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Thomas Lawrence blue plaque

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Thomas Lawrence blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Bear Hotel 1559. Sir Thomas Lawrence lived here 1773-1781 Recorded plaque organisation: Trust For Devizes.
Thomas Lawrence was a prominent British portrait painter who became the President of the Royal Academy; he lived in Bear Hotel from 1773 to 1781 before achieving fame for his paintings of European nobility and royalty.

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