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Sunday, 5 January 2014

Benjamin West. The Death of General Wolfe. 1771

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The Death of General Wolfe

Benjamin West

1771

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Thursday, 2 January 2014

Jean-Antoine Watteau. L’Indifférent. ca 1716

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Tags: Baroque, France, Jean-Antoine Watteau, man, Painting, portraiture, Rococo, youth

L’Indifférent

Jean-Antoine Watteau

circa 1716

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Jean-Antoine Watteau. The Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera. 1717-19

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The Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera

Jean-Antoine Watteau

1717-19

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Tuesday, 12 June 2012

James Gillray. Sin, Death, and the Devil. 1792

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Sin, Death, and the Devil

James Gillray

1792

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