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Abstract
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Animals and plants
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Arts and entertainment
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Fashion and costume
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Home and family
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Ideas and emotions
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Literature and fantasy
- Creatures
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Natural world
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- Night sky
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People
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- Men
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Power and politics
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Religion and belief
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Science and knowledge
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Sport and leisure
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War and conflict
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Impressionism
Kitchen Sink
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Op Art
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Photorealism
Pointillism
Pop Art
Post-Impressionism
Pre-Raphaelitism
Renaissance
Rococo
Romanticism
Scottish Colourists
Social Realism
Suprematism
Surrealism
Symbolism
Vorticism

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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
A Hard Word 1838 William Samuel P. Henderson (1816–1876)

A Hard Word 1838 Gallery Oldham
George Howson (1818–1896) 1897 Lucien Emile Boullemier (1877–1948)

George Howson (1818–1896) 1897 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Quiet 1860 William W. Nicol (active 1848–1864)

Quiet 1860 York Museums Trust
Progress 1888–1904 George Frederic Watts (1817–1904)

Progress 1888–1904 York Museums Trust
Le lecteur 1733–1756 Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot (1699–1773)

Le lecteur 1733–1756 York Museums Trust
Portrait of a Man Reading a Book c.1530 Parmigianino (1503–1540)

Portrait of a Man Reading a Book c.1530 York Museums Trust
View on the River Derwent at Fisherman's Bridge 1880 Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922)

View on the River Derwent at Fisherman's Bridge 1880 York Museums Trust
Actors in a Dressing Room 1980 Jiri Borsky (b.1945)

Actors in a Dressing Room 1980 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
The Misses Heywoods 1817 David Henry Parry (1793–1826)

The Misses Heywoods 1817 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Four Children of the Patterson Family John Charles Swallow (b.c.1835)

Four Children of the Patterson Family York Museums Trust
A Girl Reading c.1842 William Etty (1787–1849)

A Girl Reading c.1842 York Museums Trust
The New Girl c.1865 Felix Schlesinger (1833–1910)

The New Girl c.1865 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
The Picture Book François-Louis Lanfant (1814–1892)

The Picture Book York Museums Trust
Saint Robert of Knaresborough c.1830 British (English) School

Saint Robert of Knaresborough c.1830 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
The Artist's Wife, Evelyn, Seated, Reading c.1935 Gerald Gardiner (1902–1959)

The Artist's Wife, Evelyn, Seated, Reading c.1935 The Wilson
A Girl Sitting Reading 1887 Bertha Herkomer (1858–1945)

A Girl Sitting Reading 1887 Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
The Allotment People 2006–2008 Vaughan Parker (b.1949)

The Allotment People 2006–2008 Glossop Mental Health Project
Ruth Reading 1961 Peter Schmidt (1931–1980)

Ruth Reading 1961 Arts Council Collection
Josiah Wright c.1890 Frederick Hall (1860–1948)

Josiah Wright c.1890 Royal Institution of Cornwall