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Beechey, William, Sir, 1753–1839
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Hodges, Charles Howard, 1764–1837
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Morland, George, 1763–1804
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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male
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18th century
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canvas
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laid paper
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oil paint
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Dashwood, Anne (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway
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Exhibition History
Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2006-02-11 - 2006-05-14)
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Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's " Cottage Door " (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-10-06 - 2005-12-31)
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Art in Focus : The British Castle - A Symbol in Stone (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-04-07 - 2017-08-06)
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Life in England 1750 - 1850 (Paul Mellon Arts Center, 1990-03-27 - 1990-05-21)
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Sidesaddle, 1690-1935 (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2018-09-07 - 2019-03-24)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Berkeley Art Museum, 1995-08-23 - 1995-11-19)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 1995-12-10 - 1996-02-04)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Joslyn Art Museum, 1996-03-09 - 1996-05-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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George Morland, 1763–1804
The Squire's Door
ca. 1790
Not on view
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Sir William Beechey, 1753–1839
Portrait of a Boy
ca. 1790
Not on view
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Sir William Beechey, 1753–1839
Portrait of a Girl
ca. 1790
Not on view
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Print made by Charles Howard Hodges, 1764–1837
Lady Dashwood & Child
1785
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imitator of Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Wooded Landscape with Figures, Cottage and Cow
between 1785 and 1788
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Open Landscape with Figures, Cows and Cottage
between 1785 and 1788