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Leon Whitfield

Leon Whitfield writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Boulevard du Temple a minuit — Honoré Daumier

Boulevard du Temple a minuit

October 13, 2026Complet!!! — Honoré Daumier

Complet!!!

October 13, 2026The Foolish Virgins Sleeping — Abraham Bosse

The Foolish Virgins Sleeping

October 13, 2026The Divine Beggar — Ernst Barlach

The Divine Beggar

October 13, 2026Cafe — Paul Gangolf

Cafe

October 13, 2026Dessins des meilleurs Peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pay-Bas Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets (Drawings by the Best Painters of Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, Taken fr — Johann Gottlieb Prestel

Dessins des meilleurs Peintres d’Italie, d’Allemagne et des Pay-Bas Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets (Drawings by the Best Painters of Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, Taken fr

October 13, 2026Amor und Psyche [Opus Va] — Max Klinger

Amor und Psyche [Opus Va]

October 13, 2026Gendarme — Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Gendarme

October 13, 2026Wampoa Pagoda — Napoleon Sarony

Wampoa Pagoda

October 13, 2026Tête de femme (Head of a Woman) — Henri-Charles Guérard

Tête de femme (Head of a Woman)

October 13, 2026
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