
Charlotte Mullins
Charlotte Mullins is an art critic, writer and broadcaster. Her latest book, The Art Isles: A 15,000 year story of art in the British Isles, will be published by Yale University Press in October 2025. Other recent titles include A Little History of Art (Yale) and A Little Feminist History of Art (Tate Publishing). She writes the weekly column ‘My Favourite Painting’ for Country Life, is the presenter of the podcast Making a Mark for the Cristea Roberts Gallery and regularly reviews exhibitions on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and Radio 3’s Free Thinking.
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My favourite painting: Beatrice Grant
The Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Worcestershire chooses a Piero della Francesca masterpiece.
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My Favourite Painting: Christopher Jackson
The poet and artist Christopher Jackson chooses 'a macabre picture, with marvellous details': Chatterton by Henry Wallis.
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My favourite painting: Lady Caroline Percy
The designer and art consultant Lady Caroline Percy chooses a vision of Ancient Rome by Turner.
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My favourite painting: Susannah Constantine
Susannah Constantine chooses a painting by her own father, Joseph Constantine.
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My favourite painting: John Chatfeild-Roberts
John Chatfeild-Roberts of the British Sporting Art Trust chooses a classic Munnings image.
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My Favourite Painting: Henry Dallal
The photographer Henry Dallal, a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II, chooses a modern take on an ancient Persian image.
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My favourite painting: Raynor Winn
The award-winning writer chooses a beautiful landscape.
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My favourite painting: Mark Tufnell
The CLA president chooses a magical landscape.
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My Favourite Painting: Viscount William Astor
William Astor chooses a painting from an artist with whom he was lucky enough to have a personal connection: Sir Stanley Spencer.
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My Favourite Painting: Oliver Gerrish
The architectural historian Oliver Gerrish chooses an idyllic Edgar Wood landscape.
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My Favourite Painting: Marie Soliman
Interior designer Marie Soliman chooses an unforgettable image by Mark Rothko, one of the most distinctive modern artists of the 20th century.
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My Favourite Painting: Martin St Quinton
The chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse picks a classic image from the equestrian world.
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My Favourite Painting: Alistair Smith
Alistair Smith, editor of The Stage, picks a dark and unsettling Goya that hangs in the Prado — yet was never intended to be put on display.
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My favourite painting: Debbie Wiseman
The composer and conductor picks Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.
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My Favourite Painting: Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London
Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London, chooses a dramatic and expressive post-war image.
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My Favourite Painting: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
The explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison chooses a charmingly traditional portrait that resonates with a long-gone age — yet behind which lurks a troubled soul.
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My Favourite Painting: Kate Corbett-Winder
The gardener and artist Kate Corbett-Winder chooses an Ivon Hitchins painting of nature.
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My favourite painting: Aurore Ankarcrona Hennessey
The director of art at The Arts Club in London chooses a picture from The Arts Club in London.
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My favourite painting: The Duke of Buccleuch
The Duke of Buccleuch's art collection includes works by Thomas Gainsborough and other household names, but he chooses a piece from a more obscure painter.
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My Favourite Painting: Tahir Shah
Author and film-maker Tahir Shah chooses a military portrait.
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My Favourite Painting: Philip Hooper
Philip Hooper of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler chooses a beguiling portrait.
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My Favourite Painting: The Duke of Northumberland
Ralph Percy, Duke of Northumberland, chooses 'Portrait of the artist with Nicholas Lanier and Sir Charles Cotterell', bought by one of his forbears for just £44.
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My Favourite Painting: Nick Ashley
Nick Ashley chooses Samantha by Alex Katz, an artist who made his name in New York's art scene of the 1980s.
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My Favourite Painting: Jemma Powell
The artist and actress Jemma Powell on a Spanish family portrait.
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