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The cat that 'lives' in the Long Gallery at one of the greatest Elizabethan houses in Britain
Parham House in West Sussex is one of the greatest Elizabethan houses in England — and it's full of unlikely treasures. John Goodall takes a closer look at one of them.
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Sweat, struggle, survival: Capturing the endeavour of industry on canvas
From George Stubbs’s golden vision of the labourer’s place in society to Ford Madox Brown’s heroically monumental celebration of manual labour, artists have long been fascinated by the role of work.
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Six glorious paintings which perfectly encapsulate the art of the conversation piece
Matthew Dennison celebrates the conversation piece, the intimate Georgian form of portraiture which celebrated families without the usual swagger or posturing.
