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Also Known As James Henry Leigh Hunt
Born October 19, 1784 • England
Died August 28, 1859 (aged 74) • England
Notable Works “The Story of Rimini”

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Leigh Hunt, detail of a watercolour and gouache on ivory by Margaret Gillies, 1838–46; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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