A riot of Victoriana
John Newth celebrates the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Published in November ’21
With its pinnacles and decorative detail, the house almost has the feel of a folly about it
IN A corner of the Main Hall of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum stands a 19th-century bust of a noble-featured African. Of Italian origin, it is unusual in combining marble and bronze. Next to it, on the wall, is a painting of a young girl cuddling her pet rabbit. The two exhibits sum up the contrast that is one of the …
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