An astonishing collection of portraits by an amateur artist who sent the paintings to the famous subjects for them to sign has been unearthed. Self-taught Alex Statters spent nearly 40 years at his ...

Wartime PM was so taken with Paul Trevillion’s work he arranged to pay his compliments in person, artist reveals At the age of 90, and with a successful career as a sports artist under his belt, there ...

A signed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, dated 2002, was among the treasures inside Bashar al-Assad's New Shaab Palace in Damascus, now overrun by rebel forces. The portrait, a relic ...

12 x 8.5 x 1 in. (30.5 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm.) ...

I think this is a portrait of Mrs Gaskell which is signed by Charlotte Bronte as a mark of ownership. There is a thank you letter from Patrick Bronte to Mrs Gaskell in which he thanks her for a gift ...