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Writing the Lives of Painters Comfort in the Church developedWriting the Lives of Painters explores the development of artists' biographies in eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain. During this period artists gradually distanced themselves from artisans and began to be recognised for their imaginative and intellectual skills. The development of the art market and the burgeoning of an exhibition culture, as well as the foundation of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768, all contributed to redefining the