Devilry and Pink Ribbons

Join An Van Camp, the Assistant Keeper of Northern European Art, as she lifts the lid on some strange boxes in the Museum's stores. Some contain witches, others devils, others letters of the alphabet wrapped in pink ribbons. They all belonged to the same man – the eccentric Francis Douce. Dürer drawing of two witches – Find out more Portrait of Francis Douce – Find out more If you want to take a closer look at artworks relating to this episode, you can view them at the links above, or visi...