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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Gardner, Daniel, 1750–1805
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Humphry, Ozias, 1742–1810
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century
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Materials & Techniques
black chalk
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laid paper
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stumping
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red chalk
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wove paper
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graphite
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watercolor
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gouache
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gum
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white chalk
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blue chalk
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card
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gray wash
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oil paint
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watercolor
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figure study
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portrait
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landscape
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animal art
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portrait
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figure study
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lady
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oval
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fichu
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landscape
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nobility
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trees
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woman
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birds
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bow (costume accessory)
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costume
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gown
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headpiece
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profile (figure)
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ruffles
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bark
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boulder
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castle
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Exhibition History
English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (Kimbell Art Museum, 1983-12-17 - 1984-02-19)
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Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (National Gallery of Art, 1983-10-02 - 1983-12-04)
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Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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English Drawings and Watercolors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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Papermaking and The Art of Watercolor in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Paul Sandby's "View of…Mr. Whatman's Turkey Mill" (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-02-22 - 2006-06-04)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14)
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Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2006-02-11 - 2006-05-14)
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Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-10-06 - 2005-12-31)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Thomas Gainsborough (Tate) (Tate Britain, 1980-10-07 - 1981-01-04)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund and Iola S. Haverstick Fund
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen and Cattle, Buildings on a Hill, and Rustic Lovers
ca. 1770
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Travellers on Horseback Approaching a Village with a Spire
between 1765 and 1770
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
A Woodland Pool with Rocks and Plants
between 1765 and 1770
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Daniel Gardner, 1750–1805
Mrs. Jane Mounsey and Child
ca. 1770
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John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Lady
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John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Lady, Facing Front
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John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Lady
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John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Lady, Facing Left
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attributed to John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Girl Holding a Garland
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