The Male Nude: Eighteenth-century Drawings from the Paris Academy
Well hung at the Wallace.
Il Tesoro di Napoli. I Capolavori del Museo di San Gennaro / The Treasure of Naples. Masterpieces of the St Januarius Museum
The cult of Naples’ patron saint goes on tour to the Eternal City.
High Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson
A lively exploration of one of Britain’s greatest satirists, who even during his lifetime enjoyed the royal seal of approval.
Artists and Amateurs: Etching in Eighteenth-Century France
Somewhat self-reflexively, 'Artists and Amateurs' succeeds in indulging both seasoned scholars and those new to the world of eighteenth-century printmaking.
Nelson, Navy, Nation: The story of the Royal Navy and the British people, 1688-1815
This new gallery shows there’s more to the eighteenth-century Navy than Nelson, but his fans will still get their fix.
KPM. Gestalten, Benutzen, Sammeln / Creating, Using, Collecting: 250 Jahre Porzellan aus der Königlichen Manufaktur Berlin
Berlin celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Royal Porcelain Manufactory.
David d’Angers: Making the Modern Monument
A welcome, if somewhat underwhelming, stateside debut for the ‘other’ David.
Imbarcazioni da Regata / Regatta Boats
A small exhibition on the Grand Canal glimpses the floating splendour of the Serenissima.
Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber
The spectacle surrounding early modern royal beds meets its match in a spectacle of exhibition design.
Raynal, un regard vers l’Amérique
The Mazarine Library casts its eyes across the Atlantic with an exhibition about one of the Enlightenment’s most influential texts.