The National Gallery in London has been supportive and helpful throughout, and especially Alan Crookham, Nicholas Donaldson and Mercedes Ceron of the National Gallery Archive. The staff of the British Library, London Library, Cambridge University Library and The Nicolas and Elena Calas Archive in Athens have also kindly assisted.
Individuals who helped with advice and information included Maggie Burr, Katy Edgecombe, Ed Freeman, Norman Hammond, Elsa Hands, Toby Hicks, Colette Hicks, Vivien Perutz, Richard Purver, Dale Russell, Steve Russell, Jean Wilson, Tina Wilson.
The Marie of Hungary portrait is reproduced by kind permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Habitat advertisement by kind permission of Habitat, the Guardian cartoon by kind permission of Martin Rowson and Oswin Baker, Mum by Benjamin Sullivan by kind permission of the artist, and the poem ‘The Arnolfini Marriage’ by kind permission of Paul Durcan.
Jenny Uglow of Chatto & Windus, Carola’s editor and friend of many years, did a superb job of editing this posthumous publication, along with everyone at Chatto & Windus. Clare Alexander, Carola’s agent and another friend, believed in the project from the start.
Gary Hicks