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Arthur and Aegle in the Happy Valley, (detail), 1849, oil on canvas by John Martin (1789–1854), Laing Art Gallery

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Women students at the Slade School of Fine Art. 1905, photograph by unknown photographer. photo credit: Slade School of Fine Art

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