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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Wheatley, Francis, 1747–1801
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1789
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1857
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1759
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1737
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1745
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1747
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1749
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1750
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1754
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1761
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1780
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1796
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1803
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1810
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1812
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1814
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1826
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1832
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1836
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1837
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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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black chalk
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black ink
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graphite
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varnish
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watercolor
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white gouache
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drawing
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watercolor
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genre subject
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landscape
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sheep
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trees
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apron (main garment)
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dress
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fence
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figures (representations)
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foliage
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fountain
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gate
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goat
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hat
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hills
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kerchief
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landscape
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pastoral
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shepherdess
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shoes (footwear)
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woman
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Exhibition History
Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (Kimbell Art Museum, 1983-12-17 - 1984-02-19)
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Gainsborough Drawings - International Exhibitions Foundation (National Gallery of Art, 1983-10-02 - 1983-12-04)
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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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Thomas Gainsborough (National Gallery of Art, 2003-02-09 - 2003-05-04)
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Thomas Gainsborough (Tate Britain, 2002-10-24 - 2003-01-12)
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Thomas Gainsborough Drawings (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1987-05-01 - 1987-06-12)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Adelaide
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Mountain Landscape with Figures, Sheep and Fountain
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