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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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2,767
Reference Library
2
Creator
Rocque, John, -1762
48
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
40
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
22
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
21
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
17
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
16
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
16
Paterson, Daniel, 1738–1825
16
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
12
Great Britain. Parliament
11
Vaughan, William, 1752–1850
10
Mr. Langford and Son
9
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
8
Greenwood, John, 1727–1792
8
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
8
Moll, Herman, -1732
8
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
8
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
8
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
7
Ireland, Samuel, died 1800
7
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
2,767
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
2
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
2,517
Free to Use
250
Image Available
Unavailable
2,463
Available
304
New Additions
2023-2024
14
Classification
Books
2,264
Maps & Atlas (printed)
148
Archives & Manuscripts
121
Prints
80
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
57
Drawings & Watercolors
32
Periodicals
23
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
15
Articles & Chapters
3
Music (printed)
3
Visual Materials
2
Dissertations & Theses
1
Paintings
1
PrintsVisual Materials
1
Creator Gender
unknown
2,765
female
2
Period
18th century
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2,767
19th century
104
20th century
30
17th century
24
16th century
13
15th century
8
21st century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
7
throwing (pottery technique)
7
wood
3
wood engraving (process)
3
wove paper
2
engraving
1
graphite (color)
1
laid paper
1
watercolor (paint)
1
Work Type
engraving
389
etching
187
aquatint
143
auction catalog
142
armorial bookplates (provenance)
137
map
122
wood engraving
81
drawing book
78
watercolor
60
handbooks and manual
46
annotations (provenance)
41
ephemera
39
atlase
37
woodcut
35
ink drawing
34
extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
33
early work
30
botanical illustration
27
catalog
25
recreation
23
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Subject Terms
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
120
London Institution -- Ownership.
113
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
113
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
109
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
105
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
80
Drawing -- Technique.
79
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
76
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
71
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
62
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
60
Painting -- Early works to 1800.
49
Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800.
44
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
37
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
36
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
36
Building -- Early works to 1800.
32
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
28
Rocque, John -- Publisher.
28
Sayer, Robert -- Publisher.
28
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Subject Period
18th century
185
19th century
46
17th century
24
16th century
7
11th century
2
15th century
2
17th-18th centuries
2
12th century
1
15th and 16th centuries
1
18th centtury
1
20th century
1
Alfred, 871-899
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
530
England
267
London
150
London (England)
106
France
64
Italy
48
Wales
30
Scotland
29
United States
27
Ireland
24
Oxford (England)
23
Bath (England)
22
Dublin (Ireland)
22
Europe
20
Westminster (London, England)
17
Paris
16
Edinburgh (Scotland)
15
Cambridge (England)
14
London Region (England)
14
Netherlands
14
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Associated People
Blackburne, Anna, 1726–1793
20
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
15
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
11
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
9
Mead, Richard, 1673–1754
6
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733
6
Bachaumont, Louis Petit de, 1690–1771
5
Cobham, Richard Temple, Viscount, 1669?-1749
5
Cook, James, 1728–1779
5
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
5
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820
5
Hare, Francis, 1671–1740
5
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
5
Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744
5
Raphael, 1483–1520
5
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669
5
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641
5
Vitruvius Pollio
5
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753–1813
4
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713–1792
4
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Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
44
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
16
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
12
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
12
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
8
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
8
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
7
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
7
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
6
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
6
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
5
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
5
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
5
Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)
4
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
3
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
3
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
3
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
3
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
2
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
2
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)
21
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
14
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
9
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
7
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Yale University Library
2
Yale Center for British Art, Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift Thomas Lowe Hughes, Yale JD 1952
2
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Andrew F. Petryn
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Barbara R. and Richard C. Glowacki, Yale BA 1954
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles R. Caldwell
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Clive Caplan
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth Langhorne
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert
1
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Language
English
2,378
French
178
Latin
51
Italian
32
German
28
Dutch
21
No linguistic content
6
Spanish
3
Undetermined
3
Japanese
2
Danish
1
Elamite
1
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
1
Multiple languages
1
Portuguese
1
Swedish
1
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