SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1794-96) Oil on canvas (224 x 142 cm) Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new tab. Francis Godolphin Osborne (1751-1799) was a man of modest intellect and scarce political ability. The reason he is here is …
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The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
ANTON VAN DYCK (1599-1641) The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (1616/18) Oil on canvas 207 x 137 cm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" This moving painting highlights the extraordinary skill and confidence of the young van Dyck, who painted this brilliant Lamentation at the …
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