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Arts
Valerie Tarantolo 11 April 2008
'The Ugly Duckling' by Frank Cadogan Cowper, courtesy of the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
Long-lost artist's muse

There has been mystery surrounding the muse of a pre-Raphaelite painting hanging in an English art gallery for many years. The artist was Frank Cadogan Cowper, and he affectionately named the portrait the 'Ugly Duckling'. Nearly sixty years on his muse, Valerie Tarantolo, has finally been found and reunited with the painting. She talks to Ritula about her meeting with the renowned artist.


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