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Davis, Samuel, 1760–1819
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Jones, Thomas, 1742–1803
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century
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18th century-19th century
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laid paper
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watercolor
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gouache
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Grand Tour
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trees
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tunnel
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Africa
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Europe
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Grotto of Sejanus
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Italy
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Naples
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Posíllipo
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Saint Helena
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Exhibition History
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
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Thomas Jones (1742-1803) (National Museum Wales, 2003-05-21 - 2003-08-10)
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Thomas Jones (1742-1803) (The National Gallery, London, 2003-11-12 - 2004-01-15)
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Thomas Jones (1742-1803) (Whitworth Art Gallery, 2003-08-22 - 2003-10-26)
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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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Thomas Jones, 1742–1803
The Grotto at Posillipo
ca. 1782
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Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Distant View of an Island
between 1777 and 1808