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Prints and Drawings
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Adams, Francis E., active ca.1760–1775
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Allan, David, 1744–1796
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Bowles, John, 1701–1779
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Bretherton, James, ca. 1730–1806
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Bunbury, Henry William, 1750–1811
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Wheatley, Francis, 1747–1801
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Prints
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Paintings
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
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Tristam Shandy
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18th century
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laid paper
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etching (printing process)
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mezzotint
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painting (technique)
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bonnet
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book
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fashion
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men
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mother
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ribbons
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ruffle
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trim
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wig
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Europe
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St. Peter's Basilica
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Vatican City
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Browne, George, Principal Clerk of the Westminster Fire Office
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Browne, Mary (wife of George Browne, Principal Clerk of the Westminster Fire Office)
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Corporal Trim
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Doctor Slop
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Obadiah
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St. Peter
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Tristam Shandy
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Uncle Toby
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saint
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Exhibition History
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05)
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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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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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1998-05-01 - 1998-07-05)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of South Australia, 1998-09-16 - 1998-11-15)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Queensland Art Gallery, 1998-07-15 - 1998-09-06)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
The Browne Family
ca. 1778
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Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
The Damnation of Obadiah
1773
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Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Pilgrims Paying Their Devotion in St. Peters at Rome
between 1773 and 1775
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Print made by unknown artist
Lady Time Present and Lady Time Past
1773
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Print made by Francis E. Adams, active ca.1760–1775
Heyday! Is This My Daughter Anne!
1773