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Mary Carpenter, portrait after a photograph, c. 1860; in the City Art Gallery, Bristol, Eng.
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Born April 3, 1807 • Exeter • England
Died June 14, 1877 (aged 70) • Bristol • England

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Mary Carpenter, portrait after a photograph, c. 1860; in the City Art Gallery, Bristol, Eng.
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