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Philip Reinagle – Biographical Notes

BORN: 1749 DIED: Nov 27, 1833 SON: Richard Ramsay Reinagle (b. 1775 d. 1862, his father’s student, mimics his style) [from Dictionary of national biography, published by London, Smith, Elder, & co. 1896] REINAGLE, PHILIP (1749-1833), animal and landscape painter, was born in 1749. He entered the schools of the Royal Academy in 1769, and…

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Abraham Pether – Biographical Notes

BORN: Chichester, 1756 DIED: April 13, 1812 CHILDREN: Sebastian (b. 1790 d. 1844) COUSIN: William Pether (b. Carlisle, 1731 d. 1876) [from Dictionary of painters and engravers, published by G. Bell, London 1903] PETHER, Abraham, was born at Chichester in 1756. In the early part of his life lie applied himself to the study of…

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