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[Portrait miniature of Doctor John Lorimer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.807.06 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Painting Date: 1763-1783 Pagination: 1 art original : 3.5 x 3 cm. Order a Copy

Portrait of Lorimer (1732-1795) on a pendant. Covered in glass.

Lorimer, John, 1732-1795

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