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Henry Wallis, Chatterton

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Henry Wallis, Chatterton, 1856, oil on canvas, 622 x 933 cm (Tate Britain, London)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Henry Wallis, Chatterton," in Smarthistory, December 4, 2015, accessed September 23, 2018, https://smarthistory.org/wallis-chatterton-2/.

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