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Joseph Severn , 1793-1879, English portrait and landscape painter. He was consul at Rome from 1861 to 1872. He is best known for his devotion to Keats during the poet's last days. He became a popular portraitist, especially among the friends and associates of Keats.

Bibliography: See biography by W. Sharp (1892, repr. 1973); S. Smith, Countess of Birkenhead, Against Oblivion (1944) and Illustrious Friends (1965).

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Severn, Joseph (1793–1879), painter and devoted friend and correspondent of Keats. He accompanied Keats to Italy in 1820 and attended him at his death.

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