© the copyright holder. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

Blackman's Yard. 2017 by Jock McFadyen (b.1950). © the artist. Image credit: the artist

Shani Rhys James in her studio. photograph by Graham CopeKoger. Image credit: Graham CopeKoger

Desmond Morris with his book 'The Nude Ape' in Amsterdam. 1969, photograph by Eric Koch (b.1940). © the artist. Image credit: Erick Koch / Anefo, public domain (source: National Archive, Amsterdam)

Chantal Joffe at Arnolfini. 2020, photograph by Lisa Whiting. Image credit: Lisa Whiting / Arnolfini Gallery

Laura Knight; Harold Knight. 1937, bromide print by Associated Press. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Eric Gill. 1927, photograph by Howard Coster (1885–1959). © National Portrait Gallery, London. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

'Muse' by Ruth Millington. illustration by Dina Razin. Image credit: Simon & Schuster

Detail of 'The Last of England'. 1855, oil on panel by Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893). Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

Through the Looking Glass (detail). 1960, oil on canvas by Jean Cooke (1927–2008). © Royal Academy of Arts. Image credit: Royal Academy of Arts

© Walenty Pytel. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Rose Akeroyd / Art UK