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Unknown artist
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Dance, George, 1741–1825
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Chelsum, James, 1738–1801
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Houston, Richard, ca. 1721–1775
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Smart, John, 1741–1811
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Barry, James, 1741–1806
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Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741–1807
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Cole, Benjamin, 1697–1783
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McArdell, James, ca. 1729–1765
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Spencer, Thomas, 1700–1753
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
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Canot, Pierre Charles, ca. 1710–1777
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Gravelot, Hubert-François, 1699–1773
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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Raphael,, Italian, 1483–1520
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Rijn, Rembrandt van, 1606–1669
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Seymour, James, 1702–1752
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Bacon, John, 1740–1799
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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
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Drawings & Watercolors
42
Prints
39
Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
2
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
1
Creator Gender
male
75
unknown
15
female
6
Collective Title
Twelve Portraits of Race Horses
6
Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
4
The Invasion
2
William Maitland, History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time
2
Geometrical Plan of His Majesty's Dockyard
1
History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time
1
Period
18th century
47
18th century-19th century
37
Materials & Techniques
laid paper
51
graphite
34
watercolor
16
mezzotint
13
pen
13
gray wash
12
wove paper
12
black ink
11
brown ink
10
brown wash
7
etching (printing process)
6
black chalk
5
gray ink
5
gouache
4
line engraving
3
white chalk
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ivory
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watercolor
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portrait
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figure study
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genre subject
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animal art
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sporting art
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marine art
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portrait
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column (architectural element)
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England
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United Kingdom
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Rome
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Avon
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Barnes
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Bridgnorth
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Devon
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Greater London
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Hamoaze
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Kew
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London
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Merchant Taylors' School
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Northwood
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Plymouth
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Associated People
Kauffmann, Angelica (1741–1807), history and portrait painter
2
Saint Sebastian (d. ca. 288), Christian saint and martyr
2
Ashton, Thomas (1767–1775), cleric
1
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron Melcombe (1690/91–1762), politician and diarist
1
Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
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John the Baptist (c. 6 BC–c. AD 36)
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Johnson, Samuel (1709–1784), author and lexicographer
1
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Dutch painter, draftsman, and printmaker
1
Robinson, Thomas, first Baron Grantham (1695–1770), diplomatist and politician
1
St. Joseph
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Stubbs, George (1724–1806), painter, engraver, and anatomist
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The Virgin Mary
1
Wigram, William Pitt (1806–1870), Reverend
1
Wingram, Eleanor [nee Watts] (1767–1841)
1
Exhibition History
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
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Rembrandt in Eighteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, 1983-10-19 - 1983-12-30)
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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English Caricature - 1620 to the Present (National Gallery of Canada, 1985-02-26 - 1985-05-10)
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English Caricature - 1620 to the Present (The Library of Congress, 1984-11-13 - 1985-02-26)
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English Caricature - 1620 to the Present (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985-06-04 - 1985-09-05)
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English Caricature - 1620 to the Present (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-09-01 - 1985-11-13)
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George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
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James Barry - Tate (Tate Britain, 1983-02-09 - 1983-03-20)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
1
The Art of Paul Sandby (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-04-10 - 1985-06-23)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
1
William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-02-14 - 2019-05-20)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
73
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Yale Center for British Art
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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert
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Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection
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William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Invasion, Plate I: France
1756
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William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Invasion, Plate II: England
1756
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James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Lady Elizabeth Montagu
1756
4
John Alexander Gresse, 1741–1794
A Town Seen From the Banks of a River
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5
Attributed to Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Portrait of a Lady
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attributed to Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Scene in a Roman Prison
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Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Sleepy Maid
1756
8
James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Catherine Chambers
1756
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Benjamin Cole, 1697–1783
Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward Within
1756
10
Print made by Benjamin Cole, 1697–1783
Bishopsgate Ward Within and Without, According to a New Survey
1756
11
James Barry, 1741–1806
Rome, A View of the Arch of Constantine with Other Ruins
undated
12
Allan Ramsay, 1713–1784
Study for the Portrait of William Guise
ca. 1761
13
George Dance, 1741–1825
Portrait of a Fat Man, Head and Shoulders
undated
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James Barry, 1741–1806
Study for Saint Sebastian
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Print made by Jean B. C. Chatelain, 1710–1771
A View from Durdham-Down near Bristol looking down the Avon
1756
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unknown artist
Four Figures on a Sheet
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Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Mary Duchess of Ancaster
1756
18
unknown artist
A Donkey
1756
19
Print made by Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Geometrical Plan of his Majesty's Dockyard, near Plymouth
1756
20
John Smart, 1741–1811
Portrait of a Young Man
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Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Self Portrait
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Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Self-Portrait
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Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
A Frieze: Men Planting Trees, Women Gathering Blossoms and Watering Flowers
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24
Richard Cosway, 1742–1821
Portrait of a Young Lady
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Benjamin Cole, 1697–1783
Walbrook Ward and Dowgate Ward
1756
26
unknown artist
The Foundling Hospital, London
1756
27
Print made by John Boydell, 1720–1804
Night
1756
28
Pierre-Etienne Falconet, 1741–1791
George Stubbs
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James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Catherine Chambers (née Moore)
1756
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Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Mary Duchess of Ancaster
1756
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John Bacon, 1740–1799
Allegorical female figure: piety holding a nest of pelicans
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James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Thomas Ashton D.D
1756
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Anthony Walker, 1726–1765
Britannia in Distress
1756
34
James Barry, 1741–1806
Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind
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Paul Sandby, 1731–1809
Caricature of George Bubb Dodington and Sir Thomas Robinson
ca. 1761
36
John Smart, 1741–1811
A Porcupine Fish
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Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777
Near Plymouth with the Ordinance Wharfe..
1756
38
George Dance, 1741–1825
Soldier's Head: front and back
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39
Print made by James Barry, 1741–1806
St. Sebastian
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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
The Fair Alsatian
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unknown artist
Head of a Lion
1756
42
Print made by Benjamin Cole, 1697–1783
Merchant Taylors' School and St. Paul's School
1756
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George Dance, 1741–1825
A Fist Fight, With the Prince Regent Among the Spectators
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Benjamin Cole, 1697–1783
Designs for Blackfriars Bridge
1756
45
Print made by James Barry, 1741–1806
Sacra Christi Familia
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46
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of Babraham
1756
47
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of the Fine Chesnut Arabian
1756
48
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of White-Nose
1756
49
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of the Cullen Arabian
1756
50
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of Bay Bolton
1756
51
Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
The Portraiture of Bald Charlotte
1756
52
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
53
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
54
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
55
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
56
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
57
John Holland, born 1734
The Raising of Lazarus
1756
58
Print made by John Hinde, active 1735–1744
Portrait of Rembrandt, Detail of Self-Portrait with Saskia
1756
59
Print made by unknown artist
Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti
1756
60
unknown artist
Samuel Johnson
undated
61
John Skippe, 1741–1812
Tall Monument at a Roadside
undated
62
John Smart, 1741–1811
Mrs. Ward
undated
63
John Smart, 1741–1811
Miss Bennett
undated
64
John Smart, 1741–1811
Lady George Sutton
undated
65
John Smart, 1741–1811
Portrait of a young man taken from the life, facing left
undated
66
Sir William Chambers, 1723–1796
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Design for Interior of a Mosque
ca. 1761
67
John Smart, 1741–1811
Lt. Charles Kenworthy Smart
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John Smart, 1741–1811
Lady Wigram with Her Infant Son, William Pitt Wigram
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69
George Dance, 1741–1825
And Courtiers to Their Idol Bend
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70
George Dance, 1741–1825
The Collector
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George Dance, 1741–1825
Two Ladies Standing in Conversation, Presumably a Scene from a Play
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72
Nicholas Thomas Dall, op.1748–, d.1777
Ceiling Design
1756
73
George Dance, 1741–1825
Cut and Come Again
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74
George Dance, 1741–1825
Miss Greatorex
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75
George Dance, 1741–1825
Mr. Rokeley
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76
George Dance, 1741–1825
A Vestry Disputing about the Parish Rates
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77
George Dance, 1741–1825
Mr. Hay
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78
Attributed to George Dance, 1741–1825
The Peep Show
undated
79
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Study of a Lady
undated
80
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Design for a Coin: Chambre du Commerce de Picarde; First Draft
ca. 1761
81
Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Girl and Youth at a Table
undated
82
attributed to Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
Study of a Back of a Female Nude, Standing
undated
83
Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773
Port Mahon
between 1756 and 1773
84
Print made by unknown artist
The Excise Office
1756