Christie’s is kicking off the new year with news of an exciting discovery for collectors of American art and ... offering a rare double-sided portrait by 18th-century artist Ammi Phillips ...

The 18th-century portrait of the Bard by Louis Francois ... was a key figure in the colonisation of North America.

A portrait by one of the 18th century's best artists is expected to fetch up to £25,000 at auction. The artwork was created in 1766 by Sir Joshua Reynolds and is of a woman called Letitia Sparrow.

New research has revealed the fascinating life story of a once anonymous Black boy in a grand 18th-century English portrait by French painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo. Recently uncovered documents ...