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Dean, John, 1754–1798
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Barry, James, 1741–1806
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Hals, Franz, ca. 1580–1666
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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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Period
18th century
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laid paper
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mezzotint
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black ink
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black chalk
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brown wash
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graphite
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pens
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watercolor
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wove paper
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intaglio print
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drawing
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portrait
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Greece
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Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant
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Olympia
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Pistyll Rhaeadr
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Powys
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Bourguignon, Louis Dominique (1693–1721), highwayman
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Cupid
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Hercules
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A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
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Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
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Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Cupid in the Character of a Link Boy
1777
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Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Cartouche
1777
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Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790
The Musical Boy
1777
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
View of the Rhydaer
1777
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James Barry, 1741–1806
Study of Hercules for 'Crowning the Victors at Olympia'
between 1777 and 1780