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In our memory, the legacy is fixed around a topical scene, constantly repeated in painting: the Reading of a Will.

In this painting by David Wilkie, dated 1820 (figure 1), several groups occupy the stage, in front of and behind the notary; a lively scene, full of objects.

Figure 1 - David Wilkie, Reading the Will, 1820 (Munich, Neue Pinakothek)

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