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Smirke, Mary
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Smirke, Robert, 1752–1845
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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753–1827
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Copley, John Singleton, 1738–1815
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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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Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
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Period
18th century-19th century
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18th century
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wove paper
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graphite
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pen
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brown ink
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laid paper
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watercolor
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gouache
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literary theme
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animal art
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women
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god
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men
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putti
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satyr
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wings
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beach
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bluffs
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boats
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England
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Europe
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North Yorkshire
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Robin Hood's Bay
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United Kingdom
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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Bacchus
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815
Study of Sailors Raising a Flag for the Victory of Lord Duncan
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James Watson, 1740–1790
Lord Charles Bunbury
1768
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attributed to Sir George Howland Beaumont seventh Baronet, 1753–1827
The Picnic
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Francis Nicholson, 1753–1844
Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of the Head of a Snake
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
[One from] Illustrations to Shakespeare
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman, Imploring for the Return of Her Captive Child
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Semi-Nude Woman, Sitting, with Her Arms Raised Over Her Head
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies From a French MSS Bible Registry
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Soldier Attacking a Woman
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Sketch of a Dog
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of Armored Knights in Battle with Horses
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Studies from a French MSS Bible Register
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Woman, being Taken Away by a Winged Being
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Skech for Timon of Athens
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
MSS Bible Regia
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study for a Piece of Furniture
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Chair
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Pan, Spying, From Behind a Tree, at Putti, Shooting Arrows
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Scene of a Bacchanalia
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Study of a Roman Banquet Scene
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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Two Women Enjoying Their Time by a Stream
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