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    My favourite painting Alison Weir

    May 22, 2024 1 minute

    The Badminton Game by David Inshaw

    ‘This painting evokes the beauty and mystery of an English summer. It has a haunting quality, enhanced by the juxtaposition of light and shade. The dense trees appear to overwhelm the players: there is something

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