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After Anjelica (detail)        'Anjelica joined me in front of the Gainsborough. The lady looked coolly out at us, composed and alone.'  (p. 140)    Thomas Gainsborough, Mary, Countess Howe (c.1760) On display at Kenwood House, The Iveagh Bequest, London © English Heritage Photo Library