Hugh Robinson (1756–1796) was a

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artist, best known for his

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s and

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s.Postle, p. 351 His portrait of his sister's son, Thomas Teesdale as a young boy tugging on a

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string, entitled ''Boy with a Kite'' is considered "his masterpiece."Wheatley, p. 82

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* * 1756 births 1796 deaths 18th-century British painters British male painters History painters {{UK-painter-18thC-stub