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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

a cartoon of a bearded men drawing about monkeys and women

a cartoon of a bearded men drawing about monkeys and women

Private Sketches by M.S.: Moments from 1859 & 1860

Debbie Challis

Oct 5, 20254 min read

love note

love note

What's in the Box? Rummaging in the Archives

Debbie Challis

Oct 4, 20253 min read

Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man

Beyond Isis and Osiris - Alternate Sexualities in Ancient Egypt, Part 2: John J. Johnstone

Debbie Challis

Sep 14, 202515 min read

Beyond Isis and Osiris - Alternate Sexualities in Ancient Egypt, Part 1: John J. Johnstone

Beyond Isis and Osiris - Alternate Sexualities in Ancient Egypt, Part 1: John J. Johnstone

Beyond Isis and Osiris - Alternate Sexualities in Ancient Egypt, Part 1: John J. Johnstone

Debbie Challis

Sep 9, 20259 min read

Picture of a grave saying Annie Elizabeth Darwin

Picture of a grave saying Annie Elizabeth Darwin

Annie's Grave

Debbie Challis

Sep 8, 20254 min read

a baby being held by a woman

a baby being held by a woman

D-Day: Books, Kenya and Dad

Debbie Challis

Aug 3, 20253 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

A grey castle

A grey castle

Feasting at the Castle: Mary Severn in Dublin, 1852

Debbie Challis

Jun 1, 20256 min read

People sitting on a beach

People sitting on a beach

Holiday Sketches in Manchester

Debbie Challis

May 11, 20253 min read

Skyline of Rhodes Town

Skyline of Rhodes Town

The Skyline and ‘Your Library’ of Rhodes

Debbie Challis

Apr 21, 20254 min read

Tracing People From 1863: The Jewish Community on Rhodes

Tracing People From 1863: The Jewish Community on Rhodes

Tracing People From 1863: The Jewish Community on Rhodes

Debbie Challis

Apr 10, 20255 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

Ann Mary (Severn) Newton Found – In Part

Ann Mary (Severn) Newton Found – In Part

Ann Mary (Severn) Newton Found – In Part

Debbie Challis

Jan 18, 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

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