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Self-portrait aged 59 in a grey-brown coat, c. 1793

Self-portrait aged 59 in a grey-brown coat, c. 1793

A View of a Garden Pavilionlate, 1730s or early 1740s

A View of a Garden Pavilionlate, 1730s or early 1740s

A bacchanale with nymphs, a satyr and putti, c. mid-1640s

A bacchanale with nymphs, a satyr and putti, c. mid-1640s

A young woman resting by a well

A young woman resting by a well

Quenby Hall, c. 1740

Quenby Hall, c. 1740

A View in Somersetshire from Fitzhead, the Seat of Lord Somerville, 1805

A View in Somersetshire from Fitzhead, the Seat of Lord Somerville, 1805

Sir John Langham, Bt. (1671 – 1747), as a boy aged 12, playing the viola da gamba

Sir John Langham, Bt. (1671 – 1747), as a boy aged 12, playing the viola da gamba

A Hunting Dog holding a cat at bay in a woodland

A Hunting Dog holding a cat at bay in a woodland

Portrait of Evelyn Chadwick of West Leake, Nottinghamshire (b. 1741), three-quarter-length, his hands resting on a walking-stick, c. 1790-95

Portrait of Evelyn Chadwick of West Leake, Nottinghamshire (b. 1741), three-quarter-length, his hands resting on a walking-stick, c. 1790-95

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