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Why this person is known: British portrait painter (1756-1823)
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- ronnie leask, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- kim traynor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Clive Nicholson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dave Pickersgill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Simon Johnston, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jim Barton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John Lord, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christine Johnstone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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