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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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The Light of the World
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(1851–3, Keble College, Oxford)
Painting by Holman *Hunt which became, through engravings and photographs, one of the best-known images in 19C Britain. The figure of Jesus, bearing a lantern on a moonlit night, knocks on the door of a house. His eyes look directly – half inviting, half accusing – at the viewer. There are other versions, painted by Hunt himself, in Manchester City Art Gallery and in St Paul's Cathedral.
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