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William Frederick Yeames

1835–1918

Amy Robsart exhibited 1877
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William Frederick Yeames (; 18 December 1835 – 3 May 1918) was a British painter best known for his oil-on-canvas "And When Did You Last See Your Father?", which depicts the son of a Royalist being questioned by Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.

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    William Frederick Yeames
    exhibited 1877

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