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Photo credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

'La Belle Ferronnière'
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Why artists copy: a history of drawing the masters

Copying is the way one artist tries to gain insight into another's secrets.

Photo credit: The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Sir Arthur Slingsby
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Ruffs, lace and cravats: the power at play in men's neckwear

What do these symbols of male power say about society and gender?

Empire and colonialism

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