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portrait of the same woman?

portrait of the same woman?

A Portrait of a Young Woman: A father and daughter reunion?

Debbie Challis

Dec 24, 20253 min read

A battered red purse

A battered red purse

A knot of hair

Debbie Challis

Nov 25, 20255 min read

a portrait of a woman from the 19thC

a portrait of a woman from the 19thC

Mary Severn Drawing Eton: An Addendum

Debbie Challis

Oct 27, 20252 min read

A woman holding a painting by a portrait of a female artist

A woman holding a painting by a portrait of a female artist

View of Naples or a View from Rhodes? Mary's only work in Tate

Debbie Challis

Oct 19, 20254 min read

People on a poster saying Holiday Sketches

People on a poster saying Holiday Sketches

Holiday Sketches on Film

Debbie Challis

Jul 20, 20252 min read

People sitting on a beach

People sitting on a beach

Holiday Sketches in Manchester

Debbie Challis

May 11, 20253 min read

a sketch of a woman drawing

a sketch of a woman drawing

Hidden in Print: Mary Severn Newton and Books

Debbie Challis

Mar 30, 20253 min read

Mary Severn Drawing Eton

Mary Severn Drawing Eton

Mary Severn Drawing Eton

Debbie Challis

Mar 16, 20255 min read

sculpture queuing to get in the British Museum

sculpture queuing to get in the British Museum

Sculpted Lions: The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos in View

Debbie Challis

Feb 24, 20256 min read

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

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

Debbie Challis

Feb 10, 20256 min read

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

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

Debbie Challis

Jan 28, 20252 min read

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

‘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

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

Debbie Challis

Dec 8, 20245 min read

‘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

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

Debbie Challis

Sep 30, 20245 min read

On Knowing Greek A Bit

On Knowing Greek A Bit

On Knowing Greek A Bit

Debbie Challis

Sep 10, 20246 min read

Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

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

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

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

Debbie Challis

Jun 16, 20246 min read

Party Like a Victorian: Pianos, Pipes and People

Party Like a Victorian: Pianos, Pipes and People

Party Like a Victorian: Pianos, Pipes and People

Debbie Challis

May 26, 20245 min read

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

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

Athens in Venice: Conquest and Casts

Athens in Venice: Conquest and Casts

Athens in Venice: Conquest and Casts

Debbie Challis

Jan 28, 20244 min read

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