Malcolm Baker is Distinguished Professor of the History of Art, University of California, Riverside

Statue of Isaac Newton (1755), Louis François Roubiliac, Trinity College, Cambridge

What place for public statues in the history of art?

As we debate public statues, it’s worth revisiting the revolution in portrait sculpture that made many of them seem so animated and direct

8 Jul 2020

First Look: Fame and Friendship at Waddesdon Manor

Eight versions of Roubiliac’s portrait bust of Alexander Pope have been brought together at Waddesdon Manor

19 Jun 2014