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<n>The Sirens</n> (1892) by artist <n>John Longstaff</n>.

<n>Anguish</n> (1878), a painting by <n>August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck</n>.

Detail from a c. 1750 portrait of <n>Barbara of Braganza</n> by an anonymous artist.

A detail from <n>Sir Peter Lely</n>'s painting, <n>Portrait of a Lady</n>, c. 1670-4.

A detail from <n>The Apparition</n> (1885), an oil painting by artist <n>James Tissot</n>.

Detail from the painting <n>Herodias</n> by <n>Paul Delaroche</n>, 1843.

Detail of <n>Bacchus and Ariadne</n> (c. 1600) by <n>Domenico Fiasella</n>.

Cover of <n>Helen Gardner</n>'s book, <n>Art Through the Ages, Study Guide</n>.

Engraving of the <n>Great Comet of 1811</n> from '<n>The Gallery of Nature and Art</n>', published in 1821.

<n>The Quiet Pet</n>, an oil on canvas painting by <n>John William Godward</n> from 1906.