Across
1 Pre-eminent 18th century portraitist (3,6,8)
10 The coagulated latex of certain Malaysian trees (5-6)
16 Eminent family of Cremona violin makers (5)
17 Best-selling novel by Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1938 (7)
18 Greek island near which the fleet of Xerxes was defeated in 480 BC (7)
19 Hector —, French art nouveau designer renowned for Metro entrances (7)
20 Montage (anag) — small electric generator (7)
21 British soldier, formerly (7)
22 In the style of Salvador Dali? (7)
23 Thomas — (1710-62) , “inventor and first manufacturer of porcelain in England” (4)
25 Renowned Italian pioneer of radio communication (7)
27 Crimson dye obtained from some molluscs (6,6)
31 Adorned, as a Christmas tree (7)
34 Will-o’-the-wisp (5,6)
36 Wood much used in marquetry (7)
38 Pertaining to Greek and Roman studies (9)
39 Pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (5,7)
41 End of a chair arm where the hand rests (8)
43 Type of Japanese pottery (7)
45 14th century English poet (7)
47 Branched and ornamented candlestick or lampstand (11)
50 Ungraceful, unrefined (9)
52 Noted Christmas gift (1,9,2,1,4,4)
59 German painter of the Expressionist school (4,5)
60 External aid (anag) — rare precious stone found in the Urals (11)
62 Movable screen to protect besieging Roman troops (7)
63 Frames or pads for making skirts stand out from the hips (7)
65 A cap like a fez, sometimes worn as part of a turban (8)
67 Coin collectors (12)
70 Language of South Africa that developed from 17th century Dutch (9)
72 Region extending from the Urals to the Pacific (7)
74 Bertel —, Danish neo-classical sculptor resident in Rome (1770-1884) (11)
76 John —, noted mid-18th century clockmaker (7)
77 19th century English painter (6,6)
79 Of gems, almost hemispherical with a flat base (4-3)
82 Place of Napoleon’s first exile (4)
84 Entwined (7)
86 A pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread (7)
88 Locomotives (7)
92 Seventh and last king of Rome (7)
93 Neither animal nor vegetable (7)
94 Sir Henry —, British poet and novelist (1862-1938) (7)
95 Type of art deliberately rejecting conventional expertise (5)
96 Period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages (11)
97 Relic is not ageless (anag) — geometrical figure (9,8)
Down
1 Medieval forerunner of the oboe (5)
2 Red arsenic, used as a pigment and in fireworks (7)
3 Diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault (5)
4 Mouth organ (9)
5 A watch-chain with a bar at one end for attaching to a buttonhole (6)
6 Spanish hero, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (2,3)
7 Of the city or former kingdom of Naples (10)
8 Eminent 19th century Hungarian composer and pianist (5)
9 Cathedral city in Wiltshire (9)
10 A soft coloured sweet made with gelatin or gum arabic (7)
11 The sense of what is appropriate, harmonious, or beautiful (5)
12 An English gold coin issued from 1470 to 1634 (5)
13 A long narrative poem of heroic deeds (4)
14 René —, French film director (5)
15 Trade and/or sale (anag) — Florentine painter (6,3,5)
24 Name of twelve popes (4)
25 Tin-glazed Italian earthenware (8)
26 Kilns for drying hops (5)
28 Small city in Michigan — hero in the Greek war for independence (9)
29 A former English gold coin first issued in 1351 (5)
30 Softwood shavings used for stuffing, packing, etc. (9)
31 An opera by Jules Massenet (5)
32 Author of The Lays of Ancient Rome (8)
33 A heading or passage in a manuscript, book, etc, written or printed in red (6)
35 Leading light of the Tractarian movement (6)
37 Former kingdom on the east coast of Indochina (5)
40 Fast delivery option (7)
42 George — (1763-1804), English painter of animals and rustic scenes (7)
44 Slayer of the Cretan Minotaur (7)
46 Groove (7)
48 Mannerist painter (1541-1614) active mainly in Spain (2,5)
49 Location of potteries producing the first Japanese porcelain (5)
51 Mistake in printed matter (7)
53 Written works dealing with a subject formally or systematically (9)
54 Rules governing socially acceptable behaviour (9)
55 Group of Expressionist artists formed in Germany in 1911 (3,5,6)
56 Medieval wandering musician (8)
57 Ballets —, ballet company formed in Paris in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev (6)
58 Henri-Nicolas –, 18th century French silversmith (8)
60 Pre-eminent medieval centre for tapestries (5)
61 Inventor of the gramophone and electric typewriter (6)
64 Part of a column between the base and the capital (5)
66 Small bag or wallet as carried by pilgrims (5)
68 Mah-jong pieces (5)
69 French painter who exhibited in 1884 with the Impressionists (4,6)
71 Joseph Anton — (1768-1839), Austrian artist active mainly in Rome (4)
73 Very rich bright lapis-lazuli ground colour (4,2,3)
75 English cathedral city — or porcelain (9)
78 Centre of Bronze Age civilisation in Greece (7)
80 British Prime Minister who served from April-August 1827 (7)
81 Brooms made of twigs (6)
83 Steel tool for engraving on copper or wood (5)
84 Vessels for heating liquids (5)
85 Pale yellow in colour (5)
86 A former Italian coin, one-twentieth of a lira (5)
87 Projecting peg used for holding together components of a structure (5)
89 Provincial capital of Liguria, a leading centre for bobbin lace (5)
90 Ancient upright stone slab bearing markings (5)
91 Late Chinese Bronze Age style (4)
