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Benjamin Barker

Benjamin Barker - The end of his life

Benjamin Barker died in June 1793, having been supported in his later years by his son, Thomas, and a pension provided by Thomas' patrol Charles Spackman. He was never an outstanding artist, and most of his documented work seems to be either horses or coats-of-arms, which may have satisfied their owners, but were by no means works of art

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Edited from text by Patricia Tayler & Adrian Babbidge, 1982
Copyright Torfaen Museum Trust, 2002