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Smirke, Mary
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
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Dawe, Philip, ca.1750–ca.1790
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Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
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18th century-19th century
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18th century
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laid paper
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wove paper
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Adonis
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Venus
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Exhibition History
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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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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Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
1768
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Man Seated while Speaking to a Soldier Who is Standing
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Sketch of a Battle Sceene, from Shakespeare's Play, Titus Andronicus
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene from Timon of Athens
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Scene
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Lady Almiria Carpenter
1768