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Jozef Israëls
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Self-portrait by Jozef Israëls, watercolour on paper, 1908; in the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
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Born January 27, 1824 • Groningen • Netherlands
Died August 12, 1911 (aged 87) • The Hague • Netherlands
Notable Works “A Son of the Chosen People”
Movement / Style Hague school

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Self-portrait by Jozef Israëls, watercolour on paper, 1908; in the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
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Zorn, Anders: Dagmar
Anders Zorn
Swedish painter and etcher
Carousing Peasants in an Interior, oil painting by Adriaen van Ostade, c. 1638; in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
Adriaen van Ostade
Dutch painter
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Georges Rouault
French artist
Nolde, Emil: Cows in the Lowland
Emil Nolde
German artist
James Tissot
French artist
Chodowiecki, Daniel: The Artist's Study
Daniel Chodowiecki
German artist
Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Rembrandt
Dutch artist
Lucas van Leyden
Dutch artist
Goyen, Jan van: River Landscape with Fishermen
Jan van Goyen
Dutch painter
Hercules Seghers
Dutch artist
Potter, Paulus: The “Piebald” Horse
Paulus Potter
Dutch painter
Lievens, Jan: Youth Embracing a Young Woman
Jan Lievens
Dutch painter
Velde, Esaias van de: Cottages and Frozen River
Esaias van de Velde
Dutch painter
Everdingen, Allaert van: Swedish Landscape with a Waterfall
Allaert van Everdingen
Dutch painter
Berchem, Nicolaes Pieterszoon: landscape with travelers
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem
Dutch artist
Dujardin, Karel: Herdsmen Playing Cards by a Ruined Building
Karel Dujardin
Dutch painter
William Blake
William Blake
British writer and artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
French artist Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
French artist

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