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Dighton, Robert, 1752–1814
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
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Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
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18th century
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assembly hall
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Monsey, Messenger (1693–1788), physician
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Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters, 1730-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-10-05 - 2006-12-31)
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Royal Academy of Arts, 1978-03-04 - 1978-05-28)
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Rowlandson Drawings from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-11-16 - 1978-01-15)
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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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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Thomas Rowlandson - Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England (Block Museum of Art, 2011-01-14 - 2011-03-13)
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Thomas Rowlandson - Pleasures and Pursuits in Georgian England (Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 2011-04-08 - 2011-06-12)
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Thomas Rowlandson from the Paul Mellon Collection (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2005-04-14 - 2005-06-10)
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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Vauxhall Gardens
ca. 1784
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Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Fives played at the Tennis court Leicester Fields
ca. 1784
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Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Foot Ball played at Market Place, Barnet
ca. 1784
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Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Coits Played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common
ca. 1784
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Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Trap Ball Played at the Black Prince, Newington, Butts
ca. 1784
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Robert Dighton, 1752–1814
Four Corners Played at the Swan, Chelsea
ca. 1784
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John Thomas Smith, 1766–1833
Dr. Messenger Monsey of Chelsea Hospital, 1693-1788
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