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Grose, Francis Capt., 1731–1791
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Long, Amelia, 1762–1837
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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18th century
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Francis Towne (Leeds Art Gallery, 1997-10-02 - 1998-01-04)
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Francis Towne (Tate Britain, 1997-06-24 - 1997-09-14)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove
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Amelia Long, 1762–1837
St. Paul's and Blackfriars Bridge
undated
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Amelia Long, 1762–1837
On the Cam . . . back of St. John's College, Cambridge
undated
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James Moore, 1762–1799
Pevensey Castle, Sussex
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Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
The Arches Near the East Gate, Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
1777
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Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
Priory Old House, Thetford
1777
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William Sawrey Gilpin, 1762–1843
Priory At Dover
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Francis Towne, 1740–1816
View of the Rhydaer
1777
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Hinton St. George, Somerset: Plan of Stables
1777