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Reference Library
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Christie, Manson & Woods
214
Sotheby's (Firm)
159
Victoria and Albert Museum
153
Sotheby's Belgravia (Firm)
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John Murray (Firm)
143
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
137
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
121
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
114
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
88
Blake, William, 1757–1827
79
Arts Council of Great Britain
70
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Ward, Lock & Co
67
Fine Art Society
65
Tate Gallery
64
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
64
Britton, John, 1771–1857
54
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
52
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
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48,576
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1,542
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900
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565
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Prints
452
Maps & Atlas (printed)
358
Music (printed)
222
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208
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111
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102
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92
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52
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25,884
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18th century
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290
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54
15th century
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Materials & Techniques
wove paper
17
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
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6
watercolor (paint)
5
engraving (action)
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wood engraving
1,736
exhibition catalog
1,210
auction catalog
1,074
lithograph
1,050
engraving
1,030
aquatint
984
artists' book
846
ephemera
730
history
575
chromolithograph
564
etching
461
catalog
411
map
340
armorial bookplates (provenance)
317
private press books (publishing)
312
photograph
276
photomechanical print
275
accordion fold format (binding)
274
drawing book
265
chromoxylograph
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Painting, European -- Catalogs.
1,040
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
853
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
802
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
738
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
679
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
663
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
596
Rare books -- Catalogs.
583
Great Britain.
554
Art, British -- Catalogs.
492
Furniture -- Catalogs.
429
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
398
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
377
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Auction catalogs.
340
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Provenance (BAC,REF)
325
Art auctions -- Catalogs.
321
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
274
Art, British -- Exhibitions.
265
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3,409
18th century
1,361
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621
21st century
319
16th century
246
15th century
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21
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13
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13
12th century
6
14th century
6
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6
Alfred, 871-899
3
13th century
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
Justinian I, 527-565
2
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
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Great Britain
8,667
England
5,883
London
1,873
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1,185
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672
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609
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461
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443
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340
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
372
Blake, William, 1757–1827
355
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
194
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
175
Constable, John, 1776–1837
162
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
149
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
139
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
133
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
131
Morris, William, 1834–1896
131
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
121
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903
117
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974
114
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992
94
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
88
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
83
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
82
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
77
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
74
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882
74
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
112
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
71
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
57
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
42
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
40
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
34
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
16
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
13
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
12
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
11
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
11
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016)
4
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
2
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
2
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
2
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
198
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
153
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
132
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
125
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
119
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
107
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
85
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
67
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
50
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
45
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David A. Richards.
40
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Scott Wilcox.
35
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Martina Droth.
33
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lisa Ford.
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[Metamorphic pictures of a cherub of health and other figures]
[19th century?]
2
Victoria and Albert Museum
Pierre Culot: ceramics
1974]
3
Hearld, Mark
[Strawberry plant]
[2009]
4
Palmer, Samuel
St. Pancras;
1870
5
Skeaping, John, 1901–1980
National Museum of Racing, Inc. ... presents a retrospective exhibition of bronze sculptures by John Skeaping
1979
6
Skeaping, John, 1901–1980
Drawn from life
1977
7
Wilson, Richard
Deep end : The British Council, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
c1996
8
Wilson, Richard
Creating paradise
c2000
9
Skeaping, John, 1901–1980
How to draw horses,
[1943]
10
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961
Vanessa Bell, 1879-1961
1984
11
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961
Vanessa Bell, 1879-1961
1964
12
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961
Vanessa Bell, 1879-1961
1979
13
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant letters to Kenneth Clark and Jane Clark,
ca. 1920-1969
14
Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961
Sketches in pen and ink
c1997
15
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Journal and notebook kept during a tour through France and Italy in 1773
1773
16
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Account book of George Romney with his banker, Thomas Greene
1788 August 19-1798 April 6
17
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Drawings by George Romney
1980
18
Romney, George, 1734–1802
The Kendal sketchbook 1763-71
19
Romney, George, 1734–1802
George Romney as a painter of children
1984
20
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802
2002
21
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Drawings by George Romney
1977
22
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Manuscript daybook for George Romney, in the hand of Richard Williams
1794-1796
23
Romney, George, 1734–1802
Drawings by George Romney
1977
24
Romney, George, 1734–1802
The masterpieces of Romney, 1734-1802
1911
25
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788
1953
26
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Landscapes by Thomas Gainsborough
1962
27
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Bicentenary memorial exhibition of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
1927
28
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
[1819?]
29
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
1819
30
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Gainsborough drawings
1960
31
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727-1788)
[2015]
32
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
The letters of Thomas Gainsborough
2001
33
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough
[2003]
34
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Letters
[c1963]
35
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Gainsborough
2002
36
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Gainsborough
1975
37
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Drawings by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)
1987
38
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letters to his sister Mrs. Mary Gibbon,
1777-1781
39
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
1957
40
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An exceptional sporting painting
2015
41
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs
2006
42
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomical works of George Stubbs
[c1974]
43
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
1984
44
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1990
45
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs (1724-1806), rare prints
c1985
46
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body with that of a tiger and a common fowl
ca. [1798?]
47
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
1951
48
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
1985]
49
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
50
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs
2019
51
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomical works of George Stubbs
1974
52
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
George Stubbs, 1724-1806
2012
53
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Stubbs
1984
54
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1976
55
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Stubbs in the 1760s;
[1970?]
56
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
[c1969]
57
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson, new reliefs
[1971]
58
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
c1993
59
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
1974
60
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
1978
61
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
2020
62
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
c2001
63
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, William Staite Murray
[2013]
64
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
1955
65
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson, prints 1928-1968
[2007]
66
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
c1978
67
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
1969
68
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson
c1969
69
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Paintings, reliefs, drawings
[1955,c1948-1956]
70
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Twelve new works, June, 1967
[1967]
71
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson reliefs
c1999
72
Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982
Ben Nicholson, 1894-1982, and two wives, Winifred Nicholson, 1893-1981, [and] Barbara Hepworth, 1903-1975
1996
73
Constable, John, 1776–1837
The lock by John Constable ...
1990
74
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
75
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable's discourses
1970
76
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable, 1776-1837
1960]
77
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Exhibition of drawings by John Constable
78
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
79
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable R.A., 1776-1837
1975
80
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Catalogue of the Constable collection,
1973
81
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable's skies
2004
82
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable
c1986
83
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Sketches
[c1953]
84
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable
1975
85
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837)
1988
86
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable's Hampstead
1976
87
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable
[2015]
88
Constable, John, 1776–1837
The catalogue of a centenary memorial exhibition of John Constable
1937
89
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Sketch-books of 1813 and 1814 reproduced in facsimile
1973
90
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
91
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Catalogue of the Constable collection
1960
92
Constable, John, 1776–1837
The letters of John Constable, to C.R. Leslie, 1826-1837,
1931
93
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable, 1776-1837
c1989
94
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Correspondence;
1962-68
95
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable's clouds
c2000
96
Constable, John, 1776–1837
An important Dedham landscape by John Constable ...
1990
97
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable R. A., 1776-1837
1976
98
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable oil sketches
1966
99
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable
1971, c1970
100
Constable, John, 1776–1837
John Constable;
1969
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