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==Death and burial==
[[Image:BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[Birmingham School of Art]], now part of [[Birmingham City University]]'s [[Birmingham Institute of Art and Design]]]]
Chamberlain died suddenly on 22 October 1883, and was, at the time, Honorary Secretary of [[Birmingham & Midland Institute|The Birmingham & Midland Institute]], and had been delivering one of the Monday evening lectures at the institute. His subject was "Exotic Art" and (little mindful of his own approaching end) he concluded by quoting Tennyson's words:<div style="text-align: center;">
"And I must work thro' months of toil<br>
And years of cultivation,<br>
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