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Arthur and Aegle in the Happy Valley, (detail), 1849, oil on canvas by John Martin (1789–1854), Laing Art Gallery

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The Louvre, © youssef_alam, photo credit: photo via Wikimedia Commons

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International wish list

We asked Guillaume Faroult of the Louvre to pick one painting from the UK public collection he'd take back to France, given the chance. Here's what he chose...

Design for 'Brighton Pier', by Edward Bawden (1903–1989), © the estate of Edward Bawden, photo credit: The Higgins Bedford

Design for 'Brighton Pier'
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Edward Bawden’s tips for creating a great linocut

Have you ever tried lino printing? We take inspiration from the master of lino. Start today with these six simple tips.

Photo credit: John Cairns

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Man Woman, 1963, oil on canvas by Allen Jones (b.1937), © Allen Jones, photo credit: Tate

Man Woman
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The artists who confronted gender norms

From nineteenth-century France to the swinging sixties, we look at artists who tackled gender stereotypes in their work.

Interno del Tempio di Canopo nella Villa Adriana, etching on paper by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), photo credit: Rye Art Gallery

etching on paper by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)

The Italian artist is known for his views of Rome shown on Art UK, but also for his whimsical yet nightmarish 'prison' capricci.

Early Morning, Poole Harbour, 1937, oil on canvas on board by James Patchell Chettle (1871–1944), photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Early Morning, Poole Harbour
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So Amazing, 2001–2002, acrylic on paper by Sonia Boyce (b.1962), © Sonia Boyce. All rights reserved, DACS 2017, photo credit: Arts Council Collection

So Amazing
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Photo credit: The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

Rain – Man on Horseback
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Rain – Man on Horseback

This watercolour is by David Cox the elder, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists.

Ideas for David Attenborough (study for 'Attenborough in Paradise'), 2016, pencil on paper by Bryan Organ (b.1935), © Bryan Organ & the Redfern Gallery, London, photo credit: Leicester Arts and Museums Service

Ideas for David Attenborough (study for 'Attenborough in Paradise')
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Welcome, works on paper! The story so far

It has been nine months since Art UK started adding works on paper – including sketches of the nation's grandfather, David Attenborough.

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Valence House Museum
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Valence House Museum

Dagenham's only medieval manor house is still surrounded by a moat. A rare seventeenth-century wall-painting was discovered during a refurbishment.

Photo credit: Norfolk Museums Service

Back of the New Mills, Norfolk
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Back of the New Mills, Norfolk

Artist Humphrey Ocean brings to life a painting executed exactly 200 years ago.

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