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Bust of Young Woman, (detail), 1887, marble by Aristide Fontana (b.c.1834), photo credit: Guildhall Museum, Rochester

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Photo credit: Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge

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How émigré sculptors defined British sculpture

Penelope Curtis untangles what it means to be a British artist.

© the artist. Photo credit: Scottish Parliament Art Collection

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In focus: art at the Scottish Parliament

Many works interrogate human relationships with nature.

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Photo credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

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Photo credit: National Museums Northern Ireland

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