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Benjamin Robert Haydon (; 26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was a British painter who specialised in grand historical pictures, although he also painted a few contemporary subjects and portraits. His commercial success was damaged by his often tactless dealings with patrons, and by the enormous scale on which he preferred to work. He was troubled by financial problems throughout his life, which led to several periods of imprisonment for debt. He died by suicide in 1846.
He gave lectures on art, and kept extensive diaries that were published after his death.
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Benjamin Robert Haydon Punch or May Day
1829 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon Chairing the Member
1828 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon The Raising of Lazarus
1821–3 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon Gentleman with a Horse
1844 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon Sir George Beaumont
1814 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon Study for ‘The Mock Election’
1827 -
Benjamin Robert Haydon Study for ‘The Judgement of Solomon’. Verso: Study of a Head
c.1812–4
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