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John Keats
John Keats, drawing by Joseph Severn, 19th century.
During his final illness in Rome, the English poet John Keats was cared for by his friend Joseph Severn.
Severn accompanied Keats on his journey to Italy in September 1820 after doctors ordered the poet to travel south for the winter. Following a relapse in early December, Severn faithfully tended to Keats until the poet's death in February 1821.1