V&A Museum

Tuesday, it was raining all day, so we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Fascinating.


One of several fabulous Della Robbias in their collection. 


Rodin’s Prodigal Son.


Elizabeth I’s personal virginal.


A Van Dyck painting showing three views of Charles I’s head (while he still had it).


And finally, Ellen contemplating a statue of Handel.

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