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Dean, John, 1754–1798
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Downman, John, 1750–1824
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Francia, François Louis Thomas, 1772–1839
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Girtin, Thomas, 1775–1802
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Grose, Francis Capt., 1731–1791
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
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male
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Collective Title
The Agreeable Surprise
1
Period
18th century
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18th century-19th century
1
Materials & Techniques
laid paper
3
watercolor
2
black chalk
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black ink
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black wash
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card
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gouache
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graphite
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mezzotint
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pen
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squaring (transferring technique)
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stumping
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wove paper
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drawing
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watercolor
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architectural subject
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landscape
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literary theme
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portrait
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Subject Terms
architectural subject
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curls
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gown
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landscape
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man
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woman
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The Agreeable Surprise, play by John O'Keeffe, 1781
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actor
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actress
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barge
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belt (costume accessory)
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bowl
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bridge (built work)
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buildings
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Charenton-le-Pont
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England
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Europe
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France
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Hertfordshire
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Marne
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Paris
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Pont de Charenton-le-Pont
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South Mimms
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United Kingdom
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Val-de-Marne
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Île-de-France
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Associated People
Cadogan, Lady Mary (1750–active 1797)
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Cowslip (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Edwin, John, the elder (1749–1790), actor and singer
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Lingo (character in The Agreeable Surprise)
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Wells [née Davies; other married name Sumbel], Mary Stephens (1762–1829), actress
1
Exhibition History
English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
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The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon in memory of Dudley Snelgrove
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Capt. Francis Grose, 1731–1791
South Mimms Church, Hertfordshire
1787
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John Downman, 1750–1824
John Edwin and Mrs. Mary Wells as Lingo and Cowslip in "The Agreeable Surprise"
1787
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François Louis Thomas Francia, 1772–1839
The Watermill Above the Bridge at Charenton
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Print made by John Dean, 1754–1798
Lady Cadogan
1787