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One of the many antiquarian
prints in the archive – Skeleton ADAM’S TIPS FOR PLAYING
engraving by Bernhard WITH PICTURES
Siegfried Albinus, 1749
■ Moving around, adding or taking away
pictures, every six months or a year, really
makes you look again at both a picture and
the space around it. They’re so versatile.

■ Putting a vintage-looking piece next to

something contemporary lends a more
curated, collected feel to a space.

■ Rather than agonise over choosing just one
picture for a space, play with a set of three.
Once pressure is gone on that single picture,

you can make a braver choice because you
have two others to support it.

■ Think about framing – a fabulous frame,
with proper mounting, won’t detract from
the picture but instead enhance it.

■ I strongly advocate the look of an elaborate
wallpaper overlaid with pictures. It’s not for

everybody – my wife likes things to be calm,
but I’d rather be more extravagant. &

An album of
collected Victorian
aquatint sketches

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