My Favourite Painting: Charles Foster
The writer, barrister and veterinarian Charles Foster on a dramatic seascape by Konstantinovich Aivazovsky.
My Favourite painting series, from Country Life
The writer, barrister and veterinarian Charles Foster on a dramatic seascape by Konstantinovich Aivazovsky.
‘I love the beauty of the woman’s back; her elegant, naturally confident pose; and the fact that she is serenely contemplating herself.
The Duchess of Rutland chooses a portrait of the woman who was her most eminent predecessor.
Clare Matterson of the RHS chooses an abstract image.
Composer Cecilia McDowall chooses a 15th century masterpiece by Fra Angelico.
Conservationist Greg Pickup chooses a portrait of an early gay rights activist that is simultaneously shabby yet charismatic.
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Art critic and historian Frances Spalding chooses an unusual work by Hans Holbein the Younger.
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Saad Eddine Said of the New Art Exchange chooses a fascinating modern painting that's full of classical influences.
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Paul Chesney of Chesneys Fireplaces chooses a classic Renoir.
Teresa Dent of the GWCT chooses a glorious Renaissance masterpiece.
The director of Chiswick House chooses a dramatic 17th century portrait.
The Antiques Roadshow expert picks A Muse by Cosimo Tura.
The farmer on The Three Ages of Woman by Gustav Klimt.
Andrew Carwood, music director of St Paul's Cathedral, chooses a magnificent altarpiece.
Mark Hedges, editor of Country Life magazine since 2006, chooses his own favourite painting for one of his magazine's best-loved regular slots.