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Ben Long

Upon leaving Vietnam, Long traveled to Florence, Italy, to apprentice himself to internationally-renowned Maestro Pietro Annigoni.

Francis Dennis Ramsay

His formal training included reading Architecture at University College London and three years’ study in Florence (1953–1955) as a pupil of Pietro Annigoni (1910–1988), the internationally renowned grande maestro portrait painter of the 20th century (Annigoni subsequently became a godfather to Ramsay’s younger son, Justin).

Lydia Ugolini

Some of her colleagues and contemporaries included poets Margherita Guidacci and Mario Luzi and painters Pietro Annigoni and Luciano Guarnieri.

Sara Leighton

Her ambition was to become a painter since she was old enough to hold a brush, and this she pursued under the tutelage of Pietro Annigoni.

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She recalls her encounters with many of her clients and friends including Lord Olivier, The Prince of Wales, Muhammad Ali, Sheikh Yamani, Gloria Swanson, Pietro Annigoni, Sir Roger Moore, Jean Rook, David Niven, Shirley Bassey, Joan Collins, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The Princess Royal and the Beaverbrook family.

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