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# Bridgeman Images Blog

#### Discover the stories behind the images. Explore Bridgeman Images' artistic, cultural and historical content through our blog.

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [What's On](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/whats-on)

## [Royals, Rifles and Rivalry: 7 iconic moments in the history of the Royal Academy](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/royals-rifles-and-rivalry-7-iconic-moments-in-the-history-of-the-royal-academy)

 In 2018 we will celebrate the 250th birthday of one of Britain’s oldest and most renowned...

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[History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [BPP: The Black Panther Party](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/bpp-the-black-panther-party)

 On October 15, 1966, American political activists Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the...

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## [Roses are red, violets are blue, but what does your birth month flower say about you?](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-but-what-does-your-birth-month-flower-say-about-you)

 With the renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show coming up in London from 23 – 27 May, we rose to the...

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[History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [What's On](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/whats-on)

## [Portrait of a modern monarch: Queen Victoria and the rise of photography](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/portrait-of-a-modern-monarch-queen-victoria-and-the-rise-of-photography)

 Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1842 (oil on canvas), Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73) / Château...

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## [Top 7 Bizarre & Eclectic Sneaker Ads](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/top-8-bizarre-eclectic-sneaker-ads)

 There’s a lot of competition out there for branded footwear, particularly for sneakers. So how...

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [The Secret Lives of Artists](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/the-secret-lives-of-artists)

 From the grand studio homes of Victorian artists residing in their suits to the paint splattered...

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<https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/australias-wwi-heroes-on-film>

[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [Australia’s WWI Heroes on Film](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/australias-wwi-heroes-on-film)

 Bridgeman Footage goes down under with clips of the Australian armed forces in World War One,...

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<https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/artists-on-film>

[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [Artists on Film](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/artists-on-film)

 One of the beautiful things about the invention of the camera is the preservation of fleeting,...

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<https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/artist-spotlight-the-short-colourful-life-of-august-macke>

[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history)

## [Artist Spotlight: The short colourful life of August Macke](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/artist-spotlight-the-short-colourful-life-of-august-macke)

 German Expressionist artist August Macke (1887-1914) rewrote the course of German art as one of...

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[Art](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/art), [History](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/history), [Culture](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/tag/culture)

## [Artists & their Muses: The women behind history’s greatest paintings revealed](https://blog.bridgemanimages.com/blog/artists-their-muses-the-women-behind-historys-greatest-paintings-revealed)

 Did you know that Botticelli’s ethereal faces were said to be of one woman, the beautiful...

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