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Atkins, Samuel, active 1787–1808
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Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
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Smith, John, 1749–1831
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Drawings & Watercolors
6
Creator Gender
male
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18th century-19th century
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18th century
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Materials & Techniques
wove paper
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watercolor
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graphite
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black ink
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gray ink
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gray wash
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pen
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marine art
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military art
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boats
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ships
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clouds
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birds
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buildings
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Bay of Bengal
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Chennai
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Chennai Port
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Dover
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England
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Europe
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India
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Kent
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Marina Beach
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Tamil Nadu
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United Kingdom
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Exhibition History
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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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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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27)
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Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
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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, 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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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boats on a Calm Sea
undated
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follower of François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping Off the Coast
undated
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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
Ships of the Line off Dover
undated
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William Daniell, 1769–1837
Madras
ca. 1792
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John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
Bay Scene in Moonlight
1787