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Mary Severn Drawing Eton

Mary Severn Drawing Eton

Debbie Challis

Mar 165 min read

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sculpture queuing to get in the British Museum

Sculpted Lions: The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos in View

Debbie Challis

Feb 246 min read

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A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

Debbie Challis

Feb 106 min read

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Holiday Sketches: Two Female Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday, 1863

Holiday Sketches: Two Female Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday, 1863

Debbie Challis

Jan 282 min read

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Ann Mary (Severn) Newton Found – In Part

Ann Mary (Severn) Newton Found – In Part

Debbie Challis

Jan 182 min read

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‘But now I really am quite well’: Admitting anxiety and burnout

‘But now I really am quite well’: Admitting anxiety and burnout

Debbie Challis

Dec 31, 20246 min read

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‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

Debbie Challis

Dec 8, 20245 min read

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Ephemera in the Archives: Beads, Babies and Bought

Ephemera in the Archives: Beads, Babies and Bought

Debbie Challis

Nov 26, 20245 min read

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Hew Locke what have we here? The people behind the objects

Hew Locke what have we here? The people behind the objects

Debbie Challis

Oct 20, 20244 min read

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‘I feel as if New Town is my home’: Mary Severn and (some) Irish Connections

‘I feel as if New Town is my home’: Mary Severn and (some) Irish Connections

Debbie Challis

Sep 30, 20245 min read

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On Knowing Greek A Bit

On Knowing Greek A Bit

Debbie Challis

Sep 10, 20246 min read

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Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

Debbie Challis

Jul 28, 20244 min read

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Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Debbie Challis

Jun 16, 20246 min read

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Party Like a Victorian: Pianos, Pipes and People

Party Like a Victorian: Pianos, Pipes and People

Debbie Challis

May 26, 20245 min read

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Percentiles in Archives

Percentiles in Archives

Debbie Challis

May 5, 20244 min read

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Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton Abroad: The 1863 Trip – Part 3 Constantinople

Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton Abroad: The 1863 Trip – Part 3 Constantinople

Debbie Challis

Mar 23, 20244 min read

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Artists Abroad: Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton's 1863 Trip – Part 2 Rhodes

Artists Abroad: Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton's 1863 Trip – Part 2 Rhodes

Debbie Challis

Mar 18, 20244 min read

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Artists Abroad: Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton's 1863 Trip – Part 1

Artists Abroad: Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton's 1863 Trip – Part 1

Debbie Challis

Mar 10, 20244 min read

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A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

Debbie Challis

Feb 25, 20245 min read

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Athens in Venice: Conquest and Casts

Athens in Venice: Conquest and Casts

Debbie Challis

Jan 28, 20244 min read

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