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Prints and Drawings
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Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675–1734
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Lens, Bernard II, 1659–1725
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Cooper, Edward, active 1682, died 1725
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Coypel, Antoine, 1661–1722
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Faithorne, William II, ca. 1669–1703
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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unknown
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Period
17th century
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17th century-18th century
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18th century
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Materials & Techniques
laid paper
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brown ink
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graphite
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mezzotint
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pen
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brown wash
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gray wash
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drawing
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intaglio print
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watercolor
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religious and mythological subject
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architectural subject
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religious and mythological subject
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architectural subject
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women
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bust
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cave
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figures (representations)
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men
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pillar
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statues
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tomb
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vines
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Christianity
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Mary kneels weeping before Christ; sometimes Christ is also shown weeping
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Old Testament
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angels
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animal
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annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air
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arrow
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beard
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biblical studies
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As-Samirah
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Israel
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Associated People
Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
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Apollo
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Martha, sister of Mary of Bethany
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Mary Magdalen, Saint
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Mary Magdalene, Saint (early 1st c. AD – mid-late 1st c. AD)
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Mary of Bethany (1stC), biblical figure
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The Virgin Mary
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muses
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saint
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Exhibition History
Fancy Pieces - Genre Mezzotints by Robert Robinson & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1994-11-19 - 1995-01-29)
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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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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Apollo and the Muses
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
The Angel appearing to the shepherds, the visitation, and the annunciation: a sheet of notes for a proposed decorative scheme with 3 sketches of paintings for overdoors
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Print made by William Faithorne the Younger, ca. 1669–1703
Mary Commended, Martha Reprehended
between 1690 and 1703
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Print made by Jacob Gole, 1660–1737
Le Tombaux de Marie Magdeleine
1690s
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unknown artist
Design for the Decoration of a Staircase
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Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725
The Tomb of Mary Magdalene
1690s