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George Wells Art

British, b. 1811

George Wells, a painter of genre, literary subjects, portraits and landscape. Wells lived in London and Bristol. He exhibited between 1842–88 at the Royal Academy, British Institution, Suffolk Street and New Watercolour Society.

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Artist: George Wells
Portrait of Chlorinda with Letter - British art Victorian genre oil painting
By George Wells
Located in London, GB
This charming oil portrait painting is by noted British Victorian artist George Wells. Painted circa 1880 we know the elegant sitter is Chlorinda but her relationship to Wells is unk...
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19th Century Realist George Wells Art

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Oil

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