biography
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| (1755–1834)
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| biography:
| Painter and engraver, born in London, UK. A student at the Royal Academy, he was a full academician in 1794, and appointed librarian in 1812. He is best known for his painting ‘The Canterbury Pilgrims’, and for his numerous book illustrations in such classic works as Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim's Progress, and The Vicar of Wakefield. He exhibited oil paintings at the Royal Academy from 1778 until his death. |
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