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Beechey, William, Sir, 1753–1839
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Elizabeth Emma Soyer (née Jones)
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Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740–1779
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Opie, John, 1761–1807
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Richardson, Jonathan the Elder, 1667–1745
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Abraham, Thomas (1768 or 1769–1818), son of Robert Abraham of Gurrington, and East India Company official
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Seymour, Nathaniel
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Berkeley Art Museum, 1995-08-23 - 1995-11-19)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 1995-12-10 - 1996-02-04)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Joslyn Art Museum, 1996-03-09 - 1996-05-05)
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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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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Nathaniel Seymour
between 1730 and 1735
Not on view
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Sir William Beechey, 1753–1839
Portrait of a Boy
ca. 1790
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Elizabeth Emma Soyer (née Jones), 1813–1842
Young Mariner and Dog
1833
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John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Portrait of a Man and a Boy Looking at Prints
between 1765 and 1770
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John Opie, 1761–1807
Thomas Abraham of Gurrington, Devon
1784
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