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The theme today is This beautiful scene is "Mother Reading to Two Children" (verso) by Josephine Mason (1872–1952). It's in . It shows light coming through the open window and a woman in green wth 2 small boys sharing a book.

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2022-03-24

Celebrating with The Mourners by feminist artist Evelyn De Morgan whose work is on display at Wightwick Manor



https://t.co/CeEnhs89WD

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2022-03-24

Celebrating for with Leighton's 1874 oil sketch of Malin Head, Donegal ☘️ "the day will not dawn in which I have forgotten certain dramatic sunsets & the swooping of certain storm clouds like the flight of huge fiery birds of prey"

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2022-03-17

We've chosen "West Indian Waitresses" by Eva Frankfurther for today's Eva provides unique depictions of the diverse communities of 50s London - her subjects were often friends & colleagues at Lyon's Corner House.

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2022-03-10

The celebrates

Here's a selection of paintings by Evelyn De Morgan from

Evelyn was a painter who defied the expectations of her class and gender to become one of the most impressive artists of a generation 👇

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2022-03-10

Today’s theme celebrates 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 art and artists. ‘Self Portrait on Garnedd Dafydd’ Brenda Chamberlain (1912-71) held by
More on this wonderful Welsh artist, poet and novelist here ➡️ https://t.co/LEdDUVLHGs

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2022-03-03

We're celebrating love in all forms for today's Valentine's Day themed ❤️ with this Charles Brague 'Mother and Child' print from our collections at Sambourne House

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2022-02-10

We're all for celebrating love in all its forms this 🥰As such, for 's we're sharing "Friendship" by William Herbert Allen ❤️

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2022-02-10

provides the theme this week.
From
‘The Education of Love’
After Titian (1488-1576); Attributed to Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

VADS ➡️https://t.co/XTKyLA5Voa

🛒 https://t.co/KGaymBzu4w

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2022-02-10

We have chosen Skaters at the Westover Ice Rink, Bournemouth by Henry George Gawthorn from the collection for todays
We’re looking forward to the figure skating and speed skating
https://t.co/0OltMNECdg

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2022-02-03

We're celebrating our favourite sport from the for today's ⛸️

This is "Skaters at the Westover Ice Rink, Bournemouth" by George Henry Gawthorn

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2022-02-03

We've chosen "Stags in the Snow" by John Lamplugh Kirk, from the collection of our friends for today's wintery ❄️🦌

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2022-01-27

For this week's with on a scene with a dramatic, mysterious backstory:

HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, Victorian expeditionary ships lost in the Arctic. What became of them? Probably not polar bears🔗https://t.co/z9HCQC7H0M
📍

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2022-01-27

For today’s
orange-themed 🧡

Hockey on Ice

by Averil Mary Burleigh (1883-1949)
about 1930

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2022-01-13

Today's is all about ❄ and we think that this scene could be on a Christmas card!

🦌 Stags in the Snow by John Lamplugh Kirk (1869-1940) from (Kirk founded York Castle Museum in 1938!)

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2021-12-16

The is upon us and we celebrate with this beautiful Netherlandish scene for today's
Dating to c.1510 it is an example of an early depiction of the Christmas story

In the collection of the Walker Art Gallery

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2021-12-16

Not long now until Christmas!

This scene by Kilsyth artist Alexander Gibson shows a snowy King St Corner in the village in 1920 https://t.co/1PdkN9XCkt…

The painting hangs in

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2021-12-16

This week’s has a festive theme. From ‘Winter Landscape’ George Morland. Prints of this work are available from the huge selection at the Art UK shop 👉🏼 https://t.co/YXEYwgn7Yr order before Sunday 19th for Christmas Day delivery https://t.co/Fhw8xonazn

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2021-12-16

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) was a highly intelligent woman who was an advocate of small pox inoculation and introduced it to Britain in 1721. This portrait by Godfrey Kneller from our collection is on display at

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On powerful & striking portraits:

Femme et Bebe by Jean Dubuffet

& Black Mother by Ernst Neuschul

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