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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Hoppner, John, 1758–1810
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Paintings
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male
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18th century
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canvas
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oil paint
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painting (technique)
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portrait
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portrait
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Heberden, Mary (1761–1832)
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Lane, Louisa
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Nollekens, Joseph (1737–1823), sculptor
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saint
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Exhibition History
"Brilliant Effects" [ Jewels ] (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-07-10 - 2004-01-10)
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Artists' Portraits (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-02-06 - 2002-03-24)
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Benjamin West : Fidelia and Speranza (Timken Museum of Art, 2004-11-05 - 2005-02-27)
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Benjamin West and his American Students (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, 1980-10-06 - 1981-01-05)
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Benjamin West and his American Students (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1981-01-30 - 1981-04-19)
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Noble Simplicity and Silent Greatness - Neoclassical Art from 1700 - 1900 (Yale University Art Gallery, 1991-04-26 - 1991-09-29)
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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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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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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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John Francis Rigaud, 1742–1810
Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne
1772
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John Hoppner, 1758–1810
Louisa Lane, Called 'Cecilia'
exhibited 1782
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Benjamin West, 1738–1820
The Cave of Despair
1772
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Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Mary Heberden
ca. 1777
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