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Rare Books and Manuscripts
20,182
Prints and Drawings
1,204
Reference Library
175
Archives
44
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Unknown artist
1,204
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
104
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
52
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Clark, Thomas A
50
Dilnot, John
50
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Rocque, John, -1762
38
Sackett, Colin
37
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
35
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
32
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
32
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
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1,296
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2023-2024
161
Classification
Books
16,338
Prints
1,799
Archives & Manuscripts
777
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
657
Maps & Atlas (printed)
432
Music (printed)
243
Drawings & Watercolors
183
Periodicals
180
Articles & Chapters
174
Postcards
127
Photographs
117
Visual Materials
65
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
36
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Videos
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Paintings
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Computer Files
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Dissertations & Theses
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Kits
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male
252
female
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English Etchings, A Collection of Thirty-three Original Etchings by English Artists
4
Remarkable Houses; views from British Isles and the Continent
1
Period
19th century
11,523
20th century
4,095
18th century
2,633
21st century
932
17th century
486
15th century
320
16th century
177
19th century-20th century
30
18th century-19th century
24
14th century
2
13th century
1
17th century-18th century
1
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
23
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
watercolor (paint)
8
ink
6
albumen process
5
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
silk (textile)
4
graphite
3
graphite (mineral)
3
lithography
3
weaving
3
cardboard
2
gelatin silver process
2
glue
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ivory (material)
2
laid paper
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Unknown
21,425
Work Type
wood engraving
1,809
engraving
1,318
lithograph
1,214
ephemera
1,090
aquatint
1,035
artists' book
898
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
544
woodcut
424
map
420
armorial bookplates (provenance)
352
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
photograph
313
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
303
recreation
295
drawing book
268
memorial card
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architectural subject
9
portrait
4
marine art
3
genre subject
2
cityscape
1
landscape
1
literary theme
1
still life
1
Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
856
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
663
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
601
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
418
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Incunabula in Yale Library.
295
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
284
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Grief.
264
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
248
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
229
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Women in natural history.
211
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
188
Satire, English.
183
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
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Subject Period
19th century
1,400
20th century
513
18th century
308
17th century
88
16th century
59
21st century
35
15th century
26
11th century
7
15th and 16th centuries
4
12th century
3
Alfred, 871-899
3
13th century
2
14th century
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
Silurian
2
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th century,
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
4,357
England
1,952
London
1,172
London (England)
481
France
304
United States
250
Italy
216
Edinburgh (Scotland)
188
Scotland
183
Europe
129
Edinburgh
124
Ireland
122
India
121
Wales
115
Oxford (England)
92
Germany
89
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
73
Spain
64
Paris (France)
63
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
87
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
72
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
41
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
35
Jesus Christ
32
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
32
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
29
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Shirley Smith, Richard
24
Raphael, 1483–1520
23
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
20
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
18
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
123
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
86
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
84
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
62
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
54
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
43
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
30
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
16
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
14
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
13
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
12
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
7
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
7
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
5
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
5
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
4
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
980
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
219
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
164
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
136
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
129
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
117
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
87
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
72
Yale Center for British Art
69
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
69
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
55
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection
51
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
44
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Michael H. LeWitt, Peter A. LeWitt, and Erwin Strasmick
39
Yale Center for British Art; Gift of Michael Zinman
37
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
36
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Language
English
17,522
French
532
Latin
367
German
266
Italian
131
Dutch
50
No linguistic content
39
Undetermined
34
Spanish
23
English, Middle (1100-1500)
10
Swedish
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
9
Welsh
9
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
8
Japanese
6
Multiple languages
6
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
4
Efik
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
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Leighton, Clare, 1898–1989
Clare Leighton collection,
1949-1953
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Thompson, Miss, active 1889
Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton
April 1889
4
Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one
1879
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Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
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Eastwood and Taylor (Firm)
Eastwood and Taylor
[approximately 1870]
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Wenger, Albert Francis, 1837 or 1838–1924
Photograph album of pottery manufactured by Albert Wenger
1888
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unknown artist
Houses in the Strand
1898
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United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)
Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps
1836
10
Album of British grasses
circa 1800
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Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794
Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge
[approximately 1845]
12
Wright, James, coach builder
Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of Sir George Musgrave in Penrith,Cumbria, from March, 1864 to January, 1865
1864-1865
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John R. Purssell & Comp.
John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey
[between 1850 and 1875?]
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Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
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Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp
1917
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