"And When Did You Last See Your Father?"
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Title of a painting that depicts the son of a Royalist being questioned by Roundheads during the English Civil War. The painting is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
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William Frederick Yeames
William Frederick Yeames (18 December 1835 – 3 May 1918) was a British historical painter who specialized in 16th and 17th century subjects.
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