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An 1887 oil on canvas painting, Portrait of Père Tanguy, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in Paris. "Père" Tanguy (1825-1894) was a great friend of the impressionists. He owned an art supplies shop...

A c. 1624 oil-on-canvas painting by Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) titled The Merry Violinist. (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid)

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, Pink Peach Trees, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in the spring shortly after Vincent had arrived in the south of France. Fascinated by the colours and light of Provence...

Former President Martin Van Buren, daguerrotype by Mathew Brady, around 1849-50. Yale University Library.

A 17th century portrait of the Dutch traveller and chronicler Jan Huygen van Linschoten (l, 1563-1611). From the princeps edition of his Itinerario.

An 1889 oil on canvas painting, Hospital in Arles, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in April in Arles' hospital where the artist was taken after his first mental crisis in December 1888 when he cut...

An 1888 oil on canvas portrait, Joseph Roulin Sitting on a Chair, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in August in Arles, France. Roulin was the artist's local postman, and the two became good friends...

Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) photographed during his retirement, circa 1860. Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

An 1889 oil on canvas painting, Wheatfield with Cypresses, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in September near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. The artist painted a series of fields and cypress trees...

A detail of The Madonna with Canon van der Paele painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). 1436 CE. (Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium)