James Whistler and Edgar Allen Poe rank as two of West Point’s most famous failures, at least as potential army officers....

Daniel Sutherland will explore the lives and work of two of the most fascinating artists of the nineteenth century.

Nos. 8–9 South Bolton Gardens were built in 1904–6 to the designs of Walter Cave as two studio houses. No 8 was occupied by Orpen from 1906

James Whistler has been the target of many accusations and slanders, but none seems more ridiculous than the suggestion that he was not well read. A clear statement of this misguided notion comes from Mortimer Menpes, one of Whistler’s most dedicated followers. The Master, Menpes asserted, “read very little—I never saw him read a book.” Time to expose this canard.

DANIEL E. SUTHERLAND: LETTERS FROM AMERICA Whistler listened attentively one evening as three friends, Sir Richard F. Burton, Burton’s...

The annus mirabilis of 2020 concluded with an intriguing auction. On the block rare, hand-crafted shotgun....