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AT THE MILLINER'S, 1882. CREATOR: EDGAR DEGAS.

At the Milliner's, 1882. At the Milliner's, 1882. Creator: Edgar Degas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

SWAYING DANCER (DANCER IN GREEN), 1877. CREATOR: EDGAR DEGAS.

Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877. Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green), 1877. Creator: Edgar Degas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE LOVE LETTER, 1570. CREATOR: FRANCOIS CLOUET.

The Love Letter, 1570. The Love Letter, 1570. Creator: Francois Clouet. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

HORSE RACE, 1817. CREATOR: THEODORE GERICAULT.

Horse Race, 1817. The present study depicts an animated winning horse, its flanks covered by a green and gold cloth tied with its girth. The horse is energetically led by a stable boy holding up a yellow banner. Here Géricault depicts one of the last moments in the competition in which a young man, dressed in the traditional Roman manner, leads the winning horse in triumph around the course. Horse Race, 1817. Creator: Theodore Gericault. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

WHITE HORSE ON A RIVER BANK, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: PHILIP WOUVERMAN.

White Horse on a River Bank, unknown date. The setting is a simple one consisting of the steep face of a rocky outcrop to the right of which are three donkeys behind an area of water. White Horse on a River Bank, unknown date. Creator: Philip Wouverman. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

INTERIOR OF A GOTHIC CHURCH, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: EMANUEL DE WITTE.

Interior of a Gothic Church, unknown date. Interior of a Gothic Church, unknown date. Creator: Emanuel de Witte. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE OLD FISH MARKET ON THE DAM, AMSTERDAM, 1650. CREATOR: EMANUEL DE WITTE.

The Old Fish Market on the Dam, Amsterdam, 1650. A woman in a white bonnet leans towards the stallholder so that he can place her purchase in her basket. Standing next to and on the same level as the huge fish on the stand (which include two skate) is a little girl seen from behind, while in the centre foreground a hungry dog observes the scene closely. We also see a stork, a motif that De Witte included in later market scenes. The bird holds a fish in its beak that it has found on the floor. The Old Fish Market on the Dam, Amsterdam, 1650. Creator: Emanuel de Witte. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE VILLAGE FÊTE, 1650. CREATOR: DAVID TENIERS II.

The Village Fête, 1650. Under the watchful eye of the innkeepers standing at the doorway, a tranquil group of figures is seated around a table. In addition, the group of dancers in the centre and the group of the left who start to show the results of excessive consumption of alcohol all provide further opportunities for depicting poses and movements. Teniers used the middle-ground of the painting for additional groups of figures seen in animated conversation. The Village Fête, 1650. Creator: David Teniers II. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

COUNTRY WEDDING, 1649. CREATOR: JAN STEEN.

Country Wedding, 1649. The artist depicts the arrival of the bride in an exterior setting. Dressed in white and followed by a rather motley retinue, she wears her hair loose as a symbol of chastity. The bride is accompanied on either side by two elderly women who wear the traditional huik, a cape with a projecting hood, which is in the more modern style in the case of the woman on our left. The groom, standing at the foot of the stairs that lead into the house, receives his wife with a rather exaggerated gesture of reverence. Country Wedding, 1649. Creator: Jan Steen. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

SMOKERS IN AN INTERIOR, 1637. CREATOR: DAVID TENIERS II.

Smokers in an Interior, 1637. Three men in an interior seated around a barrel that acts as a temporary table. The seated figure on the left, resting one of his feet on a footstool for greater comfort, lights his pipe. The second, on the right, leans back in a gesture that suggests that he is savouring the smoke that he has just inhaled from his pipe, some of which is still in his mouth while the rest is subtly dispersing in the air around him. The third man is located almost frontally, concentrating with great intensity on the object that he is holding. Smokers in an Interior, 1637. Creator: David Teniers II. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

TRAVELLER AT A COTTAGE DOOR, 1649. CREATOR: ISAAC VAN OSTADE.

Traveller at a Cottage Door, 1649. A traveller or possibly an itinerant worker to judge from his clothes and the objects he carries (a satchel and sheepskin rucksack) at the entrance to a humble dwelling. Van Ostade used the façade of this poor cottage as the backdrop for the traveller and the three members of a peasant family. The traveller is seen standing, leaning on his staff while he speaks to the woman seated on the ground who has placed her spinning tools beside her. Their young son, with his hat on the ground, timidly hides his face in his mother’s lap. Meanwhile the father, inside the cottage, leans out of the door to look at the stranger and listens attentively to the conversation. Traveller at a Cottage Door, 1649. Creator: Isaac van Ostade. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

TAVERN INTERIOR, 1661. CREATOR: ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE.

Tavern Interior, 1661. In this tavern scene Van Ostade depicted some of the leisure activities of the humblest social classes such as board games, drinking and smoking. The backgammon board on the table in the background is the focus of interest of the three figures in the window, along with their tobacco and drink, while the seated figure in the foreground is also depicted smoking. Tavern Interior, 1661. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

OYSTER EATERS, 1665. CREATOR: JACOB OCHTERVELT.

Oyster Eaters, 1665. The three figures are grouped around a table on which the older woman is placing a tray of oysters. This shellfish had erotic connotations and was thought to be an aphrodisiac, an allusion which, combined with that of music, suggests an amorous theme for the painting. To judge from the figures and the other elements this scene might be set in a brothel. Oyster Eaters, 1665. Creator: Jacob Ochtervelt. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

INTERIOR OF A GOTHIC CHURCH, 1615. CREATOR: PEETER NEEFFS THE ELDER.

Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615. A church with a principal nave and two lateral aisles, separated by solid columns supporting the vault. A whiteish light filters in through the side windows, which are of plain glass, flooding the interior and emphasising the dimensions and depth of the building. Neeffs depicts a plain, light-filled interior with small side chapels located both along the side walls and attached to the columns of the nave. In one of these lateral chapels a mass is being celebrated by a priest with his back to the viewer and some kneeling worshippers. This may be a funeral as in the centre in the far distance we can see a coffin covered with a black cloth. Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615. Creator: Peeter Neeffs the Elder. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

FLOWERS IN AN JUG (VERSO), 1485. CREATOR: HANS MEMLING.

Flowers in an Jug (verso), 1485. The jug of flowers on the reverse is one of the first independent still lifes known in art. However, this early flower composition has a religious significance as it contains symbols referring to Christ and to the Virgin. The maiolica jug has Christ’s monogram on the front while the flowers refer to Mary: the lilies refer to her purity, the irises to her role as Queen of Heaven and to her role as mater dolorosa during the Passion, and the small aquilegias are associated with the Holy Spirit. The rug on which the jug is standing is of an eastern type. Flowers in an Jug (verso), 1485. Creator: Hans Memling. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE CARD PLAYERS, 1520. CREATOR: LUCAS VAN LEYDEN.

The Card Players, 1520. A woman flanked by two men seated around a circular table that occupies the foreground of the painting. On the table top, which has a print of fleurs-de-lys, are a number of small stacks of cards and piles of money. The woman, positioned frontally, points to the jack of spades while the young man on our left has the king of spades in his hand and looks at the other man who shows him the eight of spades. The scene takes place in an exterior that contains a limited number of elements, including a tree trunk, a rustic fence and an area of blue sky. It has been suggested that it is a possibly an allegory of love in which two men are rivals for the woman’s favours and in which the young man on the left has the advantage, indicated by the king of spades in his hand. The painting has also been read in a political key, in which the three figures could be Charles V on the left, Margaret of Austria, regent of the Low Countries, and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, ambassador of Henry VIII of England. This encounter would symbolise the pact between Charles and Henry against the French monarch. The Card Players, 1520. Creator: Lucas van Leyden. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

WILLIAM I, PRINCE OF ORANGE, KNOWN AS WILLIAM THE SILENT, 1579. CREATOR: ADRIAEN THOMASZ KEY.

William I, Prince of Orange, known as William the Silent, 1579. William I, Prince of Orange, known as William the Silent, 1579. Creator: Adriaen Thomasz Key. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

FLOWERS IN A GLASS VASE WITH FRUIT, 1665. CREATOR: JAN DAVIDSZ DE HEEM.

Flowers in a glass Vase with Fruit, 1665. Flowers in a glass Vase with Fruit, 1665. Creator: Jan Davidsz de Heem. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

ARAB RIDER, 1854. CREATOR: EUGENE DELACROIX.

Arab Rider, 1854. Arab Rider, 1854. Creator: Eugene Delacroix. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

YOUNG WOMAN WITH A LIGHTED CANDLE AT A WINDOW, 1658. CREATOR: GERRIT DOU.

Young Woman with a Lighted Candle at a Window, 1658. Young Woman with a Lighted Candle at a Window, 1658. Creator: Gerrit Dou. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

SMOKER, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: BROUWER, ADRIAEN (FOLLOWER OF).

Smoker, unknown date. Smoker, unknown date. Creator: Brouwer, Adriaen (follower of). (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

COSIMO DE MEDICI IN ARMOUR, 1545. CREATOR: AGNOLO BRONZINO.

Cosimo de Medici in Armour, 1545. Cosimo de Medici in Armour, 1545. Creator: Agnolo Bronzino. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

FIGURE WITH COAT-OF-ARMS (VERSO), 1487. CREATOR: WOLFGANG BEURER.

Figure with Coat-of-arms (verso), 1487. Figure with Coat-of-arms (verso), 1487. Creator: Wolfgang Beurer. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

GENTLEMAN PRAYING, 1525. CREATOR: AMBROSIUS BENSON.

Gentleman Praying, 1525. Gentleman Praying, 1525. Creator: Ambrosius Benson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

A GRANDMOTHER, 1914. CREATOR: GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS.

A Grandmother, 1914. A Grandmother, 1914. Creator: George Wesley Bellows. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

CHINESE VASE WITH FLOWERS, SHELLS AND INSECTS, 1628. CREATOR: BALTHASAR VAN DER AST.

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shells and Insects, 1628. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PAINTERLY ARCHITECTONIC, 1918. CREATOR: LYUBOV POPOVA.

Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Creator: Lyubov Popova. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE YOUNG MUSICIANS, 1640. CREATOR: ANTOINE LE NAIN.

The Young Musicians, 1640. This type of painting of a group of children is frequent in the work of Antoine Le Nain. These small-format paintings depict children singing or playing, arranged in simple compositions such as the present one. Here the figures, which are all standing, are arranged almost in a straight line, with the three boys slightly more to the foreground occupying the centre and right half of the composition. Two of them are playing a small tambourine and a stringed instrument while the one in the middle is singing. Slightly behind them and on the left are two girls. The greys, browns and earth tones that prevail in the foreground and in the clothes of the children contrast with some areas of bright, strong local colour such as the red of two of the jackets and the blue apron. The Young Musicians, 1640. Creator: Antoine Le Nain. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE PRESENTATION OF THE CAPTAIN GENERAL'S BATON TO ANTONIO MONCADA BY THE QUEEN REGENT....1410, 1664 CREATORS: DAVID TENIERS II, JAN VAN KESSEL.

The Presentation of the Captain General's Baton to Antonio Moncada by the Queen Regent Blanca of Sicily in 1410, 1664. As in the previous scene, the events take place in an interior, but here the solemn event is witnessed by a large group of prelates and other dignitaries gathered before the queen’s throne. In this case Van Kessel decorated his border with putti and numerous objects and instruments relating to war, including coats-of-arms, lances, swords, arrows and standards, as well as various military musical instruments such as drums and trumpets. Van Kessel framed the scenes at the sides with pilasters and two busts symbolising Justice and Liberalitas Regis. The Presentation of the Captain General's Baton to Antonio Moncada by the Queen Regent....1410, 1664 Creators: David Teniers II, Jan van Kessel. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE SUBMISSION OF THE SICILIAN REBELS TO ANTONIO MONCADA IN 1411, 1663. CREATORS: DAVID TENIERS II, JAN VAN KESSEL.

The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Antonio de Moncada, having defeated the rebels, represented by two kneeling men in the foreground, receives the keys of the city held by a young boy on a tray. Wearing ceremonial armour and holding the baton of captain-general in his hand, Antonio de Moncada accepts the gift, standing under an ornate blue canopy. Teniers completes the scene with other figures wearing decorative armour. The border by Van Kessel has six small putti playing or holding objects such as a glass of wine, flowers, crowns or swinging from large ribbons. The musical instruments, pieces of armour, flowers and two concerts of exotic birds at the top provide a brilliant framework for the historical episode. The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Creators: David Teniers II, Jan van Kessel. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

CHINESE VASE WITH FLOWERS, SHELL AND INSECTS, 1609. CREATOR: AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT THE ELDER.

Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Chinese Vase with Flowers, Shell and Insects, 1609. Creator: Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

GASTON BONNEFOY, 1891. CREATOR: HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.

Gaston Bonnefoy, 1891. Gaston Bonnefoy, 1891. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

CIRCUS, 1913. CREATOR: AUGUST MACKE.

Circus, 1913. Three acrobats attend to a female rider who has had an accident. Her inert body is carried from the ring, while the horse that has caused the tragedy is led away. Closer to the foreground, a figure bending over in the shadows turns his back on the viewer in a sign of grief. In this work the circus reveals its dual nature, in which merriment can instantly transform itself into profound sadness and in which danger and death constantly lie in wait. Circus, 1913. Creator: August Macke. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE LOST TRAIL, 1856. CREATOR: CHARLES FERDINAND WIMAR.

The Lost Trail, 1856. A group of Indian warriors on horseback searching for the trail of some enemy in one of the canyons of the lower Missouri River at dawn. The Lost Trail, 1856. Creator: Charles Ferdinand Wimar. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE COURT JESTER KNOWN AS "KNIGHT CHRISTOPH", 1515. CREATOR: HANS WERTINGER.

The Court Jester known as "Knight Christoph", 1515. Court jester to the Prince-Bishop of Freising, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria. The Court Jester known as "Knight Christoph", 1515. Creator: Hans Wertinger. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PIERROT CONTENT, 1712. CREATOR: JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU.

Pierrot Content, 1712. Pierrot sits at the centre, flanked by two men and two women, one of whom is playing the guitar. Like many seventeenth-century Italian landscapes, the scene is set in the corner of a garden; a statue of Pan can be discerned among the thick surrounding foliage. Pierrot Content, 1712. Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE REST, 1709. CREATOR: JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU.

The Rest, 1709. The soldiers are resting around two large trees. In this area in the middle of a provisional camp, Watteau locates two finely dressed women, one of whom lifts up her skrits in a flirtatious manner so as not to dirty the bottom of her dress in the mud. The two women, who seem remote from the action around them, seem to be talking to each other, watched by a pair of soldiers, one of them wounded in the head and arm. Watteau added two further figures, again not connected with the military world, in the form of a young mother and her son who also take advantage of the shade of the large trees to rest. The Rest, 1709. Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

LA ROUSSE IN A WHITE BLOUSE, 1889. CREATOR: HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.

La Rousse in a White Blouse, 1889. Lautrec depicts Carmen Gaudin, a girl of working-class origin whom he had discovered in the avenue Clichy in 1884 and with whom he had felt immediately fascinated. With her red hair and white skin, which enhanced her helpless and melancholic appearance, she was exactly the type of young woman he was keen to portray, and she therefore became the subject of several painting executed during those years. La Rousse in a White Blouse, 1889. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

BOY IN A TURBAN HOLDING A NOSEGAY, 1658. CREATOR: MICHIEL SWEERTS.

Boy in a Turban holding a Nosegay, 1658. The large area of blue cloak is contrasted with the pale yellow of the turban, the immaculate white of the shirt and the red of some of the flowers and the sash. Boy in a Turban holding a Nosegay, 1658. Creator: Michiel Sweerts. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

SOLDIERS PLAYING DICE, 1656. CREATOR: MICHIEL SWEERTS.

Soldiers playing Dice, 1656. Two seated men playing dice on top of a drum that serves as a makeshift table. The figure seen frontally has just thrown the dice, which are carefully examined by the other player, seen from behind. The scene takes place out of doors in a courtyard. A further four figures are almost impossible to detect: two seated on the right and another swathed in a cloak and hat standing just behind the principal scene. The fourth figure is only visible in outline and is standing guard in the doorway of the room that opens off the courtyard. Soldiers playing Dice, 1656. Creator: Michiel Sweerts. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE FORD, 1672. CREATOR: JAN SIBERECHTS.

The Ford, 1672. Two robust countrywomen, one crossing the stream on foot and the other on a donkey, both following behind a mixed herd of cattle and sheep. The light falls on the figures, strongly modelling their forms, which are emphasized by the colours of the clothes and which stand out against the grey-green of the lush vegetation on the banks of the stream. In the background on the left Siberechts included a secondary scene of hunting that takes place in a meadow. The Ford, 1672. Creator: Jan Siberechts. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

VENETIAN ONION SELLER, 1880. CREATOR: JOHN SINGER SARGENT.

Venetian Onion Seller, 1880. Alarge string of onions hanging down over her shoulder. A sketchily painted view of Venice can be made out through the window Venetian Onion Seller, 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

YOUNG PEASANT WITH A FLASK, 1610. CREATOR: TOMMASO SALINI.

Young Peasant with a Flask, 1610. Young Peasant with a Flask, 1610. Creator: Tommaso Salini. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

MAN ON THE STREET (ANALYSIS OF VOLUMES), 1913. CREATOR: OLGA ROZANOVA.

Man on the Street (Analysis of Volumes), 1913. Man on the Street (Analysis of Volumes), 1913. Creator: Olga Rozanova. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

INTERIOR OF THE TEMPLE OF DIANA AT NIMES, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: HUBERT ROBERT.

Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nimes, unknown date. A series of figures including a traveller, a busy artist seated on a block of stone and various figures wearing classical tunics who, in the case of the one on the right, seem to be acting out an episode to the public. We also see two men dressed as soldiers and in the background inside the temple two figures engaged in some sort of rite or ritual. The interior of the temple is crowded with fragments of columns that have been piled together for storage, as well as capitals, column bases and remains of pediments piled up and arranged, and tombstones leaning against the far wall. Two figures are standing on the roof looking down on the scene and others are peering out between the arcading. Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nimes, unknown date. Creator: Hubert Robert. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

JOSHUA REYNOLDS, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Joshua Reynolds, unknown date. Self-portrait The face turned frontally with round glasses, and the powdered hair or wig. Reynolds wears a dark coat with a high collar and a brightly illuminated white shirt collar. Joshua Reynolds, unknown date. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

FRANCES, COUNTESS OF DARTMOUTH, 1756. CREATOR: SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS.

Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. The Countess of Dartmouth wears formal court dress with a low-necked, fur-trimmed, white satin dress decorated with a wealth of diamond jewellery in the form of stomachers and long and short necklaces. In her right hand she holds her coronet of rank. Reynolds uses a plain, dark background in which we can make out the back and arm of a large chair on the left and part of an architectural element on the right. The Countess’ delicate, very pale skin is comparable in tone to the trimming of her dress and her lace sleeves, which are almost the same colour. Her body and face, with its bright patches of rouge on the cheeks, are presented frontally and the Countess looks directly at the viewer with a slightly absent gaze. Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE CONCERT, 1630. CREATOR: MATTIA PRETI.

The Concert, 1630. The Concert, 1630. Creator: Mattia Preti. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PAINTERLY ARCHITECTONIC, 1918. CREATOR: LYUBOV POPOVA.

Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Creator: Lyubov Popova. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

TOMS RIVER, 1905. CREATOR: JOHN FREDERICK PETO.

Toms River, 1905. Toms River uses elements typical of his work at this phase, including the picture frame, the painted photographic images and the presence of scraps of paper and other trompe l’oeil elements seemingly attached or nailed to the picture surface. The use of illusionistic textures is particularly evident in the seemingly faded and damaged wood onto which the title of the painting appears to be scratched in. Toms River was also the name of Peto’s house. The initials H. H., again seemingly scratched in, probably refer to the man in the photograph, Hoffman Ham, Peto’s maternal grandfather. The Star of David alludes to the suffering of the Jewish people and possibly also to Peto’s personal life, given that he was involved in family conflicts at this time. Toms River, 1905. Creator: John Frederick Peto. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

BOOKS, MUG, PIPE AND VIOLIN, 1880. CREATOR: JOHN FREDERICK PETO.

Books, Mug, Pipe and Violin, 1880. Books, Mug, Pipe and Violin, 1880. Creator: John Frederick Peto. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE STEWART CHILDREN, 1773. CREATOR: CHARLES WILLSON PEALE.

The Stewart Children, 1773. The sitters, Isabella and John Stewart, were the children of Anthony and Jean Stewart. The scenery is the plantation the family owned on the east coast of Maryland. The children, elegantly dressed, are depicted playing with some peaches grown there. The Stewart Children, 1773. Creator: Charles Willson Peale. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE PSYCHE MIRROR, 1876. CREATOR: BERTHE MORISOT.

The Psyche mirror, 1876. The Cheval-Glass, was included in the Impressionist exhibition of 1877. A woman gathers up the waist of her loose blouse at the back, possibly imagining the effect of wearing a corset. The light, entering from the two windows that flank the mirror in which she looks at herself, and the reflections on the mirror create a rich tonal range of whites. The full-length figure of the woman is depicted in a flirtatious pose, her left shoulder bare and turned towards the viewer. A tilting dressing mirror of this type was known as a Psyche, a title that was given to this painting on various occasions. The Psyche mirror, 1876. Creator: Berthe Morisot. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

CONCERT CHAMPETRE, 1734. CREATOR: JEAN-BAPTISTE PATER.

Concert Champetre, 1734. A day of leisure among the urban classes of elevated social rank on the outskirts of a city. Pater organised his concert into two clearly defined groups that occupy successive pictorial planes and form a diagonal that leads the eye into a misty landscape in the background. The principal group on the left is organised around a couple, of which the man plays the guitar while the woman points to a page in the musical score that she holds, presumably suggesting a piece for him to play. The other figures around them are grouped into pairs, chatting and commenting on the scene, apart from a young man who looks with interest at the musical score. In the group on the right, which is set against a monumental architectural element, the painter places considerable emphasis on small details such as the little girl in the foreground who attracts the dog’s attention with a bone. Concert Champetre, 1734. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE COOK, 1657. CREATOR: GABRIEL METSU.

The Cook, 1657. A cook in her workplace, showing us a dish with two fish. The figure stands out against a dark background in which we can barely make out the shaft of a high oven at which she is cooking. The Cook, 1657. Creator: Gabriel Metsu. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

HORSEWOMAN, FULL-FACE (L'AMAZONE), 1882. CREATOR: EDOUARD MANET.

Horsewoman, Full-Face (L'Amazone), 1882. Horsewoman, Full-Face (L'Amazone), 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE NAUGHTY DRUMMER, 1655. CREATOR: NICOLAES MAES.

The Naughty Drummer, 1655. A mother is obliged to chastise her small son, even threatening him with a small rod, as his drumming is likely to wake the sleeping baby. The mother is seated by the window with her sewing on her lap The Naughty Drummer, 1655. Creator: Nicolaes Maes. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

HUSSARS ON A SORTIE, 1913. CREATOR: AUGUST MACKE.

Hussars on a Sortie, 1913. Hussars on a Sortie, 1913. Creator: August Macke. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

GROUP OF MUSICIANS, 1650. CREATOR: JACOB VAN LOO.

Group of Musicians, 1650. Young people are engaged in a happy, relaxed gathering on a terrace. A table covered with a richly coloured carpet is the axis around which the musicians are informally arranged. On the left a young woman is playing the ‘cello and opposite her another woman seated at the table and singing with a piece of music open before her. On the right a man is beating time with his hand on the table and looking boldly at the woman who is singing. Group of Musicians, 1650. Creator: Jacob van Loo. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE TICKLE, 1755. CREATOR: PIETRO LONGHI.

The Tickle, 1755. A young girl looks out at the spectator and makes a gesture of complicity. She tickles the face of a sleeping young man with a feather, attentively watched by two maids. Details such as the tray of fruit on the ground, the newspaper on the chair and the young woman’s shawl and fan on the sofa all suggest a moment of leisure and idle amusement The Tickle, 1755. Creator: Pietro Longhi. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

CHINESE BOWL WITH FLOWERS, 1640. CREATOR: JACQUES LINARD.

Chinese Bowl with Flowers, 1640. The flowers in a Chinese bowl rest on a stone ledge with a moulded edge that has some visible chips and nicks. The symmetry in the composition is also to be found in the arrangement of the flowers, which are organised around a central axis crowned by a large, compact flower in the shape of a red ball with some small white blooms just below it and a compact group of roses and cornflowers at the bottom. The artist uses a Chinese bowl to contain the flowers, painted in blue tones with figures in a rustic boat. Chinese Bowl with Flowers, 1640. Creator: Jacques Linard. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE EARTH, UNKNOWN DATE. CREATOR: NICOLAS LANCRET.

The Earth, unknown date. Part of a series on the Four Elements, a theme that was popular during the 17th century and which frequently took the form of depictions of figures engaged in tasks appropriate to each element. The Earth, unknown date. Creator: Nicolas Lancret. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE SWING, 1735. CREATOR: NICOLAS LANCRET.

The Swing, 1735. The figures are arranged in groups around three trees whose trunks create a sense of depth due to the spaces visible between them and also determine the arrangement of the different scenes. The couples engaged in amorous flirtation in the foreground are followed by the principal motif of the swing in the middle-ground to the left. A woman, seated on the swing, is pushed by two men, one behind her and the other energetically pulling on a rope in the middle of the composition. The background includes more amorous couples seated around the edge of the fountain. The rhythms of the construction continue in minor details such as the two dogs at the lower right edge, one of which is barking furiously. The Swing, 1735. Creator: Nicolas Lancret. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

INTERIOR WITH A WOMAN SEWING AND A CHILD, 1662. CREATOR: PIETER DE HOOCH.

Interior with a Woman sewing and a Child, 1662. De Hooch depicts a typical Dutch interior. The mother is busy sewing but also attends to her small son. They are located in the area of the house known as the voorhuis, which connected with the exterior and when not used for conducting business was a space for domestic activities. The second room, which connects with this one through a door and an interior window with a grille, is the binnenhuis, in this case with a large fireplace. The woman is seated on a dais or soldertien that offered protection from the cold and damp of the floor, while behind it is a richly worked leather hanging that functions as a back to the bench Interior with a Woman sewing and a Child, 1662. Creator: Pieter de Hooch. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)