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The National Gallery will host a study morning on fables and fairy tales in Irish art on Saturday 24 March. The study morning will include an exploration of the fairy tale images in the work of Harry Clarke,  PJ Lynch will give a talk on Illustrating the Fantastic in Life and in Art and the [...]

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