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Matthias Read blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Matthias Read (1669-1747). Known as the "Father of Cumbrian painting". Lived Here. Recorded plaque organisation: Renaissance of Whitehaven.

From the Open Plaques record 33194

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  • David Rogers, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dave Bevis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stanley Walker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Perry Dark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Osley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Chris Downer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Wilkins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Holmes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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