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Prints and Drawings
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McArdell, James, ca. 1729–1765
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Correggio, Antonio Allegri, ca. 1489/94–1534
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Furini, Francesco, 1603–1646
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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Wilson, Richard, 1713–1782
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1729
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1733
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1761
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1765
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1766
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1774
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1811
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1728
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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Paintings
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male
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18th century
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laid paper
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mezzotint
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graphite
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intaglio print
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drawing
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painting
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portrait
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literary theme
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boxes (containers)
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bridge (built work)
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correctional institution
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crest
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fathers
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jail
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keys
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people
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prison
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shield
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spears
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stage
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trees
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water
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Associated People
Gulliver, Lemuel, fictional protagonist and narrator of 'Gulliver's Travels', a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726
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Lilliputians
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Exhibition History
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters, 1730-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-10-05 - 2006-12-31)
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Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
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Great British Paintings from American Collections: Holbein to Hockney (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2002-02-01 - 2002-05-05)
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Great British Paintings from American Collections: Holbein to Hockney (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-12-30)
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In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-03-24 - 2023-12-03)
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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The Art of Music (San Diego Museum of Art, 2015-09-26 - 2016-02-07)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1998-05-01 - 1998-07-05)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of South Australia, 1998-09-16 - 1998-11-15)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Queensland Art Gallery, 1998-07-15 - 1998-09-06)
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William Hogarth - A Selection of Painting from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (National Gallery of Art, 1971-02-12 - 1971-05-30)
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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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William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Beggar's Opera
1729
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Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782
Gulliver Bound by the Lilliputians
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Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Lisabetta
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Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765
Ghismonda
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