Robert Dodsley

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Dodsley, detail of an oil painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760; in Dulwich College Picture Gallery, London

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Born	1703 • near Mansfield • England
Died	September 23, 1764 (aged 61) • Durham • England

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