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Robert Southey with his Daughter and Son

Adam Buck, 1824

Robert Southey, Poet Laureate, stands gesturing out to sea. He embraces on his three younger daughters and his youngest son and future biographer Cuthbert Charles stands at his knee. The castle which rises dramatically in the background may tentatively be identified as St. Michael's Mount.

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Title of artwork, date

Robert Southey with his Daughter and Son, 1824

Date supported

1990

Medium and material

Watercolour, gouache, on card

Dimensions

42 x 42 cm

Grant

1500

Total cost

4500

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