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Juno Rae

Juno Rae

Families and Young People's Programme Manager at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Jul 18, 2026

AdamCORRESPONDENT
3:08
[laughs]
3:08
So this is actually, uh, a self-portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck.
3:13
So yeah, an in- an incredibly important piece and [laughs] uh, a, a very famous frame as well.
3:19
So, uh, the, the frame is, it's, uh, very likely to be, uh, original, and it's got some really beautiful elements in it.
3:29
So, uh, families might be able to spot a sunflower.
3:33
Um, and, uh, this is actually a, a bit of a symbol, uh, like you often see in a lot of portraits at this time.
3:41
Everything's often trying to show a few different things.
AdamCORRESPONDENT
6:41
Um, why do you think that is? What, what is it, uh, that people can kind of do here?

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