IN JUNE 1969, Spain, then a dictatorship under General Franco, closed its border with Gibraltar. Sir Joshua Hassan, the chief minister of the Rock, reckoned that this was the 15th siege the place had ...

The exhibition Kids! Between Representation and Reality at the Bucerius Kunst Forum is dedicated to the representation of children in art from the 16th to the 21st century. Roland Auctions NY will ...

Sir Joshua Reynolds, "The Death of Cardinal Beaufort" (1789), oil on canvas, 86 x 62 inches (all photos © National Trust) A demonic creature has re-emerged from the ...

Two of the most important paintings of Sir Joshua Reynolds, leading portrait painter of the English school in the 18th Century, were purchased by Americans at the private sale of the late Sir Charles ...

Commenced by CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE, R. A. Continued and concluded by TOM TAYLOR, M. A. London: John Murray. 2 vols. 8vo. “ WHEN, in 1S32,” writes C. R. Leslie, “Constable exhibited his ‘Opening of ...

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Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar's political and emotional leader for more than 40 years, died on Tuesday. He was 81. Hassan was popular on this tiny British colony in southern Spain for taking a firm ...