File:Geoffrey Chaucer (17th century).jpg

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DescriptionGeoffrey Chaucer (17th century).jpg	Geoffrey Chaucer
Date	17th century, artwork is well over 100 years old.
Source	Government Art Collection
Author	anonymous portrait
Permission ( Reusing this file)	PD-Art

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