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ArticleThe Rodin Gift to the V&AThe bronze St John the Baptist was presented to the V&A after a committee of Rodin's supporters set…
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ArticleHuguenot enamellersRoyal miniatures framed with diamonds were presented by the French King, Louis XIV, to favoured foreign…
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ArticleFashion in Motion: Catherine WalkerLargely self-taught, designer Catherine Walker has been influenced by the work of British photographer John…
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ArticleThe 'golden age' of coutureThe Théâtre toured to Britain, Scandinavia and the USA, raising funds for war victims and promoting French…
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ArticleThe groundbreaking Black models who changed fashionCampbell credits this historic moment to the support of French designer Yves Saint Laurent, and the efforts…
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John French and Daphne Abrams in a tailored suit
London, 1957
Skater in a Digby Morton fur trimmed velvet coat and city gentleman Michael Bentley in the background
London, 1955
Model wearing a black veil
2009, October
Print
London, ca. 1850s
Model wearing black dress decorated with an oversized bow.
2009, October
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Blog PostBorrow, Adapt, Combine: Improvising Chinese landscape scenes in late seventeenth-century LondonBetterton was a keen collector of French costume designs from Paris and Versailles, produced by artists…
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Blog PostSeason’s greetings cards – Digital art from Patric Prince’s personal collection. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London These two ‘Bonne Annee’ (French for ‘Happy New Year’) cards were…
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Blog PostBefore Tutankhamun: Howard Carter’s WatercoloursHis father, Samuel John Carter, was himself an artist known for his animal paintings, and this background…
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Blog PostIn conversation with Gérard Dubois, Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2022he joins an illustrious list of previous winners of the V&A Illustration Awards including Nora Krug, John…
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Blog PostBringing Huguenot history to lifeBartholomew’s Day massacre (1868), Édouard Debat-Ponsan’s One morning at the gates of the Louvre (1880), and John…