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Joshua Reynolds PRA, Self-portrait (detail), c. 1780. Oil on panel, 1270 X 1016 mm. © Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo: © Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA, Miss Anna Alma-Tadema (detail), 1883. Oil on canvas, 1130 X 785 mm. © Royal Academy of Arts, London. ©Royal Academy of Arts, London; photographer J. Hammond.

Thomas Gainsborough RA, Self-portrait (detail), c. 1787. Oil on canvas, 773 X 645 mm. © Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo: © Royal Academy of Arts, London.

John William Waterhouse, A Mermaid (detail), 1900. Oil on canvas, 96.5 x 66.6 cm. Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London

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Anish Kapoor. Photo: Johnny Shand-Kydd
Anish Kapoor, Non Object (Door), 2008. 239 x 202 x 202 cm; Non Object (Pole), 2008. 239 x 202 x 202 cm. Both works stainless steel. Photo David Regen. Courtesy: the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Anish Kapoor, Shooting into the Corner, 2008-2009. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation: ‘Shooting into the Corner’, MAK, Vienna, 2009. Photo: Wolfgang Woessner. Courtesy: the artist and MAK, Vienna