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Andalusian farm Tristram HILLIER The Crossing of the Red Sea Nicolas POUSSIN Mental arithmetic Thomas Cooper GOTCH October Jules BASTIEN-LEPAGE The confession of the Giaour Eugène DELACROIX Study for The Deluge William ETTY The wave Gustave COURBET Susanna and the Elders Jean-François MILLET The friends Gwen JOHN 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 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 Two old men disputing REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn Horses bathing in the sea Lucy KEMP-WELCH La Belle Dame sans merci Arthur HUGHES The Annunciation to the Shepherds Jules BASTIEN-LEPAGE The Descent from the Cross FLANDERS, Antwerp Portrait of a lady ENGLAND Elizabeth Farren as Hermione in The Winter's Tale Johan Joseph ZOFFANY Illustrations to The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri William BLAKE Sixteen etchings of scenes on the Thames (or The Thames Set) James McNeill WHISTLER Vegeta, bowl ARABIA, Helsinki (manufacturer); Kaj FRANCK (designer); Esteri TOMULA (designer) In the lucky country Viva GIBB Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne C. Stuart TOMPKINS The small trades of Paris Eugène ATGET; V. PORCHER, Paris (publisher) Three adjacent houses, Moe, Victoria Virginia COVENTRY Some scenes of Parisian life Pierre BONNARD Keep Australia Beautiful Pitcha Makin Fellas, Ballarat, Victoria; Trudy Fatnowna Edgeley; Ted Laxton; Alison McRae