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Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
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Atkins, Samuel, active 1787–1808
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18th century-19th century
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wove paper
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watercolor
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Exhibition History
Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
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Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)
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Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
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Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)
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Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
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John Nixon, ca. 1760–1818
Eastbourne from Lord G.: Cavendish's Seat in the Park
1787
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follower of François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping Off the Coast
undated
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
View of Sheerness
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boats on a Calm Sea
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William Daniell, 1769–1837
Madras
ca. 1792
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
Merchant Ship off Shore
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
Ships of the Line off Dover
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
A Trading Brig Preparing to Set Sail on the Thames, Warships Running Down the Estuary Beyond
between 1787 and 1808
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
A Warship Preparing to Leave the Anchorage
between 1787 and 1808
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
Men-of-War and other Shipping on the Thames (most probably at Deptford)
undated
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping on the Medway, Kent
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Ships Heeling Over in a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boats on a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Ships Anchored Offshore in a Calm Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
A Stormy Sea, Evening
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