LOUIS ASTON KNIGHT

"A Flower Garden"  (1885)

No.18

Louis Aston Knight  1873-1948 was a French-born American artist who was famous as a landscape painter. One of his paintings "The Afterglow" was bought by US President Harding to hang in the White House.

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REMBRANDT

A Woman bathing in a Stream  (1654)

No.17

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-69, a Dutch painter and etcher, is reckoned to have been one the best painters in European art. Among his paintings, The Night Watch, The Anatomy Lesson, The Jewish Bride and his many self-portraits stand out.

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PAUL DELAROCHE

King Edward V and the Duke of York in the Tower of London  (1831)

No.16

Delaroche 1797-1856 was a French academic school artist who painted mainly historical subjects. Edward V was never crowned, and his 86-day reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle who succeeded him as Richard III. Edward and his younger brother disappeared after being sent to heavily guarded royal lodgings in the Tower of London. Responsibility for their deaths is widely attributed to Richard III, but the lack of any solid evidence and conflicting contemporary accounts suggest another four main suspects.

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CAMILLE PISSARRO

The Road to Versailles at Louveciennes  (1869)

No.15

Jacob-Abraham-Camille Pissarro 1830-1903, a French painter, was born in the island of St Thomas in the West Indies. He was one of the elder outstanding Impressionists. In 1873 he established a collective of 15 artists and the next year they held their first exhibition.

Tomorrow - King Edward V and the Duke of York in the Tower of London, by Paul Delaroche

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JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD

The Reader  (1770/2)

No.14

Fragonard 1775-1851 was a French painter and printmaker. This is one in a series of his paintings which feature young girls. X-rays have shown a different image which the artist has painted over.

Tomorrow - The Road to Versailles at Louveciennes, by Camille Pissaro

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J.M.W. TURNER

Dutch Boats in a Gale  (1801)

No.13

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851 was a British Romantic landscape painter. The above shows boats about to collide in stormy weather. The painting was commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a 17th century seascape in his possession. 

Tomorrow - The Reader, by Jean-Honore Fragonard

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PAUL CEZANNE

Still Life with a Basket of Apples  (1890/4)

No.12

Paul Cezanne 1839-1906 was a French artist whose work is said to have formed a bridge between the late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century Cubism. According to both Matisse and Picasso,

Cezanne was "the father of us all."

Tomorrow - Dutch Boats in a Gale, by J.M.W. Turner

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