biography
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| lived:
| (1819–87)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Chatham, Kent, SE England, UK. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools, travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East, and was considered a promising young artist. However, in 1843 he suffered a mental breakdown, murdered his father, and spent the rest of his life in asylums. He is best known for the fantastically detailed fairy paintings which made up the bulk of his output after his incarceration. |
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