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Thomas Lawrence Portrait of Duke of Wellington Sells for £9.67 Million

Buyer appetite for provenanced historical works explains the price as Christie’s Classic Week receipts rose past £50.7 million.

Merkel Portrait by Young Artist to Join Federal Chancellery Gallery

Researchers Say Tumour Apoplexy Likely Killed Botticelli’s Muse Simonetta Vespucci

White Mark on 17th‑Century Portrait Read as Nike Swoosh Goes Viral at National Gallery

Lucian Freud’s Sleeping by the Lion Carpet Heads to Sotheby’s Lewis Collection Sale

Historic England Unveils National Blue Plaque for Painter Mary Beale

Richard Lewer Wins 2026 Archibald Prize for Portrait of Pitjantjatjara Elder Iluwanti Ken

Sean Layh Wins Archibald Packing Room Prize for Portrait of Hamlet Actor

Tatler Unveils Oluwole Omofemi Portrait of Prince William for Commonwealth Cover

Disney Extends George W. Bush’s ‘Portraits of Courage’ at EPCOT Through July 4, 2026

Frick Opens 'Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture,' First NYC Show Devoted to His Portraits

Gwen John at 150: National Museum Cardiff Opens Expansive 'Strange Beauties' Retrospective

Scans Show Anne Boleyn’s Hever ‘Rose’ Portrait Was Reworked in 1583 to Display Five Fingers

Sharon Stone Opens Studio to Showcase 'Rogues Gallery' Portraits She Says Are Spirit‑Channeled

Mexico’s Supreme Court Says Lenia Batres Portrait Contract Was Not Executed After Artist Declined

Long-Lost Raeburn Portrait of Robert Burns Goes on Public View in Edinburgh

Prado Unveils Largest-Ever Mengs Retrospective

Cranach Altar in Rome Reveals Apostle Peter Modeled on Late Homeless German Burkhard Scheffler

Queen Camilla Receives Portraits of Rescue Dogs at Reopened Bromham Community Hub

‘Moss & Freud’ Premieres at London Film Festival as Critics Question Its Power