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Cartoon

Raphael, The Sacrifice at Lystra

RA Exhibitions

> 7 years ago

Art history 101: what is a cartoon?

As the extraordinary 13 metre-wide Waterloo cartoon goes on display at the RA, our curator of works on paper offers a quick introduction to the technique used by the likes of Maclise and Raphael.
Conservators working on the Maclise cartoon

Our Collection

> 8 years ago

In pictures: restoring a national treasure

Behind the scenes with the conservators working on our Maclise cartoon.