Francis Thompson

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Francis Thompson, oil painting by J. Lavalle, 1938, from a sketch by N. Lytton; in Boston College

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Born	December 18, 1859 • Preston • England
Died	November 13, 1907 (aged 47) • London • England
Movement / Style	Aestheticism

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