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Rembrandt painted a young man (his son Titus?) in a Franciscan habit in 1660 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), & there is a third portrait study of a Franciscan, dated 1661 (Helsinki, Atheneum). In their own day these paintings were probably considered to be 'tronies' (literally, heads), which were not meant to depict identifiable individuals. The sitter is instead depicted in a particular role, or as a character study. Pictures of this kind were popular among 17th-century collectors & can often be found in contemporary inventories. ...
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Van der Neer specialised in landscapes seen by moonlight or evening light. The composition, with the waterway receding into the distance at right angles to the horizon, is characteristic of van der Neer. This example was probably painted in the mid-1660s. ...
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With its low horizon & deeply receding space this is a characteristic composition by Aert van der Neer. Known for painting twilight & night scenes, Van der Neer also produced a number of winter scenes, featuring snowy landscapes, frozen rivers & people skating & playing 'kolf' (a type of hockey) on the ice. The sites depicted in this picture cannot be identified. Usually Van der Neer's landscapes were not intended to be topographically accurate. ...
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A woman appears to throw food to feed assorted waterfowl in a garden scene.A date in the early 1660s has been suggested for this work on the basis of its relationship to paintings of fowl by Melchior d' Hondecoeter. ...
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This composition is thinly & rapidly painted, possibly on the spot. Where the paper has been torn at the edges, a darker underlayer suggests a further composition below this one. It is attributed to Lépine, who was a pupil of Corot. The master's influence is evident in this sunlit scene. ...
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Travellers rest on a road before a mountainous landscape with a castle in the middle distance. The foreground figures, in reverse & with others, recur in a tapestry woven by J. van Bortch after a design by Teniers. ...
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This girl lightly clasps a transparent gauze veil & gazes off beyond the picture plane. She appears to be outside, in front of a stormy sky. Greuze often painted young women in similar poses. Here, the girl’s dress has slipped, revealing her breast. ...
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Create your own bespoke print of Louis-Léopold Boilly’s A Girl at a Window from our collection. About this painting A Girl at a Window, about 1799 © The National Gallery, London This painting joined our collection in 1945 With our custom print service, you can order your own fully customised reproduction from the National Gallery Collection & exhibitions. Choose your own size, print material & frames & have your masterpiece delivered straight to your door. ...
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This painting was probably painted when the artist was living in Paris. It is similar in style to his ' Girl seated outside a House' of the same date, in which the model may be the same girl. This may be the picture that was exhibited at the French Gallery ...
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This may be a fragment from, or a highly finished study for, a larger work. It probably dates from the later 1760s or the 1770s. ...
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A Gentleman Driving A Lady In A Phaeton Print

The sitters have not been identified but it has been suggested that they may be members of the Hope family, who were bankers in Liverpool. Driving was a popular pastime in the 18th century, and high open carriages such as this required a degree of skill to manoeuvre. They were known as 'phaetons' after the son of the god Apollo who recklessly attempted to drive his father's chariot.
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The sitters have not been identified but it has been suggested that they may be members of the Hope family, who were bankers in Liverpool. Driving was a popular pastime in the 18th century, & high open carriages such as this required a degree of skill to manoeuvre. They were known as 'phaetons' after the son of the god Apollo who recklessly attempted to drive his father's chariot.

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Liverpool - A UK city on the east coast of England
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