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Alongside paintings by Giambattista Tiepolo –recently exhibited at the Morgan Library and Museum, New York– and Anne-Louis Girodet, a highlight of our Old Master selection is a portrait by Joshua Reynolds, one of the most important English artists of the 18th century. His portrait of the infamous societal figure Nancy Horton has a rich provenance, formerly belonging in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Another remarkable piece is a rare watercolour by J.M.W. Turner, one of his last Swiss subjects still in private hands. This work was much coveted by John Ruskin, …