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Anne Desmet RA

The Engraver (still)

RA Exhibitions

> 2 years ago

Watch Anne Desmet RA create ‘Wood Engraver’s Tower’

Learn the story behind Anne Desmet RA’s engraving, which commemorates the centenary year of the Society of Wood Engravers and features in this year’s Summer Exhibition.
Anne Desmet RA: engraving angels

Artists

> 2 years ago

Anne Desmet RA: engraving angels

Artist Anne Desmet RA documents the weekly progress of her latest wood engraving – inspired by her mother, the resilience of the human spirit, and Florence Nightingale.
Tom Hammick, Night and Day

Artists

< 3 years ago

Woodwork: how does it work?

The centuries-old techniques of woodcut and wood engraving are alive and well today, holding an enduring appeal for contemporary artists. But what are these processes and what is the difference? Fiona Maddocks investigates.
Anne Desmet RA in her studio in east London.

Our Collection

5 years ago

Top picks from the Collection: Anne Desmet RA

Anne Desmet is the only current Royal Academician elected for her work as an engraver. In this online tour, she unearths treasures from the Collection including works by Dürer, Piranesi and William Blake.
Anne Desmet RA works on her wood engraving 'San Severino Marche'

Artists

> 6 years ago

How to… make a wood engraving, with Anne Desmet

In the first part of our new video series looking at artistic techniques, Anne Desmet RA demonstrates each step in creating a wood engraving, from tracing the original drawing through to printing a first proof.
Anne Desmet, Palmyra: Approaching Storm

Artists

> 7 years ago

Anne Desmet: Time is of the essence

Anne Desmet RA is known for her prints and collages exploring space and time. But in her new show she combines these with objects in unusual and playful ways.
AttRAct students with Anne Desmet in the Learning Studio

Inside the Academy

< 9 years ago

Printmaking with Anne Desmet RA

Royal Academician and printmaker Anne Desmet led a workshop for attRAct students, taking inspiration from our current exhibition, ‘Renaissance Impressions’.

A chiaroscuro woodcut made after 1620 by printmaker Willem Janssen, after Albrecht Dürer’s Rhinoceros, 1515

RA Exhibitions

< 9 years ago

Out of the shadows

As exceptional examples go on display in ‘Renaissance Impressions’, printmaker Anne Desmet RA reveals the story behind this pivotal development and discusses why these rare prints continue to dazzle us today.
Anne Desmet RA in her studio in east London.

Artists

> 10 years ago

In the studio with Anne Desmet RA

Printmaker and Academician Anne Desmet discusses juggling work and family life in a studio at her east London house.