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Augustus Leopold Egg
1816–1863
(b London, 2 May 1816; d Algiers, 26 Mar. 1863). English painter. He painted historical, anecdotal, and literary themes (he was a friend of Dickens and a talented actor), and under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites he also turned to overtly moralizing subjects.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)