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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame.
Academy Fine Paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting King Arthur's Queen Guinevere Camelot
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English medieval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lov...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Dachshund Dog Vintage English Original Oil Painting Signed c. 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dachshund Dog
English artist, circa 1970's
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 23 inches
canvas: 16 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge French 1800's Neo Classical Portrait of Dapper Distinguished Gent Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman
French School, early 1800's period, unsigned
Neo-Classical period
circle of Jacques Louis David (French 1748-1825)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 50.5 x 36 in...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine English Sporting Art Oil Painting Hunting Hound in Country House Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Foxhound
Andrew Alexander ( Contemporary British)
signed and dated 1985
oil on board, framed
framed: 30 x 35 inches
board: 24 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collec...
Category
1980s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1830's English Portrait of Young Baronet Gentleman Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School c.1830
Portrait of Sir John Turney, Baronet
oil on canvas, framed in antique period gilt frame
framed: 36 x 41 inches
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
Provenance: private collec...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique portrait oil painting of two sisters French child portrait painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A truly beautiful oil portrait painting on canvas of two sisters. This wonderful old painting is breathtakingly beautiful! The sisters look straight into the eye of the artist, the...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,406 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique dog painting 19th Century French portrait oil painting of two dogs
Located in AIGNAN, FR
19th Century Antique oil painting of two dogs, a Bichon & Yorkie, I think!! Cute dog painting and unusual because there are two dogs, one looks bored with the whole process and the...
Category
1880s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian English Hunting Scene Horse & Riders in British Landscape Signed Oil
By Joseph Dixon Clark
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Broken Free!"
by Joseph Dixon Clark (British, 1849 - 1944)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 24 inches
board: 10 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Against All Odds - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Dan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Family Dinner, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A family eats dinner and talks about their day. The glowing, soft-focus background and amber palette evoke warmth, love, and perhaps nostalgia, while the styliz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Contemporary French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Reclining Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French Modernist
signed with unidentified monogram and dated (19)97
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 27.5 inches
canvas: 19 x 24 inches
Provenance: private colle...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Man with Bagpipes, Follower of J.H. Tischbein the Elder
By Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–1789)
Man with Bagpipes
oil on oak panel
no signature
25 × 19 cm (9.8 × 7.5 in)
31 x 26 cm (12.2 x 10.2 in)
This refined 18th...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,458 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French/ Italian Oil Painting Portrait of a Uniformed Brass Musician
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Brass Band Musician
19th Century, French/ Italian School
signed oil on canvas mounted board, framed
framed: 19 x 15 inches
board: 14 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick Jersusalem
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Healing the Sick
French School, 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Europe
Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Mid Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Gentleman with Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman reading the 'London Journal',
English school (mid 19th century)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
condition: some minor surface abrasion...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Modernist Abstract Signed & Framed Cubist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract cubist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 14 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a ...
Category
1940s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine British Portrait of Catherine Parr Henry VIII's Wife Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Catherine Parr (1512-1548)
English School, 20th century after the earlier painting
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 37.5 x 31.5 inches
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
condit...
Category
20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,946 Sale Price
30% Off
Russian Figure Study of a Girl in a Folk Dress
Located in Stockholm, SE
This compelling full-length figure study depicts a young girl dressed in traditional Russian folk attire. Likely painted by a Russian artist in the second half of the 19th century, t...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
"The Spanish Dancer" (La Danseuse Espagnole) Impressionistic Oil Painting Framed
By Dietz Edzard
Located in New York, NY
Capturing the romantic city of lights, Dietz Edzard celebrated canvases depict the times of his generation, portraying life in all of its glory, although faced with hardship and war....
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Mrs Guy Houlder in Green Dress - British exhib Art Deco oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Royal Academy Art Deco exhibited portrait oil painting is by artist Walter Westley Russell. It was painted in 1927 and exhibited the same year entitled Mrs Guy Houlder, p...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pink Hair Lady", Portrait of Black Woman in Sewn Textile Collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pink Hair Lady" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 14"h x 11"w x 1.25"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
"Dressing Room" (2021) by Clyde Steadman, Original, Nude Female Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Absolutely Ready" (2022) by Clyde Steadman (United States) is an original painting depicting a female in her dressing room putting on heels.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Reflection" – Figurative Oil Painting of a Male Portrait by Dave Seeley
Located in Denver, CO
“Reflection” is a finely rendered oil painting by Dave Seeley, created in 2023. Measuring 16.5 x 13 inches, this striking portrait is painted on canvas mounted to panel and comes hou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Fine Quality 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait Man Smoking Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Late 19th century French Impressionist
'The Pipe Smoker'
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condition
For mor...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1930's French Post Impressionist Large Oil Painting Portrait Young Girl Pensive
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
by André Félix ROBERTY (1877-1963)
oil on canvas, framed
Stamped signature with the artists atelier mark
framed: 35 x 31 inches
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
Proven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Portrait of a Nun, Italian Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Luigi Morgari (Italian, 1857–1935)
The Nun
Oil on canvas mounted on board
Signed lower right
14 x 12 inches
21.5 x 19.5 inches, framed
Luigi Morgari was an Italian painter, primaril...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
lovers
Located in IT
the item will be shipped rolled.
the 2cm thin stretcher bars are available and shall be included in the parcel if requested by the buyer.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$7,221
Large Signed Paris Street Scene Detailed Sidewalk Cafe Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French cafe scene landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 41 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
''Poseidon and Amphitrite'' Contemporary Painting of Boy and Girl in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By follow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cat Knows but Says Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
A woman sits in a sunlit room with soft geometric lines and a peaceful color palette of green, beige, and blue. A black cat rests on her lap, staring out the window at a calm, bl...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Huge 1940's Circle of Fernand Leger Figurative Portraits Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Portraits
French School, illegibly signed and dated 47'
circle of Fernand Leger (French 1881-1955)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 38 x 58.5 inches
Provenance: private col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century French Portrait of Woman in Large White Headpiece Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Traditional Headpiece
French/ Swiss, dated 1855
signed oil on canvas, framed
dated 1855
framed: 34 x 27 inches
canvas: 32 x 25 inches
Provenance: private coll...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,061 Sale Price
30% Off
Other Day With My Brother - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Elegant Lady in her Dressing Room, wearing Lingerie and Red Shoes
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Elegant Lady in her Dressing Room, wearing Lingerie and Red Shoes
Oil on canvas: 10 x 13 inches. Frame: 18x21 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Let Them Eat Cake" (2014) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Let Them Eat Cake" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude with a crown set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Boy in Profile
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting titled Portrait of a Boy in Profile, attributed to Friedrich Wasmann (1805–1886), exemplifies the refined portraiture characteristic of the Biedermeier period. Executed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Original Antique English Dog Picture Head Portrait in Gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait of a Dog
English School, 19th century
oleograph on paper on board, framed glass covered
framed: 13 x 11.5 inches
board: 9.5 x 8 inches
Provenance: private collection, E...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Digital
$389 Sale Price
30% Off
Style and Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of an officer of the 2nd Life Guards, Windsor Castle beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Richard Barrett Davies (1782-1854)
Portrait of an officer of the 2nd Life Guards, small full-length, with his mount, holding a paper, a troop of mounted Life Guards and Windsor Castle ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Renaissance Lady Classical Medici Style Garden Italian Ornate Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Renaissance Lady
Roman School, circa 1890-1900 period
oil on board, framed in original Italian ornate frame
framed: 17.5 x 16.5 inches
board: 11 x...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,318 Sale Price
30% Off
Cat Therapy
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, we see a minimalist room with a huge window, beyond which stretches a sky filled with fluffy white clouds. Muted colors dominate—the blue of the sky contrasts beaut...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
16th century Renaissance Florentine painting Domenico Puligo Virgin and Child
Located in Aartselaar, BE
The Virgin and Christ with the Young Saint John the Baptist attributed to Domenico Bartolomeo Ubaldini, known as Domenico Puligo (1492–1527)
The attribution to Domenico Puligo was c...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Modernist Finely Framed Woman Portrait Kitchen Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed in a period wide wood molding. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Exce...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Heart Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Love, Home
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Oil on canvas: 11 x 16 inches. Frame: 18 x 23 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's work has...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842) - 19th Century Oil, Self Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite late 19th century copy of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun's self portrait of 1791. Engaged with a warm smile, Le Brun airily sets to work on a portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1920's British Signed Oil Painting Portrait Lady by Piano Interior Light Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Artists Mother *see below
by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959)
signed, titled verso
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 17 inches
canvas: 24 x 12 inches
Pr...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1820 British Artist Finch Antique O/C painting Portrait of E. Baroness Bateman
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This exquisite antique English School oil painting captures the poised elegance of a young woman from the early 19th century, dressed in a richly hued burgundy gown adorned with a fi...
Category
1820s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude with Lace, Pastel Study Painting by Pio Santini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming pastel painting on paper was designed by Pio Santini (1908-1986) and named "nude with lace". The signature, Santini, can be found in the bottom left corner of the artwo...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard, Archival Paper
Margaret Nicholson - A Mid 20th Century Scottish Oil Painting PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Margaret Dorothy Nicholson (1886-1972) British
TITLE: "Portrait Of A Lady Steering A Boat"
SIGNED: unsigned
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 57cm x 47cm inc frame
CONDITION: ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Signed Antique Oil Painting Portrait Old Sea Salt Sailor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherman
Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century)
Oil on board, framed
framed: 13 x 11 inches
board: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private col...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Barrister Fine Antique English Huge Oil Painting Portrait of Lawyer Gent
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Barrister (the sitter is James Guy Baker, the artists brother).
by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959)
signed
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 146cm x 101cm
canva...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a Boston Terrier Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Boston Terrier
French artist, mid 20th century
oil on on canvas, framed
framed: 18 x 15 inches
canvas : 16.5 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: a very few ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$878 Sale Price
30% Off
The Vigil oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: The Vigil
Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – Cadaqués, 2015)
Date: 1956
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 18.1 × 21.7 in
Framed dimensions: 23.6 × 27.2 in
Signature:...
Category
1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation.
Artist bio/statement...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
French School, early 1800's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 26 x 21 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: some crazing and pronoun...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,457 Sale Price
30% Off
Dog Portrait of a Grand Vendéen Hunting Dog Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) ca 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Grand Vendéen Hunting Dog
Jules Chardigny (1849-1892)
Signed lower right
Circa 1870
Oil on wood panel
Housed within its beautiful and original ornate original gil...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
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