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Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675–1734
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century
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17th century-18th century
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brown ink
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pen
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graphite
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laid paper
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arches
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balustrade
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balustrades
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beards
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cartouches
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ceiling
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ceilings
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Apollo
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Ceiling Decoration (with a Parrot)
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Lunette
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Apollo and the Muses
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Wall Panel
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Ceiling
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Sheet of Classical Figure Studies
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Design for the Decoration of a Staircase
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