Apart from the Prado, is there a room in any museum anywhere that has four (4) Velazquez paintings? The Louvre has none (0). And there are many more artworks at Apsley, most acquired, I conjecture, as a result of Wellington's command during the Peninsular War, when he and fellow Brits ridded Spain of the Bonapartes. Below is the merest sample. The picture gallery--the great hall--is hung floor to ceiling with works of the masters (not to mention the hinged Versailles-type mirrors).
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| Velazquez, A Spanish Gentleman |
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| Velazquez, Two Young Men Eating at a Humble Table |
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| Velazquez, Pope Innocent X; muy famoso |
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Velazquez, The Water-seller of Seville (reputedly the
one that led to Velazquez' appointment as court painter) |
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| Three Jan Breughels |
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| Guido Reni, St. Joseph |
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| Never miss a Claude Lorraine |
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| One of several Jan Steens, The Egg Dance |
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| Steen, The Dissolute Household |
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| In the great hall...$9mm cost over-run, in today's dollars |
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| Equestrian |
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| Josephine, too |
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| Yet another |
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| One of the annual celebratory Waterloo dinners |
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| One of the great hall's mirror/windows |
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| Among the Rubens... |
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| Grand staircase |
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| In the basement, much historical/military stuff |
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| Departing a very impressive place |
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Who would have thought there would be so much Napoleon stuff? Maybe he wanted to rub it in a little bit?
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