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History's Beauties: Women And the National Portrait Gallery, 1856-1900

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The first monograph study of gender in a major museum, History's Beauties engages themes of gender, national identity, class cultures, and aesthetics in Victorian England to interpret the National Portrait Gallery's fascinating collection.

220 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2006

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Lara Perry

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