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Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Fisher, Edward, 1722–1785
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Alken, Samuel, 1756–1815
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Dixon, John, ca. 1740–1811
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Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740–1812
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Rosa, Salvator, 1615–1673
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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Thornton, Juliet, active 1771
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Watson, Thomas, 1743–1781
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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female
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unknown
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Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
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Period
18th century
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18th century-19th century
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Materials & Techniques
laid paper
11
graphite
8
gray wash
7
pen
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black ink
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mezzotint
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brown ink
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watercolor
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gray ink
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wove paper
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drawing
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watercolor
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architectural subject
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portrait
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sporting art
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animal art
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figure study
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historical subject
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Neoclassical
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architectural subject
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rosettes
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stairs
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balustrades
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festoons
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staircases
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doors
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sphinx
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urns
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frames (furnishings)
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horse (animal)
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portrait
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sporting art
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Corinthian order
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Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)
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acanthus
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animal art
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ceilings
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chariots (ancient vehicles)
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Headfort House
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Ireland
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Kells
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Leinster
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Meath
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Associated People
Kennedy, Polly (fl. 1781), courtesan and mistress of Sir Charles Bunbury
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Lennox, Lady Sarah (1745–1826), noblewoman and society beauty
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Exhibition History
City Dwellings and Country Houses - Robert Adam and his Style (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 1982-01-19 - 1982-04-11)
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Ireland - Art on a World Stage 1690-1840 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-03-17 - 2015-06-07)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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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)
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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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John Dixon, ca. 1740–1811
Elizabeth, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery, with Her Son, Honorable, George, Lord Herbert
1771
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Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
A Windy Day
ca. 1776
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Print made by Thomas Watson, 1743–1781
Miss Polly Kennedy
1771
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Print made by Juliet Thornton, active 1771
Diogenes
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Staircase Ceiling
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
1771
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
1771 or 1772
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Robert Adam, 1728–1792
Headfort House, Ireland: Section of the Staircase
between 1771 and 1775
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Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
The Honorable George Seymour Conway
1771
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Edward Fisher, 1722–1785
Lady Sarah Bunbury
ca. 1776
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unknown artist
Tattersall's Training School
1771
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Samuel Alken, 1756–1815
Groom with a Rearing Horse
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