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The sometimes confronting English art of politeness

English etiquette and politeness is unlike any other that I have witnessed. It is so extreme that their need to exercise great self-restraint and display ...

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Sargent's Diva Portrait | Tate

After watching Ellen Terry play the role of Lady Macbeth in 1888, artist John Singer Sargent knew he had to paint her. But his dramatic port...