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The Prodigal Son 1615 Abraham Bloemaert (1566–1651)

The Prodigal Son 1615 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Lady Elizabeth Maxwell with Her Two Sons c.1620 George Jamesone (1589/1590–1644)

Lady Elizabeth Maxwell with Her Two Sons c.1620 Traquair House
Caroline, 3rd Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808–1881) with Her Two Youngest Children, Charles and Ernestine c.1847 James Sant (1820–1916)

Caroline, 3rd Countess of Mount Edgcumbe (1808–1881) with Her Two Youngest Children, Charles and Ernestine c.1847 Mount Edgcumbe House
Family Group 1720–1750 unknown artist

Family Group 1720–1750 University of Aberdeen
Hamlet and His Mother c.1960 Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

Hamlet and His Mother c.1960 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Portrait of the Artist's Son, Juan Carlos 1992 Juan de la Cruz Machicado (b.1935)

Portrait of the Artist's Son, Juan Carlos 1992 The University of Nottingham
A. J. MacLaren 1908 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

A. J. MacLaren 1908 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
The Return of the Prodigal Son c.1970 John Hopkinson (b.1941)

The Return of the Prodigal Son c.1970 Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
Coastal Path, Porthleven 1986 Monica Childs (b.1950)

Coastal Path, Porthleven 1986 St Michael's Hospital
Terry Frost and Son Leonard John Fuller (1891–1973)

Terry Frost and Son Newlyn Art Gallery
The Morning Lecture 1863 Erskine Nicol (1825–1904)

The Morning Lecture 1863 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
John Gilbert and His Children John, Elizabeth and Dorothy c.1730–1735 unknown artist

John Gilbert and His Children John, Elizabeth and Dorothy c.1730–1735 Nottinghamshire Archives
Jean, Countess of Perth, with Her Two Sons 1765 Adam de Colone (c.1572–1651)

Jean, Countess of Perth, with Her Two Sons 1765 Traquair House
Robert Barnes' Daughter and Son 1851 E. D.

Robert Barnes' Daughter and Son 1851 Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Portrait of the Artist's Son, Siegfried, Aged 12 1935 Johannes Matthaeus Koelz (1895–1971)

Portrait of the Artist's Son, Siegfried, Aged 12 1935 New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
A Family Group in a Landscape about 1647-50 Frans Hals (c.1581–1585–1666)

A Family Group in a Landscape about 1647-50 The National Gallery, London
Dream of the Virgin c.1365–1380 Simone dei Crocifissi (1330–1399)

Dream of the Virgin c.1365–1380 Society of Antiquaries of London: Burlington House
Study for 'Nameless and Friendless' 1857 Emily Mary Osborn (1828–1925)

Study for 'Nameless and Friendless' 1857 York Art Gallery
Master Frankland, Second Son to William Frankland c.1615 British (English) School

Master Frankland, Second Son to William Frankland c.1615 Chequers Court
Father, Son and Baby 2000 Carol Hiles (b.1959)

Father, Son and Baby 2000 Royal Gwent Hospital