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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
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Johnson, J, active 1771–1793
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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The Agreeable Surprise
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The Temple of Folly
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18th century
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laid paper
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black chalk
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etching (printing process)
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gouache
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literary theme
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ribbons
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woman
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The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781
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actor
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arrows
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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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Exhibition History
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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Print made by Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825
The Mighty Mother Sails Through the Air
1787
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John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787