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Joseph Farington
1747–1821
(b Leigh, Lancashire [now in Greater Manchester], 21 Nov. 1747; d Didsbury, Lancashire [now in Greater Manchester], 30 Dec. 1821). English landscape painter and topographical draughtsman, best known today for his copious diary (1793–1821), a major source of information about the London art world of the time.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)