Paintings, Prints & Drawings

Balloon ascents were all the rage in the late 1700s and 1800s

British Army veterans have had a special home in west London since 1692

The aquatic taxi drivers of the past

How the ‘nine-day queen’ met a bitter and bloody end

When a torrent of cheap gin caused a social crisis

London-brewed beer once quenched the thirst of the city and far beyond

Peter Pan and Prince Albert rub shoulders with artists in this royal patch of green

The thrilling history of London’s smallest royal park

As the polluted river crawled by, Whistler scratched out images of London’s watery margins

Rudolph Ackermann’s collection of prints lets us peek inside the city’s buildings in the early 1800s

Home to London’s oldest scientific zoo and outdoor theatre