John Leigh
A panoply of plastic poses: on Emma Hamilton
A new book explores her extraordinary personal and social transformations
By John Leigh
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Grand melancholy and class: on Anthony van Dyck
The artist’s soulful portraits conferred high status on his sitters—and on subsequent owners
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The Art of Domestic Life: This well-argued study considers the changing status of women in family portraits
'That’s no lady, that’s my wife…'