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Georgiana as Cynthia from Spenser's 'Faerie Queene', 1781-82 (oil on canvas)

CTS336332 Georgiana as Cynthia from Spenser's 'Faerie Queene', 1781-82 (oil on canvas) by Cosway, Maria Hadfield (1759-1838); 219.7x160 cm; Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth House, UK; (add.info.: Georgiana (1757-1806) Duchess of Devonshire; poem by Edmund Spenser (c.1552-99);); © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright.

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Portrait of an African, c.1757-60 (oil on canvas)

EX17082 Portrait of an African, c.1757-60 (oil on canvas) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84) (attr. to); 61.8x51.5 cm; Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK; (add.info.: Probably Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 14 December 1780), composer, actor, and writer who was born on a slave ship and later became an important figure for the Abolitionist movement. Previously thought to be Olaudah Equiano, and attributed to Joshua Reynolds under the title 'Portrait of a Negro Man, c.1780'.); English, out of copyright.

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'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: " 'Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes' ". Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7

'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: " 'Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes' ". Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930.

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