Dobson, William
1610 - Born on March 4th in London. Dobson is remembered as the most celebrated English-born painter before Hogarth.
1641 - He succeeded Van Dyck as the sergeant painter to the King.
1642 - William Dobson began his career as a painter for Charles I court in Oxford.
1646 - When Oxford was taken over by the Parliamentarians, he moved to London where he was imprisoned for death and died not long after his release.
- Died on October 28th.
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