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Francis J.B. Watson
Sir Francis John Bagott Watson, (24 August 1907 – 27 September 1992) was a British art historian. Education Watson was educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. Career Watson served as Director of the Wallace Collection from 1963 to 1974, and as Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art from 1963 to 1972.Brinsley FordObituary: Sir Francis Watson Watson was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, 1969–70. References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Francis John Bagott Watson 1907 births 1992 deaths British art historians Surveyors of the Queen's Works of Art People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Slade Professors of Fine Art (University of Oxford) Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellows of the British Academy 20th-century British historians ...
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Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into the Sixth Form since 2008 and the school has been co-educational since 2015. As of Michaelmas Term 2020, the school has 807 pupils: 544 boys and 263 girls. There are eight boys' boarding houses, four girls' boarding houses and two for day pupils. There are approximately 130 day pupils.Independent Schools Inspectorate report 2007
Retrieved 19 March 2010
The present site, to which the school moved in 1882, is on the south bank of the


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