Officially recognised by the world record people from Guinness, this really is the biggest pencil on the planet. The museum shows how pencils are made, why they’re made in the Lake District (a ripe seam of graphite exists there) and even …
The hand-drawn scene here isn’t from the perspective of war we often see – it’s from a Red Cross volunteer nurse, Edith Maud Drummond Hay who served for the whole of war, first in Scotland and later at several hospitals closer to the frontline in France …
Look carefully into the multiple layers of this chequerboard drawing (red watercolour) and there are shapes and lines waiting to escape the paper. Maybe even a flying horse. Close looking is encouraged …
Given the recent headlines about PPE, spare a thought for medics of the past. This physician attending plague patients …
One of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history took place on this day in 1883. The eruption had huge climactic results – the colour of the sky was affected …
Happy birthday to JMW Turner (born 23 April 1775). The artist spent time at Petworth House, West Sussex, and plenty of his paintings remain in the house today. My favourite is this …
