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Award-winning illustrator Nick Ellwood's drawings feature in the Painted Hall Family Trail, 500 Years of Mischief and Mayhem in Greenwich.

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Award-winning illustrator Nick Ellwood, whose wonderfully mischievous drawings feature in the Painted Hall Family Trail, will have an exhibition from May – October 2021, 500 Years of Mischief and Mayhem in Greenwich.

Original artworks and illustrations from his booklets, inspired by the art in the Painted Hall, will be on display, featuring tales of astronomers, architects, royals, gods and goddesses and figures from the Navy.

Running alongside the exhibition will be drawing workshops for children and adults, interactive and digital demonstrations, and the launch of a new Old Royal Naval College activity book available from the Painted Hall shop.

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      500 Years of Mischief and Mayhem in Greenwich

      Type:Art Exhibition

      Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NN

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