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The Painter and His Pug, self-portrait by William Hogarth, oil on canvas, 1745; in the Tate Gallery, London.

William Hogarth

English artist

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italian artist

Self-portrait by John Constable

John Constable

British artist

Camille Corot: Portrait de l'artiste, assis près d'un chevalet

Camille Corot

French painter

Winslow Homer: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Winslow Homer

American artist

Jacopo Bellini: The Nativity

Jacopo Bellini

Italian painter

Kawanabe Kyōsai: Inept Dilettante

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Japanese painter