762 George III purchased virtually the entire collection of Joseph Smith, the greatest patron of art in Venice a ...
Dawdling in Dorset

Dawdling in Dorset

I can’t hurry in my favourite county of Dorset. It takes time; it boasts having no motorways and forces me to meander down delightful country lanes to reach my destination, Sutton Poyntz, near the lat ...