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Krzysztof Cieszkowski
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Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), Portrait Painter and Collector: a Bi-Centenary Exhibition
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Venetian Seventeenth Century Painting: a Loan Exhibition from Collections in Britain and Ireland
By National Gallery, London, 5 September-30 November
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Jane Stevenson
A Fruitful Relationship
In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
By Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, until 16 August
In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
By Stephen Harris & Francesca Leoni (edd)
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John Phipps
Approach & Seduction
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Mark Lawson
Full Bloom, Foul Mouth
Very High Frequency
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Rupert Christiansen
A Novelist Draws
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Christopher Fletcher
Cover Stories
Bound Together: Modern British Bookbinding
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Colin Jones
Jesters’ Paradise
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Laura Ashe
The Quill & the Distaff
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William Whyte
Rich in Meaning
Money Talks: Art, Society & Power
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Felicity Brown
Once More unto the Bard
Shakespeare and War
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Zoe Dubno
From Advertisement to Masterpiece
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The Art of the Literary Poster: The Leonard A Lauder Collection
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Sharman Kadish
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Shopping & Plucking
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Jennifer Uglow
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Treasures from the Well
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David Gelber
Exhibition of Power
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Marina Warner
Emperor’s New Clothes
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The Nude: A New Perspective
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