10. 'A Woman Bathing in a Stream', 1654, by Rembrandt van Rijn
Lots of love. This beauty is thought to be Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt's much younger, common-law wife.
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Check out the National Gallery's bestselling miniature masterpieces over the past year
It's peak tourist season for London's art galleries, which means postcards are flying out of the racks. In our age of Twitter, Instagram and general can't-be-arsed-ness, actual postcard writing may be a dying art, but we still love to pick up miniature versions of the best paintings in London (for around 70p each) to adorn our walls - or just languish in drawers. Here are the top ten postcards based on sales over the past year at the National Gallery.
Lots of love. This beauty is thought to be Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt's much younger, common-law wife.
Despite its title, the third Van Gogh in the top ten probably depicts two views of the same crustacean.
This sublime study of a Finnish lake has been a regular fixture in the top postcard charts since the NG acquired it in 1999.
A message to you. Seurat depicts workers on their lunch break on the banks of the Seine. But who is that boy calling out to?
Stubb's startling depiction of the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse is probably the most valuable thoroughbred in the land.
The nation's favourite painting. The only surprise is that it's not higher on this list.
'Classic view of London' plus 'consummate painter of light and water' equals 'the classiest postcard of the capital you can send'.
Wish you were here? 'Wheatfield' wasn't painted beneath the azure sky of Arles but in the St Rémy mental asylum.
Wish you were here. It's no surprise to see Monet's famous view of his idyllic lily pond and Japanese bridge in second place.
With more than six percent of the National's total postcard sales, Vincent's masterpiece is a small slice of endless summer that lets everyone say it with flowers.
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