Waldy & Bendy celebrate the dodgy anniversary of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Bendy has a chat with Joanna Wood about accessibility in museums, and Waldy goes to Istanbul in his dreams.
JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792)
Self-Portrait (c. 1747-49)
Self Portrait (circa 1780)
Self-Portrait (c. 1760-5)
His Majesty when Prince of Wales (1784)
Lady Jane Halliday (1779)
Kitty Fisher and parrot (1763-4)
Kitty Fisher as Danae (1761)
Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl (1759)
David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy (1761)
General John Burgoyne (c. 1766)
Captain John Hamilton (1746)
NEWS
The IKEA store in Coventry
INTERVIEW
With Joanna Wood, Chair of Trustees from VocalEyes
State of Museum Access report: Museum and Heritage Access Survey 2020 – VocalEyes
A couple of Audio Described paintings:
- Glasgow Museums’ Audio-Described film of A Highland Chieftain: Portrait of Lord Mungo Murray by John Michael Wright. Painted c.1683 it’s the earliest depiction of Highland dress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj-HGXLk6A&feature=emb_title
- Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (about 1615-17) – VocalEyes
ON THE WALL
Portrait of Henry VIII (1540) by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Topkapi Emerald Dagger (mid 18th century)
King Henry VIII left panel cartoon (c. 1536-1537) by Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Henry VIII of England (c. 1537)
Portrait of Henry VIII (1536 or 1537)
