Taking tea is one of the quintessentially English occasions, & who is a greater authority on the subject than the sumptuous Ritz London Hotel? The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon Tea, a charming Edwardian-style book captures the essence of this traditional British pastime, & provides us with all the expertise on the ceremony as well as the recipes. Stories about the legendary afternoon teas at The Ritz & fascinating details about the history of tea drinking are complemented with passages from such diverse writers as Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde. Over fifty recipes are included for different kinds of afternoon tea specialities, from delicate sandwiches, strawberry shortcake & rose petal jam, to crumpets & muffins for hearty teas in front of a roaring fire. The author gives an infallible guide to the many blends of tea & their suitability to particular occasions. Beautifully presented & delightfully illustrated, The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon Tea is the perfect gift for tea drinkers everywhere. ...

Christ is shown as a pilgrim with hat, staff & shell. In the background he appears again, this time between disciples, approaching the village of Emmaus. The subject is taken from the New Testament (Luke 24: 13-35), which recounts how on the day after C ...

Create your own bespoke print of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot’s The Roman Campagna, with the Claudian Aqueduct from our collection. About this painting The Roman Campagna, with the Claudian Aqueduct, probably 1826 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1918 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

Create your own bespoke print of Ignace-Henri-Théodore Fantin-Latour’s The Rosy Wealth of June from our collection. About this painting The Rosy Wealth of June, 1886 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1899 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

Brederode Castle in Santpoort is about three miles north of Haarlem. It was built in the 13th century & finally destroyed in 1573. The view is largely unchanged since Hobbema painted it; the ruins & moat still exist in much the same state, though rest ...

The sibyl was an oracle of Apollo from the Greek island of Samos who prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin, as the inscription on the scroll indicates: ‘ Hail Zion, chaste maiden who has much suffered’. The frame was designed by James ‘ Athenian’ Stuart for Spencer House in London. ...

The painting was one of those, engraved by Le Bas, included in the publication of Watteau's work which the artist's friend & patron Jean de Julienne published in 1736. It appeared there with the title ' La Gamme d' Amour'. Drawings for the figure of the girl survive & are in the British Museum. The main focus of the composition lies in the relationship of the guitar player in his brightly coloured theatrical costume & the girl seated at his feet. The design enhances this relationship, with the diagonal separating the figures crossed by another extending from the feet of the girl to the top of the guitar, guitar & music book overlapping in the centre. A marble bust of a bearded philosopher appears above the musician, turned to the right where secondary figures, engaged in their own pursuits, pay no attention to the two main actors. ...

Create your own bespoke print of The Sea near Palavas from our collection. About this painting The Sea near Palavas, 1860s onwards © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1911 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...

During the 1830s, Corot often painted small-scale panoramic vistas of the countryside as he travelled around France. In such works he sought to capture the tonality of the landscape & the effects of sunlight on natural forms. The view in the present painting is of the Seine from Rouen in north-western France. Corot painted this from the top of the Tour du Gros Horloge in the centre of Rouen on one of his three trips to Normandy in 1829, 1830 & 1833. He looks to the west & the Ile Rollet, just visible on the left. ...

Create your own bespoke print of Georges Seurat’s The Seine seen from La Grande Jatte from our collection. About this painting The Seine seen from La Grande Jatte, 1888 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1995 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...