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People
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War and conflict
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Portrait of a Man Reading a Book c.1530 Parmigianino (1503–1540)

Portrait of a Man Reading a Book c.1530 York Museums Trust
Rowley B. Turner (c.1841–1917) 1914 Lawrence Turner

Rowley B. Turner (c.1841–1917) 1914 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
George Howson (1818–1896) 1897 Lucien Emile Boullemier (1877–1948)

George Howson (1818–1896) 1897 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Sir James Stansfeld (1820–1898), Politician 1871 Samuel Sidley (1829–1896)

Sir James Stansfeld (1820–1898), Politician 1871 Government Art Collection
Actors in a Dressing Room 1980 Jiri Borsky (b.1945)

Actors in a Dressing Room 1980 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Comic Strip 2001 P. J. Crook (b.1945)

Comic Strip 2001 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
William Cudworth Senior, Engineer, Stockton and Darlington Railway and North Eastern Railway 1896 Beatrice Gibbs (active 1887–1908)

William Cudworth Senior, Engineer, Stockton and Darlington Railway and North Eastern Railway 1896 National Railway Museum
Reading the Bible 1890 Thomas McEwan (1846–1914)

Reading the Bible 1890 Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Old Man and a Young Girl Learning to Read 1866 Paul Constant Soyer (1823–1903)

Old Man and a Young Girl Learning to Read 1866 Bradford Museums and Galleries
The Reading Lesson John Burnet (1784–1868)

The Reading Lesson University of Aberdeen
John Etty c.1811–1812 William Etty (1787–1849)

John Etty c.1811–1812 Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Man with Newspaper and TIME Magazine Douglas Frederick Pittuck (1911–1993)

Man with Newspaper and TIME Magazine Royal Cornwall Museum
Afternoon Tea 1878 Edith Ballantyne (active 1866–1887)

Afternoon Tea 1878 Hospitalfield
Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Landscape early 19th C British (English) School

Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Landscape early 19th C Mount Edgcumbe House
Marie Haneton c.1518–1519 Bernaert van Orley (c.1488–1492–1541)

Marie Haneton c.1518–1519 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
Untitled 1986 Phyllis Milne

Untitled 1986 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
William Hutton (1797–1860), FGS 1853 James Shotton (1824–1896)

William Hutton (1797–1860), FGS 1853 Quadrant, North Tyneside Council
Vincent Novello early 1830s Edward Petre Novello (1813–1836)

Vincent Novello early 1830s National Portrait Gallery, London
Woman Reading with Mother-in-Law's Tongue 1935 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Woman Reading with Mother-in-Law's Tongue 1935 Newlyn Art Gallery
A Reading Lesson 1868 William Henry Midwood (1833–1888)

A Reading Lesson 1868 Kirklees Museums and Galleries