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Joseph Wright of Derby, The Corinthian Maid, 1782-4. Oil on canvas, 106.3 x 130.8 cm. The National Gallery of Art, Washington. To coincide with the National Gallery’s acclaimed exhibition, Wright of Derby: From the Shadows , this month we are giving subscribers free access to Elizabeth Baker’s 2009 article, ‘Documents Relating to Joseph Wright “Of Derby” (1734-97)’. The article features a number of important documents relating to Wright’s life, including his account book, let

To coincide with the recent Turner 250 Conference, which was held at the Tate Gallery last month to mark JMW Turner’s bicentenary, we are making an article from our archives freely available to newsletter subscribers. Appearing in only the third issue of the Volume of the Walpole Society , this article by Alexander Finberg on Turner’s South Wales Sketchbook, part of the Turner Bequest now in the Tate , is closely bound up with the Walpole Society’s foundation. It was when ca

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2025 Berger Prize is Eleonora Pistis, for her book Architecture of Knowledge: Hawksmoor and Oxford (Brepols, 2024). Dr Pistis will be awarded £5,000 through the generosity of the Berger Collection Educational Trust. and each of the shortlisted authors will be awarded £500. The winner was announced by Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection, at a reception at the Warburg Institute on 12 November. Jonny Yarker, the chairm

The Walpole Society is delighted to present the shortlist for the 2025 Berger Prize. The leading book prize for art history, the Berger...

The longlist for the 2025 Berger Prize was announced at the Walpole Society Summer Party on 9 July 2025, held at the Warburg Institute....