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3 unusual facts about Daniel Maclise


Daniel Maclise

By the grand staircase of Halifax Town Hall, which was completed in 1863, there is a wall painting by Maclise.

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In 1858, Maclise commenced one of the two great monumental works of his life, The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher, on the walls of Westminster Palace.

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The Crawford Gallery in Cork, Ireland, Maclise's native town, held a major exhibition of his works from October 2008, opened by David Puttnam.



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