Online Picture Gallery

The website enables browsers from anywhere in the world to enjoy the same privilege as those who see the paintings in person. Via the BROWSE option, clicking on a wall of the Gallery in the 3D interface or on the name of the wall (North, East, South, West), opens up a virtual version of it, allowing the user to view the paintings hanging in situ. When a specific image is clicked on, it appears centre screen in a larger size. It is also possible to zoom in on any detail of the frame or painting. In the left-hand box below the image, the browser is able to scroll down to links which lead to detailed descriptions of the paintings and a biography of the artist.

This information is also accessible via the SEARCH option, where the collection may also be explored by means of Keywords and other options listed (Artists’ names, Picture titles, etc.). Some paintings have links to supplementary information, listed in the right hand boxes, which is intended to give the website an interdisciplinary dimension. Provided by colleagues, research students and contributors from outside the College, these links will continue to multiply over the coming months.

The Curator, Dr. Mary Cowling, hopes that the information provided on this website will encourage further research. Anyone who has a query, or information relating to any of the artists or paintings included in it, is invited to contact her at m.cowling@rhul.ac.uk

Before entering the gallery, you may wish to read "Buying at Christie's: Thomas Holloway and the Victorian Art Market" by Pippa Biltcliffe. There is also a brief history of the College available by Richard Williams.

Please note that the Virtual Picture Gallery requires Flash.