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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771
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Cleveley, Robert, 1747–1809
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Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842
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The Poems of Thomas Gray
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18th century
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graphite
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wove paper
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Spithead
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Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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William Blake, 1757–1827
The Serpent who Girds the Earth (Design 77)
between 1797 and 1798
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William Blake, 1757–1827
A Genius Driving Away "Comus & his midnight-crew..." (Design 95)
between 1797 and 1798
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John William Edy, 1760–1820
View of His Majesty's Ship Boyne of 98 Guns, on Fire by Accident at Spithead, May 1, 1795
1797
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Robert Cleveley, 1747–1809
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent
1797
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John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Sailing Wherries and Boats in a Choppy Sea
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