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Ramsay, Allan, 1713–1784
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Barret, George, 1732–1784
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Kent, William, ca.1686–1748
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Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646–1723
3
Unknown artist
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Alexander, John, 1686–before 1768
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Ashton, Matthew, active 1728
1
BEARD, Thomas, op. 1728?
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Buck, Nathaniel, active 1727–1753
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Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
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Faber, John the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
1
Jamesone, George, 1587/8–1644
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Kirkall, Elisha, ca. 1682–1742
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Lens, Peter Paul, 1714–1750
1
Maurer, John, active 1713–1761
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Prenner, Anton Joseph von, 1683–1761
1
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Richardson, Jonathan the Elder, 1667–1745
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Saraceni, Carlo, c.1579–1620
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Drawings & Watercolors
23
Prints
9
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
3
Archives & Manuscripts
1
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male
34
unknown
3
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Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
5
Album of Original Sketches by Sir Joshua Reynolds
1
Period
18th century
34
19th century
2
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laid paper
29
graphite
13
black chalk
12
pen
9
black ink
8
white chalk
8
wove paper
6
mezzotint
5
brown wash
4
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watercolor
4
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3
stumping
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intaglio print
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indenture
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figure study
14
portrait
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figure study
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portrait
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head
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coats
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cuff links
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men
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oval
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woman
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women
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England
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Buckingham
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Buckinghamshire
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Stowe house
3
Greater London
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London
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Chiswick
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Stowe
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Alexander
1
Beales, William (Weaver)
1
Boulter, Hugh (1672–1742), archbishop
1
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820
1
George IV (1762–1830), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and king of Hanover
1
Holofernes
1
Judith
1
Richardson, Jonathan, the elder (1667–1745), portrait painter and writer
1
Spill, William, born ca. 1720
1
Exhibition History
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
2
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
2
British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
1
Goya and the Satirical Print in England and on the Continent 1730 - 1850 (McMullen Museum of Art, 1991-01-28 - 1991-06-29)
1
Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
1
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
The Anglo-American Artist in Italy 1750-1820 (University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, 1982-04-07 - 1982-05-09)
1
The Architect and the British Country House (High Museum of Art, 1986-08-03 - 1986-09-27)
1
The Architect and the British Country House (National Academy Museum & School, 1986-05-04 - 1986-06-20)
1
The Architect and the British Country House (The Octagon Museum, 1985-11-05 - 1986-04-06)
1
The Early Georgian Landscape Garden (Yale Center for British Art, 1983-04-20 - 1983-06-26)
1
The World of Alexander Pope (Yale Center for British Art, 1988-04-08 - 1988-05-29)
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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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English
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study for a Portrait of a Seated Gentleman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Costume Study for a Portrait of a Man
undated
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William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Entrance Screen at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Plan
ca. 1733
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George Barret, ca. 1728/32–1784
River Bank With High Rocks
undated
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John Maurer, active 1713–1761
The Mansion House
undated
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George Barret, ca. 1728/32–1784
Landscape with Trees and Sheep (Park Landscape with Sheep)
undated
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William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Design for Ceiling and Wall Decoration
between 1728 and 1732
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William Kent, ca.1686–1748
The Treasury, Whitehall, London: Alternate Elevations of the Facade
ca. 1733
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William Kent, ca.1686–1748
Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Elevation and Section of Chimney Piece in the Hall
ca. 1733
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George Barret, ca. 1728/32–1784
The Acacia Tree - Figures in a Park
undated
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George Barret, ca. 1728/32–1784
River with Angler
undated
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Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745
Self-Portrait
ca. 1733
13
James Stuart, 1713–1788
Trumpeter on Galloping Horse
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Man Standing, Leaning on Left Elbow, Full-Length
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Man Standing Holding a Staff in His Left Hand, Full Length
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Head of a Young Woman or Man
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
George IV, When Prince of Wales
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Head of a Woman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study for a Portrait of a Woman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Head of a Young Woman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study for the Portrait of a Woman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study for a Portrait of a Woman
undated
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Portrait of a Young Girl
undated
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Print made by Elisha Kirkall, ca. 1682–1742
A Midnight Modern Conversation
ca. 1733, printed after 1779
25
Print made by John Alexander, 1686–before 1768
George Jameson
1728
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Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study of a Hand Holding a Hat
undated
27
John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Matthew Prior
1728
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George Vertue, 1684–1756
James Craggs the Elder
1728
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Peter Paul Lens, 1714–1750
Studies of Human Head with Canine Features
1728
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Samuel Buck, 1696–1779
The South East View of Alnwick Castle in Northumberland
1728
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Print made by Anton Joseph von Prenner, 1683–1761
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
1728
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Thomas Beard, op. 1728?
Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh
1728
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792
Woman and Infant
undated
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unknown artist
Sir Richard Steele
ca.1733
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unknown artist
Sir Richard Steele
ca.1733
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Indenture placing William Spill into the service of William Beales, broad weaver
1728 April 8