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To the end of the earth

The portrait of Dr. Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster from 1780, is one of the oldest in the NPG's collection.

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Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, c. 1780 Jean Francois Rigaud
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, 1780 (detail)
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, 1780 (detail)
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, 1780 (detail)
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, 1780 (detail)
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Cook, the Discoverer Des Capitain Jacob Cooks Entdeckungs-Reise
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