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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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Shipping Scene from the Collection of Richard Lloyd — Elisha Kirkall

Shipping Scene from the Collection of Richard Lloyd

October 13, 2026Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro (Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One after the Other by a Single Bull) — Francisco Goya

Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro (Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One after the Other by a Single Bull)

October 13, 2026Job and His Family — William Blake

Job and His Family

October 13, 2026Figure fatte da cinque punti obbligati — Carlo Labruzzi

Figure fatte da cinque punti obbligati

October 13, 2026Thornbushes — Eugène Bléry

Thornbushes

October 13, 2026Lunch on the Way to Asnieres (Le Dejeuner du depart a Asnieres) — Charles-François Daubigny

Lunch on the Way to Asnieres (Le Dejeuner du depart a Asnieres)

October 13, 2026Le cafe concert: Illustrated Cover — Henri-Gabriel Ibels

Le cafe concert: Illustrated Cover

October 13, 2026Lago di Nemi — Albert Christoph Dies

Lago di Nemi

October 13, 2026Manuscript Pages [verso] — Paul Gauguin

Manuscript Pages [verso]

October 13, 2026Job and His Daughters — William Blake

Job and His Daughters

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