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Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 – 1689), standing full-length under a canopy, 1661

Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 – 1689), standing full-length under a canopy, 1661

Facing Ali, 2017

Facing Ali, 2017

The Tolstoy Farm, Davenport, Washington August, 2004

The Tolstoy Farm, Davenport, Washington August, 2004

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

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

A young man playing an eleven-course lute, c. late 1640s

A young man playing an eleven-course lute, c. late 1640s

La femme accoudée, c. 1937

La femme accoudée, c. 1937

Jean Renoir, Gabrielle et Fillette, c. 1895-6

Jean Renoir, Gabrielle et Fillette, c. 1895-6

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

John Monson, 3rd Lord Monson (1753 – 1806), standing full-length in a portico, with a statue of Roma behind and a spaniel at his feet, 1774

John Monson, 3rd Lord Monson (1753 – 1806), standing full-length in a portico, with a statue of Roma behind and a spaniel at his feet, 1774

Portrait d’une Femme, c. 1918

Portrait d’une Femme, c. 1918

Blond og mørk aktmodell /Blonde and Dark-Haired Nudes, 1902-03

Blond og mørk aktmodell /Blonde and Dark-Haired Nudes, 1902-03

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