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Archibald Campbell Tait, chalk portrait by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1867; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Born December 21, 1811 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died December 3, 1882 (aged 70) • England

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Archibald Campbell Tait, chalk portrait by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1867; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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