The closeness of Édouard Vuillard's relationship to Lucy Hessel (his dealer's wife) is clear in this picture, from 1905, not least because her face appears in shadow - it's a glimpse into their lives, an intimate and informal moment immortalised for prosperity.

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With the colder nights over the last week these 7 Long-tailed Tits Aegithalos caudatus have been roosting together in a huddle. These social birds pass the locations of their favourite roost sites through the generations. I first saw them roosting here in 2011. Buckfastleigh, Devon #birds

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Incense Burner earthenware, paint c. 350-500 CE Maya culture Guatemala Depicts a supernatural figure or ancestor emerging into the world from inside a spiny conch shell. #handmade #earthenware #incenseburner #Maya #Guatemala #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #waltersartmuseum

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They do, in their best frilly frocks!😀

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I set out yesterday in search of a misty sunrise, but it was not to be. Instead, I captured this beautiful autumn sunlight on Earl’s Hill, near Pontesbury, with a thin layer of mist marking the path of the River Severn in the distance. I was standing on Cothercott Hill for #Shropshire

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