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In pictures: the UK government art collection

Lancashire Fair, Good Friday, Daisy Nook (1946)
Lancashire Fair, Good Friday, Daisy Nook (1946), by Laurence Stephen Lowry Photograph: © Estate of the artist
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, Poet (1814). THOMAS PHILLIPS
George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), 6th Baron Byron, Poet (1814), by Thomas Phillips Photograph: UK Government Art Collection/Crown Copyright
Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815 - 1852) Daughter of Lord Byron, Mathmetician (1836). MARGARET CARPENTER
Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815 - 1852), Daughter of Lord Byron, Mathematician (1836), by Margaret Carpenter Photograph: UK Government Art Collection/Crown Copyright
Flower Piece. WINIFRED NICHOLSON
Flower Piece by Winifred Nicholson, 1893-1981 Photograph: UK Government Art Collection/Crown Copyright
Event on the Downs (1934). PAUL NASH
Event on the Downs (1934), by Paul Nash Photograph: © Tate, London, 2007
Beachy Head, Sheer Drop (1972). JEFFERY CAMP
Beachy Head, Sheer Drop (1972), by Jeffery Camp Photograph: © Jeffery Camp
Byzantine Lady (1912). VANESSA BELL
Byzantine Lady (1912), by Vanessa Bell Photograph: © 1961 Estate of Vanessa Bell, courtesy Henrietta Garnett
Elizabeth, Lady Stuart de Rothesay and her Daughters, Charlotte (later Countess Canning) and Louisa ... (1830-1831). GEORGE HAYTER
Elizabeth, Lady Stuart de Rothesay and her Daughters, Charlotte (later Countess Canning) and Louisa (1830-1831) by George Hayter Photograph: UK Government Art Collection/Crown Copyright
The Integrity of Belgium (1914). WALTER RICHARD SICKERT
The Integrity of Belgium (1914), by Walter Richard Sickert Photograph: DACS 2008/© Estate of Walter R Sickert
Curl (1997-1998). FIONA RAE
Curl (1997-1998), by Fiona Rae Photograph: © Fiona Rae
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