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Bust of Young Woman, (detail), 1887, marble by Aristide Fontana (b.c.1834), photo credit: Guildhall Museum, Rochester

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No. 1048 Mesh. 2020, paint on powder-coated mesh sculpture by Rana Begum (b.1977). © the artist. Photo credit: Angus Mill, Courtesy of Kate MacGarry, London

No. 1048 Mesh
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Joseph Beuys. 1969, photograph by Klaus Eschen. © the photographer. Photo credit: Beuys 2021. Slub Dresden / German Photo Library

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Grace Dalrymple Elliot . c.1782, oil on canvas by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788). Photo credit: Frick Collection, New York, public domain

Grace Dalrymple Elliot
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© the artist's estate. Photo credit: City & County of Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

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