Anthony Blunt - Wikipedia
Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), [4] styled Sir Anthony Blunt KCVO from 1956 until November 1979, was a leading British art historian and Soviet spy. Blunt was a professor of art history at the University of London, the director of the Courtauld Institute of Art and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.
Late queen was not officially told Anthony Blunt was Soviet spy …
2 days ago · Art historian Anthony Blunt was for decades Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, overseeing the official Royal Art Collection, and in 1964 admitted he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s.
Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy for …
1 day ago · Anthony Blunt served as the chief art curator to the royal family, surveying the queen’s pictures, overseeing the paintings in the royal collection and occasionally exhibiting her private ...
Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told about Soviet spy in her palace ...
2 days ago · The files about royal art historian Anthony Blunt are among a trove from the intelligence agency MI5 released Tuesday by Britain’s National Archives. They shed new light on a spy ring linked to Cambridge University in the 1930s, whose members spilled secrets to the Soviet Union from the heart of the U.K. intelligence establishment.
Anthony Blunt | Surveyor of Queen’s Pictures, MI5 Agent, …
1 day ago · Anthony Blunt (born Sept. 26, 1907, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng.—died March 26, 1983, London) was a British art historian who late in his life was revealed to have been a Soviet spy.
True Story of Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth's Art Curator
Nov 17, 2019 · Anthony Blunt was the art curator for Queen Elizabeth & the royal family. Later, he was discovered as a Russian spy. Here, how Blunt's true story compares to The Crown season 3's...
Did Queen Elizabeth II know her art historian was actually a
1 day ago · Sir Anthony Blunt and Princess Margaret pictured in 1958, examining a detail on an antique trunk in the Lee Collection of the Courtauld Institute of Art. Edward Miller/Getty Images. Most Popular. Royals. Lord Carnarvon, son of the Queen’s former racing manager Porchie, breaks his silence on rumours his father had an affair with the monarch.
What Happened to Anthony Blunt, the KGB Russian Spy from …
Nov 17, 2019 · Here's what you should know about Anthony Blunt who remained in Queen Elizabeth's service long after confessing to being a Soviet operative.
Who Was Anthony Blunt? The Spy in Buckingham Palace
Nov 25, 2019 · According to Michelle Carter, who has written a biography named ‘Anthony Blunt: His Lives’, Blunt provided Soviet intelligence officers with 1,771 documents between 1941 and 1945. The sheer amount of material passed over by Blunt made the Russians suspicious he was acting as a triple agent.
Anthony Blunt: The British-Russian Spy Who Collected Royal …
Queen Elizabeth's art historian Anthony Blunt was a knight, an authority on 17th-century painting, and a ruthless Soviet spy at the heart of Britain’s establishment.