Exhibitions to visit this week (beginning November 3)
Sydney Cockerell and the Fitzwilliam Museum at the Fitzwilliam Museum 7 Nov-17 Mar (see review in Country Life Nov 19 2008) www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Paintings by Alasdair Wallace at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, 28 Charlotte Street, London from 6 Nov-6 Dec. 020 7436 4899
Christopher Miers - "Coast to Coast" - new paintings on show at Rafael Valls Ltd, 6 Ryder Street, London SW1 from 4-15 Nov. 020 7930 0029
Paintings by Kirsty Wither at Portland Gallery, 8 Bennet Street, London SW1 from 7-28 Nov. 020 7499 4353
New paintings by Alain Senez at Francis Kyle Gallery, 9 Maddox Street, London W1S 2QE from 4 Nov-4 Dec. 020 7499 6870
Soluble City - paintings by Alasdair Wallace at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, 28 Charlotte Street, London W1 from 6 Nov-6 Dec. 020 7255 2828
Annual picture sale, including works by Paula Rego, David Kindersley, Maggi Hambling, Edward Bawen, Mary Fedden, John Bellany, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Helaine Blumenfeld and Michelle Thompson at Fry Art Gallery, Castle Street, Saffron Walden, Essex on 8 and 9 Nov. 01799 513779
CLOSING SOON: New work by Peter Randall-Page - the inaugural exhibition of Pangolin London, the new sculpture space at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1; until 9 Nov. 020 7014 4121
British Watercolours and Drawings 1750-1880. More than 80 artists from one of the most innovative periods in British art. Until 8th Nov at Chris Beetles Gallery, 8 & 9 Ryder Street SW1Y 6QB www.chrisbeetles.com nearest tube Green park/Picadilly
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Merlins: Britain's smallest bird of prey is a 'swerving, zigzagging, 240mph weighted missile' that's gutsy enough to chase off a golden eagleSize doesn’t matter when it comes to the fighting spirit of the tiny merlin, a fierce parent and favoured hunting accessory of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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The greatest moment in the life of Jessie Owens: Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 13, 2025Breathtaking athleticism and Shakespeare's birthday are among the questions in the final quiz of the week.
