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Thompson, William John Sir, 1771–1845
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Cook, Thomas, 1744–1818
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Cosway, Richard, 1742–1821
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De, Wilde Samuel, 1748–1832
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Longman,, active 1804–1914
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Saillair, Louis, 1748–1795
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Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
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male
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King Lear
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Period
18th century
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18th century-19th century
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Materials & Techniques
laid paper
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gum arabic
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ivory
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ormolu
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scraping out
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watercolor
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black ink
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brown wash
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etching (printing process)
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graphite
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line engraving
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soft-ground etching
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portrait
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man
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portrait
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King Lear, play by William Shakespeare
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Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
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beard
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buttons (fasteners)
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cauldron
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coat
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cravat
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figure study
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gesture
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head
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moustache
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plays by William Shakespeare
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wig
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Johnson, Samuel (1709–1784), author and lexicographer
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King Lear (character in King Lear)
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Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
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Exhibition History
Crown Pictorial - Art and the British Monarchy (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-12-05 - 1991-02-17)
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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, Gift of Ann and Kenneth Rapoport
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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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Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Chauncey B. Tinker, B.A. 1899
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Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832
Head of a Man with a Beard and Long Hair in the Wind
1786
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Print made by Louis Sailliar, 1748–1795
His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales
1786-1787
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Print made by Thomas Cook, 1744–1818
Samuel Johnson, L. L. D
1786
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Sir William John Thompson, 1771–1845
Young Man Facing to his Right, from a Pair of Portraits, Probably Brothers
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Sir William John Thompson, 1771–1845
A Young Man Facing to his Left, from a Pair of Portraits, Probably Brothers
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