Benjamin Robert Haydon

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Place: Plymouth

Born: 1786

Death: 1846

Biography:

Benjamin Robert Haydon (/ˈheɪdən/ 26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was an English painter who specialised in grand historical pictures, although he also painted a few contemporary subjects and portraits. His commercial success was damaged by his often tactless dealings with patrons, and by the enormous scale on which he preferred to work. He was tro...

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