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Downman, John, 1750â1824
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18th century
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Robert [called Robert Curthose], duke of Normandy (b. in or after 1050, d. 1134), prince and crusader
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Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
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Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (Tate Britain, 2006-02-15 - 2006-05-01)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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John Downman, 1750â1824
Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison
1779
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John Downman, 1750â1824
Robert, Duke of Normandy
1779