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On March 10th 1914, suffragette Mary Richardson attacked a priceless painting in London's National Gallery with a meat cleaver. She was campaigning for women's right to vote in Britain. The painting, the Rokeby Venus, by Spanish 17th Century artist, Diego Vel\\xe1zquez, was later restored.\\nPhoto: Detail of The Rokeby Venus photographed shortly after the attack