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Danby, Francis, 1793–1861
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Art in Focus : The British Castle - A Symbol in Stone (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-04-07 - 2017-08-06)
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Francis Danby, 1793–1861
Study for 'Calypso's Grotto'
ca. 1843
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