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Born February 18, 1775 • London • England
Died November 9, 1802 (aged 27) • London • England

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Girtin, Thomas: The Faubourg and the Porte Saint-Denis
Girtin, Thomas: Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire—Evening
Girtin, Thomas: La Porte St. Denis, Paris
Girtin, Thomas: The White House, Chelsea
Girtin, Thomas: Distant View of Whitby, Northumberland
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