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Smirke, Mary
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Balugani, Luigi Antonio Melchiorre, 1737–1771
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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753–1827
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Cozens, John Robert, 1752–1797
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female
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Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
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18th century-19th century
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18th century
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brown ink
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wove paper
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graphite
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pen
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watercolor
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gouache
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white gouache
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oil paint
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squaring (transferring technique)
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figure study
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military art
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figure study
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men
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trees
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bacchanalia
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crowd
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nudes
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satyrs
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beard
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carrying
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clouds
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leaves
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lust
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putti
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river
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Bristol
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Cader Idris
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England
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Europe
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Gwynedd
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Merionethshire
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Rome
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Snowdonia National Park
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Abraham
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Bacchus
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Isaac
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Susanna
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Exhibition History
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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The Fuseli Circle in Rome - Early Romantic Art in the 1770s (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-09-12 - 1979-11-11)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
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George Romney, 1734–1802
The Accusation of Susanna
ca. 1773
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Sir George Howland Beaumont seventh Baronet, 1753–1827
Tree by Steps
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
Cader Idris, North Wales
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William Hamilton, 1751–1801
Ruins in Rome
between 1768 and 1775
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Deh Hack (Mussaenda arcuata)
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Study of a Bacchanalia Celebration in a Wooded Landscape
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Skech for Timon of Athens
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene from Timon of Athens
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Lady Jane Grey
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Abasis o Abdelasis (Cyperus esculentus)
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Four Fish
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
[One of] Miscellaneous Sketches in Wrapper
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Juniperus Procera
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Luigi Balugani, 1737–1770
Gagudei (Protea gaguedi)
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Studies of a Group of People in a Wooded Clearing
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Nude Figures in a Wooded Area
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Study of a Bacchanalia Celebration in a Wooded Landscape
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
[One from] Illustrations to Shakespeare
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Abraham Being Tested by God
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
First Design of a Battle Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Study of a Bacchanalia Celebration in a Wooded Landscape
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Knights, Paying Homage, to the King
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Semi-Nude Woman, Sitting, with Her Arms Raised Over Her Head
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies From a French MSS Bible Registry
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies from Cotton MSS Nero
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies for Armour
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies from a French MSS Bible Register
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
MSS Bible Regia
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
figure Studies for Medieval Noble Life
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study for a Piece of Furniture
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene of a Bacchanalia
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Wooded Scene with a Couple Laying under a Tree, by a Stream
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Man Seated while Speaking to a Soldier Who is Standing
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene from Don Quixote
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Battle Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study for a Relief with Romanesque Figures
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Armored Knights in Battle with Horses
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman Sleeping in Her Chamber and a Man Standing Over Her Bed
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman, being Taken Away by a Winged Being
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John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Bristol Hot Wells
ca. 1773