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Peacock, oil painting by H. Wallis, 1858; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Born	October 18, 1785 • Weymouth • England
Died	January 23, 1866 (aged 80) • Middlesex • England
Notable Works	“Headlong Hall” • “Nightmare Abbey”

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