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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Smith, John Raphael, 1752–1812
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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
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Paintings
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male
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18th century
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oil paint
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canvas
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laid paper
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mezzotint
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panel (wood)
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painting
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intaglio print
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landscape
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portrait
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landscape
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Grand Tour
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bay (body of water)
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boats
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costume
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herd
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hills
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rowboat
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sheep
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Italy
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Napoli, Golfo di
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Vesuvio
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Exhibition History
Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (Ferrara Galleries of Modern & Contemporary Art, 2001-02-25 - 2001-05-20)
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Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (The Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1999-10-22 - 2000-01-02)
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Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1998-02-08 - 1998-04-26)
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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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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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In a New Light: 500 Years of British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-04-01 - 2026-01-30)
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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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The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Vesuvius from Posillipo
ca. 1788
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Coastal Landscape with a Shepherd and His Flock
between 1783 and 1784
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John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812
Sir Harbord Harbord Bart
1783