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Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818
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Barker, Thomas, 1769–1847
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King Lear
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gouache
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Banks, Joseph, 1743–1820.
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Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818.
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Boston (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Cragg, William A. -- Bookplate.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1784–1800.
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Fishing -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Fydell, Thomas, 1740–1812.
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King Lear, Act V, Scene III
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King Lear, play by William Shakespeare
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Knatchbull, Wyndham, 1786–1868 -- Provenance.
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Lincolnshire (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Lincolnshire (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
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St. Botolph's Church (Boston, England)
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Stanhope, Beryl -- Provenance.
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Stanhope, Edward, 1840–1893 -- Provenance.
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Stanhope, Richard Philip -- Provenance.
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Witham, River (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Boston (England)
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Banks, Joseph, 1743–1820
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Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818
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Cordelia (character in King Lear)
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Fydell, Thomas, 1740–1812
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King Lear (character in King Lear)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Exhibition History
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
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English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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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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Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744–1818
Sir Joseph Banks's fishery book of the River Witham in Lincolnshire
1784-1800