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Paintings and Sculpture
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Devis, Arthur, 1711–1787
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Highmore, Joseph, 1692–1780
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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Nollekens, Joseph Francis, 1702–1748
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Paintings
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18th century
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canvas
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oil paint
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painting (technique)
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painting
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figure study
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portrait
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children
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landscape
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Rococo
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angels
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baby
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breeches
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brother
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buckles
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cannon
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cave
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childhood
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coat
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costume
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cravat
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Exhibition History
Basic Instincts (The Foundling Museum, 2017-09-29 - 2018-01-07)
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Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
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The Conversation Piece - Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-10-01 - 1980-11-30)
1
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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William Hogarth - A Selection of Painting from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (National Gallery of Art, 1971-02-12 - 1971-05-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of John Davis Skilton, Jr.
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Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Gentleman with a Cannon
1741
Not on view
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Joseph Francis Nollekens, 1702–1748
Children Playing with a Hobby Horse
between 1741 and 1747
Not on view
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Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
The Angel of Mercy
ca. 1746
Not on view