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This painting inspired Cornelia Parker to create a 9-meter-tall object that will rust in the forest at Jupiter Artland. Being accused of preventing enjoyment of this painting led John Berger to note that “if a man stole a potato he risked a public whipping.” In Ways of Seeing, (15[1])the camera zooms out from the center of this painting to reveal the addition of a sign reading “Trespassers Keep Out.” The two subjects of this “conversation piece” are depicted without (15[1])their heads in a work by (*) Yinka (-5[2])Shonibare. (10[1]-5[1])At the center (-5[2])of this painting, barns at Ballingdon (10[1])Hall peek out from behind trees. Sometimes called a “triple portrait” because of its depiction of land, this painting may have been intended to show a dead bird in an unfinished section. In this painting, a dog sniffs a gun (-5[1])held by a man leaning casually against (-5[1])a tree. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Thomas (10[1])Gainsborough portrait of a (10[1])couple. ■END■ (10[3]0[3])

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