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Facts

Born June 30, 1891 • England
Died December 14, 1959 (aged 68) • Buckinghamshire • England
Notable Works “St. Francis and the Birds”

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Self-portrait by Sir Stanley Spencer, pencil on paper, 1919; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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