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Nicholas Pocock
English artist (1740–1821) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the English academic and cleric, see Nicholas Pocock (historian).
Nicholas Pocock (2 March 1740 – 9 March 1821) was an English artist known for his many detailed paintings of naval battles during the age of sail.
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