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Atkins, Samuel, active 1787–1808
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Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
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Nixon, John, ca. 1760–1818
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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18th century-19th century
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graphite
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men
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Exhibition History
Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)
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Picturing Britain - Paul Sandby (1731-1809) - A Bicentenary Exhibition (National Gallery of Scotland, 2009-11-07 - 2010-02-07)
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Picturing Britain - Paul Sandby (1731-1809) - A Bicentenary Exhibition (Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, 2009-07-25 - 2009-10-18)
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Picturing Britain - Paul Sandby (1731-1809) - A Bicentenary Exhibition (Royal Academy of Arts, 2010-03-13 - 2010-06-13)
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Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
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Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
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The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
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Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
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John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Eastbourne from Lord G.: Cavendish's Seat in the Park
1787
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John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
The Steine, Brighton
1787
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Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
The Woodyard, Great Windsor Park
ca. 1792
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Charles Gore, 1729–1807
Herstmonceux
1787
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
Ships of the Line off Dover
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Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W
ca. 1792
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
A Trading Brig Preparing to Set Sail on the Thames, Warships Running Down the Estuary Beyond
between 1787 and 1808
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
Men-of-War and other Shipping on the Thames (most probably at Deptford)
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boulogne Harbour
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping on the Medway, Kent
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
The Watermill Above the Bridge at Charenton
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