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Literature

George Dance RA, A woman handing a letter to another woman (detail)

RA Exhibitions

11 months ago

Wilkie Collins, Whistler and the Victorian craze for women in white

We’ve filled our galleries with Whistler, Klimt, and Rossetti’s paintings of women wearing white gowns, but what started this trend in the 1860s? Professor Lara Feigel explores the literary origins of this aesthetic moment.

Walter Crane, Prince Cheri (detail)

Our Collection

< 5 years ago

The RA Collection in 250 objects: Mythical monsters

To celebrate our 250th birthday this year, we’re highlighting 250 beautiful, odd and inspiring objects from the RA Collection across 25 themes. In this edition, we’re looking at the fearsome mythical beasts lurking in the shadows of our archives, from the colossal serpents of Norse legend to hideous hydras from Greek myth.