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Smirke, Mary
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
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Dawe, Philip, ca.1750–ca.1790
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Morland, Henry Robert, 1730–1797
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Greenwood, John, 1727–1792
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Patch, Thomas, 1725–1782
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Sayer, Robert, 1725–1794
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Titian,, 1488/90–1576
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Wilson, James, c.1735–c.1786
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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female
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Collective Title
Robert & Mary Smirke's Illustrated Sketches to Shakespeare
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Smirke [Shakespeare] Album
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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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wove paper
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laid paper
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pen
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graphite
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brown ink
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gouache
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mezzotint
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oil paint
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watercolor
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religious and mythological subject
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figure study
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literary theme
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religious and mythological subject
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woman
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clouds
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costume
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figure study
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flounces
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interior
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jewelry
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women
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allegorical
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book
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bow (costume accessory)
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bracelets (jewelry)
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chair
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chiaroscuro
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choker
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dark
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earrings
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Abington, Frances (1737–1815), actress
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Abraham
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Actaeon
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Adonis
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Diana
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Isaac
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Venus
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Exhibition History
Goya and the Satirical Print in England and on the Continent 1730 - 1850 (McMullen Museum of Art, 1991-01-28 - 1991-06-29)
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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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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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James Wilson, c.1735–c.1786
Mrs. Frances Abington (née Barton)
between 1768 and 1786
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Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
1768
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Thomas Patch, 1725–1782
Tommaso Patch Autore
1768
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Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Reading by a Paper-Bell Shade
1768
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Print made by John Greenwood, 1727–1792
The Curious Maids
1768
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Abraham Being Tested by God
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies from Cotton MSS Nero
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Lady Jane Grey
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Woman Sleeping in the Nude in a Wooded Landscape
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Bachanalia Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Sketch of Victory
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
First Design of a Battle Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman Sleeping in Her Chamber and a Man Standing Over Her Bed
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Banquet Scene, with a Roman Soldeir Kneeling to a Famale Figure Sitting on a Throne
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene from Don Quixote
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Study of a Nude Woman in a Wooded Landscape
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Diana and Actaeon
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
figure Studies for Medieval Noble Life
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Allegorical Designs for Medals
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Figure Studies of a Group of People in a Wooded Clearing
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