Plaque

Sir John Lavery

Inscription

Greater London Council
Sir John Lavery, 1856 - 1941, painter, lived here 1899 - 1940.

Site: Sir John Lavery (1 memorial)

SW7, Cromwell Place, 5

Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker

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Sir John Lavery

Painter. Born Belfast. One of the "Glasgow Boys" he went on to become a succe...

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