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Davis, Samuel, 1760–1819
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Pars, William, 1742–1782
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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unknown
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18th century
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18th century-19th century
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laid paper
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painting (technique)
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brown ink
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canvas
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graphite
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hills
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river
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Derbyshire
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Derwent
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England
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Matlock
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United Kingdom
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Exhibition History
' Art on the Line ' : the Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780-1836 (The Courtauld Gallery, 2001-10-17 - 2002-01-20)
1
Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)
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Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
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Gentle, Rural and Sublime - English Landscape Paintings and Watercolors, 1750-1850 (Denver Art Museum, 1993-12-11 - 1994-02-06)
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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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Rachel Rose (Gladstone Gallery, 2022-01-14 - 2022-03-01)
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The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1998-05-01 - 1998-07-05)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Art Gallery of South Australia, 1998-09-16 - 1998-11-15)
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This Other Eden : British Paintings from the Paul Mellon Collection at Yale (Queensland Art Gallery, 1998-07-15 - 1998-09-06)
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Matlock Tor by Moonlight
between 1777 and 1780
Not on view
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Edward Penny, 1714–1791
Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain
1782
Not on view
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unknown artist
Landscape with Lake and Figures on a Rocky Road
1777
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Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Woman Operating a Device (Flour Mill?)
between 1777 and 1808