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  1. 1769-1830. British painter, the leading
  2. portraitist of his day. He became painter to
  3. George III in 1792 and president of the Royal
  4. Academy 1820. In addition to British royalty,
  5. he painted a series of European sovereigns
  6. and dignitaries, including pope Pius VIII
  7. (Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle, Berkshire)
  8. commissioned after the Allied victory at
  9. Waterloo.
  10.