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Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
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Atkins, Samuel, active 1787–1808
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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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Collective Title
The Agreeable Surprise
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18th century-19th century
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18th century
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wove paper
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brown ink
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brown wash
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gouache
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watercolor
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black ink
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card
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black chalk
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stumping
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marine art
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marine art
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barrel
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The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781
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actor
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birds
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England
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Europe
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Kent
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United Kingdom
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Cowslip (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Edwin, John, the elder (1749–1790), actor and singer
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Lingo (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Wells [née Davies; other married name Sumbel], Mary Stephens (1762–1829), actress
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Exhibition History
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
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Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (National Maritime Museum, 2005-08-25 - 2005-10-25)
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Masters of the Sea - British Marine Watercolors (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-06-10 - 1987-08-02)
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Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
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follower of François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping Off the Coast
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boats on a Calm Sea
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John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787
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Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808
A Warship Preparing to Leave the Anchorage
between 1787 and 1808
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Ships Heeling Over in a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Boats on a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Shipping on the Medway, Kent
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Ships Anchored Offshore in a Calm Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Wrecked Ship in a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
A Stormy Sea, Evening
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Nearing Port in a Stormy Sea
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
Jetty in a Storm
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