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in 1945 and served it largely in Egypt. After demobilisation in 1948, Levey went to
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He relinquished his directorship to care for his wife, the novelist and critic
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Shone, Richard & Wyld, Martin (May 2009). "Michael Levey (1927—2008)".
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From Rococo to
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Pictures in the Royal
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A Concise
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