Guercino’s King David has now joined its two companion works at the National Gallery, settling £5.6m in inheritance tax ...

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Amidst the list of America’s founding fathers who are inextricably linked with the 4th of July, one name sticks out: George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin. Pyotr Ilyich ...

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