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Illustration

RA Exhibitions

7 years ago

The artists behind your favourite childhood books

How much do you know about the illustrators who brought your favourite childhood characters to life?
Illustration by Martina Paukova

Opinion

< 8 years ago

Debate: is colour purely subjective?

Can we consider colours as purely subjective forces? Kassia St Clair and Emyr Williams go head to head. Vote on the winner below.
Charles Stewart, Self-portrait

RA Exhibitions

< 10 years ago

The extraordinary life of Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart’s illustrations to the Gothic novel Uncle Silas hint at an unusual life. Here are five surprising facts.
Charles Stewart , ‘Uncle Silas’: Frontispiece

RA Exhibitions

< 10 years ago

The story of Uncle Silas

A young girl is trapped in a mansion with her mysterious uncle and a sinister governess. With Charles Stewart’s illustrations to this Gothic novel in our Tennant Gallery, the curator walks us through the story.