It’s hooked, loosely, around her 2014 discovery of the ideas of the polymath and society doctor George Cheyne; ironically, given he was “the most obese man in 18th-century England”, he’s ...

In the 18th century, Britain became a modern nation. For the first time, Britons began to inhabit a world in which the present day is recognisable. From high ideals to low life, from lofty ...

A Treasury of Life: Indian Company Paintings, c. 1790 to 1835, an ongoing show in the Indian capital put together by Delhi ...

The Kimbell Art Museum’s yearslong quest to own a still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin has come to an end. The Cut Melon, a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist ...

It is a book that, for all its apparent modesty, encompasses an awful lot of human life The chapters on written ... is just one example of an 18th-century object pulled into a world more familiar ...

An 18th-century Austrian monk who died of tuberculosis was mummified in an extremely unusual way.

This summer, on June 7th, the fort will be celebrating that history with an event called ‘Fort Bedford River Rendezvous,’ which will provide visitors with an authentic 18th century experience.