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Photo credit: : Northampton Museums & Art Gallery

Subject or sitter British 19th C, except portraits, North West England: Artists and Subjects 24

Who is the sitter in this bust by Eli Johnson (1850–1881)?

Photo credit: : Preston Park Museum & Grounds

Artist Continental European after 1800, North West England: Artists and Subjects 5

Who sculpted this statue of Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859)?

Photo credit: : Dumfries and Galloway Council (Annan Museum)

Artist Continental European after 1800, Portraits: British 19th C 210

Who painted this portrait of Catherine Anne Griffith (1795–1878)?

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21 February 2019 — News

On the trail of Harry Clifford Pilsbury’s portraits

Daniel Henry Redhead (b.1837), JP, Mayor of Peterborough (1895 & 1905), oil on canvas, attributed to Harry Clifford Pilsbury (1870–1925)
Photo credit: : Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

15 October 2018 — News

Maritime location identified as Portosalvo, Naples, with the Church of Santa Maria

Portosalvo, Naples, with the Church of Santa Maria, oil on paper by Thomas Stuart Smith (1813–1869)
Photo credit: : The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

5 October 2018 — News

‘Perseus and Andromeda’ attributed to Henry Howard

Perseus and Andromeda, oil on copper, attributed to Henry Howard (1769–1847)
Photo credit: : Luton Culture

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