London during the second half of the eighteenth century was a place where extremes met. It was full of things to do and see, of people and, of excitement. It was also at the heart of affairs both great and small.

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The era of romantics and revolutionaries is also about the continuing themes from ancient Greece and Rome for that of liberty, religion and justice. It must have been wonderful to be there when, on June 19th 1764 the remarkable child prodigy from Austria 8 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave a concert in London playing his own compositions on the harpsichord and organ.

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England’s Prince Regent George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (1762 – 1830) scandalized the nation with his reckless and lavish living habits. He gave an impressive love gift a diamond riviére (a necklace of precious stones, generally set in one strand) to his mistress Elizabeth, Lady Conyngham, who reputedly received gifts of jewels valued at the time in the region of 80,000 pounds.

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Portraiture is at the heart of British Art. In 1707 the Act of Union brought England and Scotland together under one flag and parliament as Great Britain. The new Britons felt an urge to national self-definition and artist William Hogarth (1697-1764) championed the idea of establishing a native school of artists. The roots for portraiture [...]

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The Culture Concept Circle’s comprehensive course of study the Evolution of Art, Design & Style contains sumptuous imagery and beautiful music. The course traces humankind’s journey from antiquity to the modern age by surveying the evolution of painting, sculpture, architecture, interiors, gardens, music and much much more. It includes the intimate world of the fashionable [...]

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