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Paintings and Sculpture
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Boyne, John, ca. 1750–1810
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Garrard, George, 1760–1826
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Morland, George, 1763–1804
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Nutter, William, 1754–1802
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The Merchant of Venice
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18th century
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canvas
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oil paint
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animal art
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sporting art
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breeches
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men
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The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I
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animal art
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bench
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boy
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buckles
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cane
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caraco
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chemise
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child
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clouds
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Antonio (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Bassiano (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Duke of Venice (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Macklin, Charles (1699?–1797), actor and playwright
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Pope, Elizabeth (1739x45–1797), actress
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Portia (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Shylock (character in The Merchant of Venice)
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Exhibition History
Noble Exercise - The Sporting Ideal in Eighteenth-Century British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-07-14 - 1982-09-19)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
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The Paul Mellon Bequest : Treasures of a Lifetime (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-02-17 - 2001-04-29)
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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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George Garrard, 1760–1826
A Bay Horse Approached by a Stable-Lad with Food and a Halter
1789
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George Morland, 1763–1804
A Party Angling
1789
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William Nutter, 1754–1802
Mr. Macklin and Mrs. Pope in the Characters of Shylock and Portia
1789