What was the nickname of this Scottish turncoat? The great British art quiz

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Today, our questions are set by the Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library, in Preston, Lancashire. The Harris’s fine art collection was founded in 1883, when Richard Newsham bequeathed his art collection to the city. The Harris has continued to build the collection for more than 125 years, including the local favourite, Pauline in the Yellow Dress by Sir James Gunn. The gallery has been helped by the Contemporary Art Society, whose numerous donations include Lucian Freud’s Still Life with Squid and Sea Urchin.

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1. 

   This drawing is by the famous 18th-century cartoonist William Hogarth. It depicts Lord Lovat, ‘the most devious man in Scotland’, who earned a nickname to match. What was it?

   1. The Wolf

   2. The Fox

   3. The Snake

   4. The Weasel

2. 

   This 18th-century landscape is a painting of contrasts. In the foreground is an idyllic scene of rural life, while across the river lies industrial Preston. What is the name of the river that flows through Preston?

   1. Lune

   2. Wyre

   3. Ribble

   4. Prest

3. 

   This painting by William Pritt shows the 1922 Preston Guild. The Guild celebrations are a major civic occasion, and evolved from the gatherings held to renew the membership of the town’s Guild Merchant. At one time this organisation controlled all the trade in the town. When was the first recorded Preston Guild held?

   1. 1179

   2. 1253

   3. 1489

   4. 1702

4. 

   The artist John Frederick Lewis travelled widely and lived in Cairo for 10 years. A product of his time, his paintings often have orientalist themes. The figure in this 1865 painting is meant to be the wife of a bey, but is actually Lewis’s wife, Marian. What was the role of a ‘bey’ in the Ottoman empire?

   1. Civil servant

   2. Judge

   3. Provincial governor

   4. Admiral

5. 

   This painting is by Richard Dadd, and was the artist’s first major success in a career that was cut tragically short. The painting is of Puck, who is a character in which Shakespeare play?

   1. Much Ado About Nothing

   2. The Tempest

   3. As You Like It

   4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream

6. 

   Richard Arkwright, painted here by Joseph Wright of Derby, was born in Preston. He also created the factory system, and by 1782 more than 5,000 men, women and children worked in his mills. How long was a typical shift?

   1. Eight hours

   2. Ten hours

   3. Thirteen hours

   4. Sixteen hours

7. 

   This sketch of a bust is by Joseph Nollekens, one of the finest sculptors of his day. It depicts Oliver Cromwell, parliamentarian leader during the English civil war. He was a commander at the Battle of Preston, which was a decisive victory for his forces. In what year did the battle take place?

   1. 1640

   2. 1645

   3. 1648

   4. 1650

8. 

   The Turner-prize winning artist Lubaina Himid completed this painting titled Tuesday in 1994. What group was she affiliated with in the 1980s?

   1. BLK Art Group

   2. Black Audio Film Collective

   3. Young British Artists

   4. Borough Group

Solutions

1:B - Lovat’s reputation came from his frequent changes in allegiance between the Hanoverian monarchs and Jacobite pretenders. He was eventually arrested for his part in the 1745 Jacobite rising and executed in London. Image: Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, 1746, William Hogarth (1697-1764); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 2:C - The Ribble is 75 miles long and begins near the famous Ribblehead viaduct in Yorkshire. When Preston Dock was opened in 1892 it was the largest single working dock in Britain. Image: View of Preston from Penwortham Hill, 1821, John P Jenkinson (1790-1821); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 3:A - Preston Guild was first held in 1179. It has been held every 20 years since approximately 1542 (excluding 1942). The next one is in 2032. Image: Impression of the 1922 Guild, 1922, William Pritt (1870-1944); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 4:C - Bey is a Turkish title for a chieftain, and was generally used for governors. They title later became a general term of respect in Turkish and Arab countries of the Ottoman empire. The feminine equivalent was 'begum'. Image: In the Bey’s Garden, 1865, John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876); Bridgeman Images , 5:D - Puck is the mischievous fairy who gives the character Bottom the head of a donkey. It was painted by the Victorian artist Dadd, who became psychologically unwell in 1843. The artist was confined for life after killing his father and spent much of his life in Bethlem and Broadmoor hospitals. It is likely that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Image: Puck, Richard Dadd (1817-86); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 6:C - Arkwright’s wealth was built on maximising the efficiency of his mills. With John Kay he invented the water frame, a simple cotton-spinning machine that could be operated by unskilled workers, but he also made his employees work crushingly long hours. Image: Richard Arkwright, 1783-85, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 7:C - The battle took place between 17 and 19 August at Walton-le-Dale, just outside Preston. The royalist defeat marked the end of serious resistance to the parliamentarians in the Second English Civil War - King Charles was executed early the next year. Image: Oliver Cromwell, Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823); Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library , 8:A - In 1979, the BLK Art Group was founded by a collective of artists in Wolverhampton. It was the UK's counterpart to radical black projects occurring in the United States including the Black Arts Movement (BAM), which aimed at empowering and amplifying the voices of black artists. Alongside Himid, some other key artists of the group included Donald Rodney, Marlene Smith, Eddie Chambers and Keith Piper. Image: Tuesday, 1994, Lubaina Himid (b.1954); © the artist, Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Scores

1. 8 and above.

   Gradely!

2. 7 and above.

   Gradely!

3. 6 and above.

   Ye've done oreet

4. 5 and above.

   Ye've done oreet

5. 4 and above.

   Ye've done oreet

6. 3 and above.

   Use yer loaf next time

7. 2 and above.

   Use yer loaf next time

8. 0 and above.

   Barmpot

9. 1 and above.

   Use yer loaf next time