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10 unusual facts about Thomas Phillips


Luís Vaz de Torres

The original official manuscript account reappeared in the collections of Sir Thomas Phillips during the 19th century.

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The manuscript was brought along with seven other manuscripts (676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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It was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 678, 679, 680, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 677, 679, 680, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript as acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 677, 678, 680, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 677, 678, 679, 681, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, and 682) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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The manuscript was acquired along with seven other manuscripts (556, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, and 681) by the late Sir Thomas Phillips, at Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

Thomas Phillips

In 1807 he sent to the Royal Academy the well-known portrait of William Blake, now in the National Portrait Gallery, London, which was engraved in line by Luigi Schiavonetti, and later etched by William Bell Scott.