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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century
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brown ink
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oil paint
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wove paper
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children
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Cymbeline, play by William Shakespeare
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The Winter's Tale, play by William Shakespeare
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armchairs
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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West, Benjamin (1738–1820), American history painter active in Britain
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Exhibition History
American Art and Artifacts - The Interpretation of Objects (Yale University Art Gallery, 1979-09-11 - 1980-01-06)
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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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Benjamin West (1738-1820) (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1989-05-28 - 1989-08-20)
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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 Conversation Piece - Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-10-01 - 1980-11-30)
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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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Benjamin West, 1738–1820
The Artist and His Family
ca. 1772
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Illustration for Shakespeare's " A Winter's Tale" or '"Cymbeline"
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