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Frank Gresley (1855–1936) was a British artist. He painted mainly landscapes, of which the best known are those of the
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also became artists.Derbyshire Artists
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Gresley lived most of his life in
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, Derbyshire. Some of his paintings were donated to
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Frank Gresley
Invaluable. (contains thumbnail pictures of his paintings) 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters Landscape artists 1855 births 1936 deaths Collections of Derby Museum and Art Gallery People from Chellaston 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists {{UK-artist-stub