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Nicholson, Francis, 1753â1844
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marine art
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Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)
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Presences of Nature - British Landscape 1780-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-10-20 - 1983-02-27)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Francis Nicholson, 1753â1844
Scarborough: Shipwreck at the Foot of the Castle Cliff
ca. 1808