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Photo credit: : Newcastle University

Other North East England: Artists and Subjects, Portraits: British 19th C, Portraits: British 20th C 15

Completed Did Percy Bigland paint multiple versions of John Theodore Merz's portrait?

Photo credit: : Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Subject or sitter Dress and Textiles, North East England: Artists and Subjects, Portraits: British 20th C 49

Who is this member of the Robinson family? Who is the artist?

Photo credit: : Historic Environment Scotland

Subject or sitter Scotland: Artists and Subjects, Sculpture 42

Who is the sitter in this sculpture by Alexander Brodie?

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Discoveries

Art Detective has made hundreds of discoveries since its launch – from identifying sitters to deciphering artist signatures. You can read more about some of them in our Stories section.

28 March 2019 — News

A ‘Carelli’ painting of a Middle Eastern Scene, but which Carelli?

Middle-Eastern Scene, drawing and watercolour on paper by Gabriel Carelli (1820–1900)
Photo credit: : Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

6 March 2019 — News

Justo Ruiz Luna confirmed as artist of ancient harbour view

Reconstruction of the Ancient Port of Rome, late 19th C, oil on canvas by Justo Ruiz Luna (1865–1926)
Photo credit: : Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

21 February 2019 — News

On the trail of Harry Clifford Pilsbury’s portraits

Daniel Henry Redhead (b.1837), JP, Mayor of Peterborough (1895 & 1905), oil on canvas, attributed to Harry Clifford Pilsbury (1870–1925)
Photo credit: : Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

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