Person    | Male  Born /12/1825  Died 7/10/1892

Thomas Woolner

Categories: Poetry, Sculpture

Countries: Australia

Sculptor and poet. Born Hadleigh Suffolk. Early member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Emigrated to Australia 1852-3 for economic reasons. Buried in the churchyard of St Mary's, Hendon.

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Thomas Woolner

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Thomas Woolner

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