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René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital

René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital (5 May 1877 – 4 November 1929) was an English artist. • Illustration — Grave, St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake L'Hôpital was the son of 6th Duc de Viry. He studied at the Royal Academy in London. His best known works are the illustrations he did for the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911) and his portraits of Pope Leo XIII, Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty and Prince Arthur of Connaught.

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René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital

St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake, Rene Le Brun de L'hopital 1877-1929) and Winifred Mary (1875-1967). Winefride de l'Hôpital, Bentley's daughter, author of Westminster Cathedral and Its Architect.

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Born
1877
Died
1929
Occupation
painter · illustrator

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René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital (5 May 1877 – 4 November 1929) was an English artist. • Illustration — Grave, St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake L'Hôpital was the son of 6th Duc de Viry. He studied at the Royal Academy in London. His best known works are the illustrations he did for the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911) and his portraits of Pope Leo XIII, Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty and Prince Arthur of Connaught.

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