Blake's Dahl portraits to go on display at British Museum

Portraits of some of Roald Dahl's best-known characters are to go on display at the British Library.
The pictures have been drawn by Sir Quentin Blake to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's birth.
The featured characters in the exhibition include Matilda, Charlie Bucket and the BFG.
Sir Quentin said: "The portraits ask you to imagine that a number of Dahl's characters have been invited to come and sit for their portrait.
He added: "They are depicted, not quite as they appear in the illustrations, but more formally."
All of the portraits are new and have not appeared in... read more
1 December 2016 in
Art & Culture,
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