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Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
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Smirke, Mary
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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female
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Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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Period
18th century-19th century
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graphite
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watercolor
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wove paper
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landscape
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United Kingdom
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Cupid
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Diana
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Exhibition History
Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
Cader Idris, North Wales
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
Staithes, Yorkshire
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, with Satyrs, sleeping Cupid and a Pegasus in a Wooded Landscape
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
London from Blackheath
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