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Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, known as Pen Browning, (9 March 1849 – 8 July 1912) was an English painter. His career was moderately successful, but he is better known as the son and heir of the celebrated English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, of whose manuscripts and memorabilia he built up a substantial collection.
Elizabeth grew stronger, and in 1849, at the age of 43, between four miscarriages, she gave birth to a son, Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, whom they called Pen. Their son later married, but had no legitimate children.
Aug 17, 2016 · In October 1889, Robert Browning visited his son and daughter-in-law at Ca’ Rezzonico. He wrote, “The Palazzo excites the wonder of everybody, so great is Pen’s cleverness… There was a desecrated chapel, which he has restored in honour of his mother.”
Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, the Brownings' only child, was born in Casa Guidi in Florence, Italy on March 9, 1849. Elizabeth Barrett Browning had suffered three miscarriages prior to his birth; that her pregnancy with Pen was successful was attributed to the fact that she discontinued the use of laudanum, which had been prescribed for her ...
On 9 March 1849, the Brownings' only child, a son named Robert Weidemann Barrett Browning, who was known as Pen, was born. He later married but had no children, so there are no direct descendants of the poets. Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on 29 June 1861 in Casa Guidi.
Aug 17, 2016 · Elizabeth grew stronger and in 1849, at the age of 43, between four miscarriages, she gave birth to a son, Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, whom they called Pen. Their son later married, but had no legitimate children.
Mar 24, 2024 · Robert Barrett Wiedemann Browning, only son of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, died yesterday at his home at Asolo, Italy. He was born on March 9, 1849, at Florence, while his parents were on one of the Continental tours they made each year.