Unlike most of Alfred Wallis’ paintings, which he painted from memory of events long past, the Wreck of the Alba was an event that he is rumoured to have witnessed in his eighties.
This rare tureen from the Fitzwilliam Museum was made in the mid-18th century by the famous Chelsea porcelain manufactory.
Jim Ede, creator of Kettle’s Yard, acquired the estate of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska after his death and Kettle’s Yard now contains one of the largest collections of his work.
The painting is part of the pineapple’s success story as the ultimate status symbol of 18th century England.
Although financial records exist, the College has no evidence as to who designed the sundial.
All British thoroughbred racehorses, including Polymelus, are descended from three stallions – the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.
Mary Anning’s fossil discoveries revealed an ‘ancient Dorset’, and were influential contributions to the blossoming science of palaeontology during the early 19th century.
This image of a bear hunt is taken from one of three remarkable wall paintings in the Murals Room at Madingley Hall.
The models demonstrate the appearance of horses’ teeth at different ages, the effects of wind sucking and crib biting.
The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines is the oldest dated and illustrated Sanskrit manuscript known worldwide.
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