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Balugani, Luigi Antonio Melchiorre, 1737–1771
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Smirke, Mary
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Metsu, Gabriel, 1629–1667
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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Period
18th century
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18th century-19th century
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Materials & Techniques
graphite
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laid paper
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wove paper
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brown ink
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watercolor
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pen
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mezzotint
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architectural subject
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leaves
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heads
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knife
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Cader Idris
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Europe
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Merionethshire
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Snowdonia National Park
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Exhibition History
Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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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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Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738–1821
A Smoker
1768
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Legva' (Podocarpus gracilior)
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Menghi (Rhus glutinosa)
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Semezza (Ruttya speciosa)
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Beidelsar (Asclepias procera)
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Ciath (Catha edulis)
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Designs for Medals
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study for a Relief with Romanesque Figures
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study for a Piece of Furniture
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
Cader Idris, North Wales
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