Stanhope Forbes, father of Cornwall's Newlyn School of painting
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Dublin-born Stanhope Forbes spent time painting Brittany before founding the influential Newlyn School of painters in Cornwall in the late 19th century. Dublin-born Stanhope Forbes spent time painting Brittany before founding the influential Newlyn School of painters in Cornwall in the late 19th century.
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Britain's Royal Mail issues a thematic series of stamps featuring the seven Stewart kings and queen of Scotland.
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