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  1. 1761-1807. British artist. Born in St Agnes,
  2. Cornwall, he was a portrait painter in London
  3. from 1780, later painting historical pictures
  4. and genre scenes. He became a professor at
  5. the Royal Academy in 1805 and his lectures
  6. were published posthumously in 1809.
  7.