Hans Holbein and Sir Anthony Van Dyck came from abroad to paint in Britain. In which centuries did they work there?

A14th and 15th
B16th and 17thRight answer
C19th and 20th
D18th and 19th

Answer: 16th and 17th

During the 16th and 17th centuries many painters active in Britain were foreign, Holbein and Van Dyck among them. British portrait and landscape artists became famous from the 18th century.

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