Charles Lucy

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Charles Lucy (b. 1814 in Norton Canon, Herefordshire - 1873 in Hereford) was an English historical painter of the Victorian era. He is best known for his "Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers" in the National Heritage Museum - Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, engravings of Oliver Cromwell, and a painting of King Charles I of England after his execution. This painting was sold according to Bonham's, London in Oct 2006. Charles Lucy was born at Norton Cannon, Herefordshire. He is descended from the Lucys of Charlecote, Warwickshire where Shakespeare is said to have been caught poaching deer. He was buried in Highgate Cemetery, North London