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date: 15 December 2019

Allan, Sir Williamlocked

(1782–1850)
  • Jeremy Howard

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Allan, Sir William (1782–1850), painter, was born on 4 October 1782 and baptized on 11 October in the Old Kirk, Edinburgh, one of the three children of William Allan, the macer at the court of session and his wife, Mary, née Cram. The family lived at ...

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