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13 sty 2020 · Discover a gallery of famous paintings by famous artists (and some not quite so famous) to inspire you and to help you expand your painting knowledge.
Constable was among the earliest artists in the V&A's collection thanks to an 1856 donation of six paintings by the collector John Sheepshanks. However, the heart of this incredible collection was provided by Isabel Constable, the artist's daughter.
Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833-1900), who bequeathed his large collection of paintings, drawings, prints and etchings to the V&A museum, is shown here aged 47 in a three-quarter face, half-length portrait.
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