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William Lee|1809|1865| William LEE (born 1809 died 1865), water-colour painter, born in 1809,, was for many years a member and secretary of the Langham Sketching Club, All Souls Place, London, W. He was known as a painter in water-colours of English rustic figures and of scenes on the French coast. In 1845 he was elected an associate of the Institute of Painters in Water-colours, and he became a full member in 1848; he was a regular contributor to their exhibitions. Lee died in London on 22 January 1865, aged 55, after a long and painful illness. A drawing by him, 'French Fisherwomen'. is in the South Kensington Museum.

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