Artist: John Frederick Herring (1795 - 1865)
Nationality: British
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
John Frederick Herring was a member of an artistic family who specialized in sporting and animal subject matter. He preferred to paint racehorses and typically painted the likeness of the Derby and St. Leger winners. His worked was highly reproduced in engravings. Herring had three artist sons and a brother and it can be difficult to distinguish between the works of the various family members.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Winslow Homer - The Herring Net 1885 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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John Frederick Herring, Sr., British, 1795-1865 Ducks and Ducklings 1850 Oil on panel 27.3 x
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Edward Wilbur Dean Hamilton, American, 1864-1943 Barbara Channing 1909 Oil on canvas 134.62 x 94.61
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J. Wolf Larus Argentatus - Herring Gull lithograph with hand coloring 19th century
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W. Biscombe Gardner Unloading a French Herring Boat at Boulogne - Pages 862 & 863, from Harper's Weekly, 21 Oct. 1876. wood engraving 19th - 20th century
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John Frederick Peto The Cup We All Race 4 oil on canvas and wood panel circa 1900
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John Frederick Kensett Sunrise among the Rocks of Paradise, Newport oil on canvas 1859
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John Frederick Lewis Tophana 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Entance to the Mosque 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Court of the Lions 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Court of the Mosque 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Court of the Lions 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Court of the Myrtles 19th century
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John Frederick Peto Job Lot Cheap oil on canvas 1892
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John Carter Portrait of John Carter at Work, frontispiece in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Frederick Lewis Port of Constantinople 1837
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John Frederick Lewis Cafe on the Bosphorus 1837
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John Frederick Lewis Cannon Foundry - Tophana 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis The Alhambra from the Alameda del Darra 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Torres de las Infantas 19th century
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John Carter The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) book with 11 plates 1868
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John Frederick Lewis Tower of Comares 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Fountain from the Gate of the Leraglio 1837
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John Frederick Lewis Head of lion Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Portugese Landscape 19th century
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John Frederick Peto Still Life with Pitcher, Candle, and Books oil on canvas circa 1900
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Frederick W. Halpin Portrait of John Ross Browne engraving 19th century
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Artist: John Frederick Peto Title: Reminiscences of 1865 Date: after 1890 Medium: oil on canvas
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John Carter "The Head of a Fox," opposite page 39 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Letter, opposite page 43 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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Virgin and Child
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Frederick III (1463-1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1533 Attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder
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John Smith Portrait of Frederick, Duke of Schonberg Mezzotint 17th - 18th century
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John Frederick Lewis Court of the Lion from the Hall of Abencerrage 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis The Bosphorus from the great burial ground 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Reception Room of the Turkish Pacha, New Orsova 1837
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Frederick W. Mayhew - John Harrisson c. 1823 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Carter "The Sick Horse," opposite page 39 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Syrian Goat, opposite page 18 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Painted Butterfly, opposite page 16 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Bird on Flower, opposite page 17 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Head after Rembrandt, opposite page 23 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Carter Wood-cut of our Lord, opposite page 31 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Frederick Lewis Cover for Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Carter Virgin and Child by Carter, opposite apge 28 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Frederick Lewis Interior of the general life, from the casa di chapi 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Chapel in The Great Mosque - Cordova Color lithograph 1885
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John Frederick Lewis Heads of Two Fawns pencil, transparent and opaque watercolor 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Sleeping Lion, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Head Of A Tigress, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Head of A Lion, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Lion and Lioness, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Sleeping Lion, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Taylor Wedgewood Leopold George Christian Frederick, Duke of Saxony 18th - 19th century
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John, Duke of Saxony, ca. 1537 Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472-1553)Oil on wood; 25
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Pieter Claesz., Dutch, 1597-1598–1661 Still Life with Stoneware Jug, Wine Glass, Herring, and Bread 1642
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John Carter Sketch of Desk, Brush, and Pencil used by Carter, opposite page 26 in the book The Life of John Carter by Frederick James Mills (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868) 1868
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John Frederick Lewis Sleeping Lion and Lioness, from Lewis' Lions - Six Studies of Wild Animals Etching 1824
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John Frederick Lewis Contrabandistas, Andalusia. seventh plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Puerta del Sol, Madrid, sixth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Ronda:Andalusia, tenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1833
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John Frederick Lewis A Girl of Seville, thirteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1833
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John Frederick Lewis Muleteers of Ronda, eleventh plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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Pieter Claesz., Dutch, 1597-1598–1661 Still Life with Silver Brandy Bowl, Wine Glass, Herring, and Bread
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Frederick W. Mayhew - Mrs. John Harrison and Daughter c. 1823 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Frederick Lewis Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Book with 26 color lithographs: 25 full-page plates and title with vignette 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Begging Friars, Granada, twentieth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Smuggling Feluchos; Gibraltar, sixteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis A Scene in the Arena, title page vignette in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Interior of a Posada, Segovia, twenty-fifth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Mendicant Friars receiving Alms, second plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Bullfighter, a scene in the arena, fourth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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John Frederick Lewis Peasants of the Province of Granada, twenty-second plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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John Frederick Lewis The Mosque at Cordova (The Cathedral), nineteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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John Frederick Lewis Cover sheet and dedication from Lewis' Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra made during a residence in Granadae in the years 1833-4. Drawn on stone by J.D. Harding, R.J. Lane, A.R.A.W. Gauci & John F. Lewis. 19th century
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John Frederick Lewis Interior of the Convent: the Prior*s Apartment, twenty-third plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Distant View of the Sierra Nevada, eighth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Gitanas, Gypsy Girls of Ronda, fifteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1833
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John Frederick Lewis Gaucin Smugglers coming out of Gibraltar, eighteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1833
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John Frederick Lewis Peasant Girl on a Mule, Andalusia, ninth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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John Frederick Lewis Chapel of the Villa Viciosa, Cordova, twenty-first plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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John Frederick Lewis Plaza de San Francisco: the great square of Seville, third plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Spanish Ladies: habited in the Maja dress of Andalusia...,fifth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis A Convent Door, Toledo (San Juan de los Reyes), twelfth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis Peasants dancing the Bolero. A Scene in Granada., frontispiece and first plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Frederick Lewis A Jewish Woman of Gibraltar, in a Fiesta Dress, seventeenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1835
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Frederick Atkinson Frederick Atkinson 19th century
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Henry Frederick (1594-1612), Prince of Wales, and Sir John Harington (1592-1614), 1603 Robert Peake the
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John Frederick Lewis Sala Capitular (Chapter House), Cathedral of Toledo, twenty-fourth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [1836]) Color lithograph 1836
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John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815 Joseph Mann 1754 Oil on canvas 91.44 x 71.75 cm
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John Frederick Lewis Jose Maria, a celebrated Brigand, (Shot by his confederates in an attempt to betray themt o the Government, 1833), fourteenth plate in the book, Sketches of Spain and Spanish Character (London: F. G. Moon ä John F. Lewis, [18
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A Favorite Hunter of John Frederick Sackville, Later Third Duke of Dorset, 1768 George Stubbs
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John Singleton Copley, American, 1738-1815 Mrs. Joseph Mann (Bethia Torrey) 1753 Oil on canvas 91.44
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Samuel J. Miller - Frederick Douglas 1847-52 cased half-plate dag The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Artist: John Frederick Lewis, R.A. Title: Murillo Painting the Virgin in the Franciscan Convent at
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Thomas Lawrence - Frederick H. Hemming c. 1824-25 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum English
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Thomas Lawrence - Mrs. Frederick Hemming c. 1824-25 oil on panel Kimbell Art Museum English
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John Singer Sargent, American, 1856-1925 The Virgin 1897 or 1901 Oil on canvas 66.67 x
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John Talleur Old Stairway - Lakeside Etching 1973
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John Frederick Kensett - Near Newport 1869 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (6)
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DeBary Hall: Cecil Herring: Rediscovering Florida
From Herring's Artist statement- " 'Find your bliss,' the great Philosopher- Anthropologist Joseph Campbell advised. Campbell was right. I found my 'bliss' in 1956, 49 years ago. I have loved every minute I have spent creating art works and to t...
DIGITALARTMUSEUM.COM: April Exhibition: Digital Dreams
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Gow Langsford Gallery: Dick Frizzell: The Pumpkin is a Red Herring
I call the new sign (Gate Series) paintings close-up landscapes...so close in fact that all you can see is the sign at the gate...and consequently they are paintings of flat things...like Jasper’s Flags...so-quite apart from being signs of life in...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Human Nature
Human Nature features three main architectural components—Fishhouse, Bathhouse and Beaverhouse—each a distinct, symbolic, sensory experience that reflects the artist’s belief ...
New Museum od Contemporary Art: Picturing the Modern Amazon
The exhibition consists of three sections: historical images, contemporary works, and comics. The historical images date from 1783 to the present. The contemporary section ...
National Portrait Gallery: The Beautiful and the Damned: The Creation of Identity in 19th Century Photography
Highlights of the exhibition include rarely seen surveillance images of suffragettes issued to art galleries to help them identify possible vandals, an intriguing series of portraits of murderers and their victims, fascinating...

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