8 May 1875
SA painter Thomas Baines dies
- Updated
- 2 May 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA painter Thomas Baines dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011052
South African History Online (2011) 'SA painter Thomas Baines dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011052 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
South African History Online, SA painter Thomas Baines dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011052, (accessed 8 November 2026).
"SA painter Thomas Baines dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011052. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "SA painter Thomas Baines dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011052.
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