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Varley, Cornelius, 1781–1873
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Brooking, Charles, 1723–1759
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Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842
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Godfrey, Richard Bernard, 1728–op.1794
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Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
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18th century-19th century
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18th century
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laid paper
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watercolor
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hand coloring
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death of Dido; she climbs the funeral pyre and falls upon the sword of Aeneas
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Harlech Castle
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Dido
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (The State Hermitage Museum, 2007-10-23 - 2008-01-13)
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)
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Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)
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Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27)
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Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour (Tate Britain, 2002-07-04 - 2002-09-29)
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Joseph Grozer, ca. 1755–1798
The Death of Dido
1796
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Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Study near Harlech Castle
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Richard Bernard Godfrey, 1728–op.1794
Ships in Distress
1796
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Cornelius Varley, 1781–1873
Laying Storm Anchors
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John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Aberystwyth Castle
1796 to 1806