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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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The Agreeable Surprise
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18th century
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laid paper
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watercolor
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black chalk
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The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781
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Charenton-le-Pont
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Cowslip (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Edwin, John, the elder (1749–1790), actor and singer
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Lingo (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Wells [née Davies; other married name Sumbel], Mary Stephens (1762–1829), actress
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English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove
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Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
South Mimms Church, Hertfordshire
1787
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
The Watermill Above the Bridge at Charenton
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John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787