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The conciliation Benjamin DUTERRAU The last moments of Chlodobert Albert MAIGNAN October Jules BASTIEN-LEPAGE Interior of a cathedral Johannes BOSBOOM The confession of the Giaour Eugène DELACROIX Study for The Deluge William ETTY The common creeper John LEWIN The Melbourne centrepiece GARRARD & CO., London (manufacturer) Queen Esther Edwin LONG The friends Gwen JOHN Portraits of kabuki actors HIROSADA; KUNIMASU; MASANOBU; KUNISHIGE Trade delivers people #2 Narelle JUBELIN The wave Gustave COURBET Susanna and the Elders Jean-François MILLET Profile portrait of a lady NORTHERN ITALY The bulldog (guard dog). The bulldog which Mr. de Buffon mentions by both names, guard dog and doorman, is by nature unclean, not well built, curious, growls and is very surly. He constantly barks at the wrong moment. The tenants of the place he lives say that he is an ugly animal. The bulldog's or doorman’s job is to be responsible for guarding the house, but that is what he guards least. On the other hand he is much better at guarding letters, newspapers, calling cards, etc. He is extremely nasty and threatens to throw himself at those people who approach him. However, there is a certain way to tame him: when he shows his teeth one must show him a 100 sous coin. Instantly, he becomes soft and caressing like a poodle. The bulldog or doorman usually lives in dirty and smoky cabins, and thanks to the neighbourhood kids, he never runs out of kennels. Honoré DAUMIER Idyll - Woman with a flute Jean-Jacques HENNER The golden age Aby ALTSON The pioneer Frederick McCUBBIN The ship's deck Édouard MANET The finding of Don Juan by Haidée Ford Madox BROWN A lullaby John Henry LORIMER Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands LAMBERT FRÈRES (engraver); Charles-Alexandre LESUEUR (after) Two old men disputing REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn La Belle Dame sans merci Arthur HUGHES The Annunciation to the Shepherds Jules BASTIEN-LEPAGE Horses bathing in the sea Lucy KEMP-WELCH Over 100 yards of paper unrolled on Smith’s Hill, Eltham, 31 May 1970 Robert ROONEY Portrait of a lady ENGLAND The Descent from the Cross FLANDERS, Antwerp