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The composition explores the consideration of physical presence. The portrait of Mary 10 Duchess ( painted in
1928 by Becker), hangs in the Great Hall and remains as an affirmation of her physical presence.
The painting had encapsulated the living essence of her light and energy at that time. The interior pictorial
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space visually bridges the past with the present. At the time of this portrait being painted, the 10 Duchess
would walk through the same Great Entrance Hall.