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Christie, Manson & Woods
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
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Christie & Manson
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Christie, James, 1773–1831
121
John Murray (Firm)
103
Blake, William, 1757–1827
81
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
80
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
73
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
69
Ward, Lock & Co
63
Britton, John, 1771–1857
53
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
53
Arts Council of Great Britain
52
Fine Art Society
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
52
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc
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362
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wood engraving
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exhibition catalog
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951
aquatint
941
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924
artists' book
734
history
577
chromolithograph
447
etching
415
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405
woodcut
390
armorial bookplates (provenance)
329
private press books (publishing)
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ephemera
299
incunabula
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fragments (object portions)
245
chromoxylograph
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Painting, European -- Catalogs.
1,074
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
856
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
748
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
680
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
675
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
664
Rare books -- Catalogs.
649
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
600
Great Britain.
540
Art, British -- Catalogs.
490
Furniture -- Catalogs.
428
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
379
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Auction catalogs.
340
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
325
Art auctions -- Catalogs.
320
Incunabula in Yale Library.
293
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
282
Art, British -- Exhibitions.
257
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20th century
3,255
19th century
3,217
18th century
1,304
17th century
649
21st century
310
16th century
258
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57
17th-18th centuries
22
15th and 16th centuries
20
11th century
13
12th century
8
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6
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3
Alfred, 871-899
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7,439
England
5,540
London
1,757
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931
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612
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553
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417
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387
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328
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264
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228
Wales
227
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189
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170
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127
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116
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115
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112
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
399
Blake, William, 1757–1827
331
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
172
Constable, John, 1776–1837
167
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
166
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
155
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
128
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
126
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
124
Morris, William, 1834–1896
120
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
119
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974
112
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903
112
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992
104
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
77
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
75
Hockney, David, born 1937
73
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882
71
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898
67
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942
67
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
120
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
69
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
41
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
34
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
26
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
25
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
13
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
12
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
12
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
8
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
3
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
3
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
2
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
2
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
2
“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)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
158
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
153
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
122
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
89
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
86
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
56
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David A. Richards.
41
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Coplans Trust.
40
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
37
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Martina Droth.
34
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Scott Wilcox.
34
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lisa Ford.
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
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558
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252
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
1819
2
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
[1819?]
3
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
4
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
5
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
6
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
7
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Indian Journal
1953
8
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense"
[approximately 1908?]
9
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Lear in Sicily
1938
10
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
1978
11
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
The book of nonsense
[approximately 1916?]
12
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
St. Kiven and the gentle Kathleen
1973
13
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Edward Lear's journals
1952
14
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Views in the seven Ionian islands
December 1st, 1863
15
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c.
1852
16
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Nonsensus
1988
17
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[1863]
18
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[between 1868 and 1871]
19
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrated excursions in Italy
MDCCCXLVI [1846]
20
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense ..
1856]
21
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Teapots and quails
1953
22
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in Albania, &c.
1851
23
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense
[1846]
24
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1849?]
25
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake
1965
26
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
27
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
1838
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Hogarth restored
1812
30
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1833]
31
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
[between 1860 and 1870?]
32
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath, Esq., R.A.
[1837?]
33
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Prints published by W. Hogarth
1762
34
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of Mr. Hogarth moralized
[183-?]
35
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth,
[between 1837 and 1848]
36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Original and genuine works
1820-1822
37
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Engravings from the pictures & sketches painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
July 1820 [i.e. 1820-1831]
38
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The literary works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ..
1819
39
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. the 10th, 1774
MDCCLXXV [1775]
40
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1769
MDCCLXIX [1769]
41
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Delle arti del disegno
1787
42
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy
1778
43
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, October 16, 1780
M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]
44
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1842
45
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1797
46
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, January 2, 1769
MDCCLXIX [1769]
47
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Sir Joshua Reynolds' Notes and observations on pictures
1859
48
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. 10th, 1788
M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]
49
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 14, 1770
MDCCLXXI [1771]
50
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1771
MDCCLXXII [1772]
51
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Delle arti del disegno
1778
52
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1784
M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]
53
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1776
M DCC LXXVII [1777]
54
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1772
M DCC LXIII. [i.e. 1773]
55
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Johnson and Garrick
1816
56
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1778
M DCC LXXIX [1779]
57
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Discours prononcés a l'Académie royale de peinture de Londres,
1787
58
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds,
1801
59
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1929
60
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1786
M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
61
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1782
M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]
62
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1798
63
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. 10, 1790
M.DCC.XCI. [1791]
64
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Views in Sussex
1819
65
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Picturesque views in England and Wales
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
66
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of England
1883
67
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The harbours of England
1856
68
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Liber fluviorum, or, River scenery of France
MDCCCLVII [1857]
69
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Fifty-six engravings illustrative of The pleasures of memory and other poems
1834
70
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's Rivers of France
[1887]
71
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The Turner gallery
[1878?]
72
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
An antiquarian and picturesque tour round the Southern Coast of England
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
73
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of France
[between 1850 and 1859?]
74
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Spring
1993
75
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The writings of William Blake
MCMXXV [1925]
76
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The illustrations of William Blake for Thornton's Virgil
1937
77
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poems of Thomas Gray
[2013]
78
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The Blake-Varley sketchbook of 1819
1969
79
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The complete writings of William Blake
MCMLVII [1957]
80
Blake, William, 1757–1827
William Blake's designs for Edward Young's Night thoughts
1980-
81
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake;
1935
82
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poetry and prose of William Blake
1935
83
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The note-book of William Blake
MCMXXXV [1935]
84
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
Specimens of ornamental art workmanship
1852
85
The little bombardier, and pocket gunner
1801
86
Mason, Richard, active 1808–1861?
The gentleman's new pocket farrier
1828
87
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967
Memoirs of a fox-hunting man
mcmliv [1954]
88
Thoroughbred Racing Associations of the United States
Thoroughbred racing & breeding;
1945]
89
Storer, James, 1771–1853
The antiquarian and topographical cabinet;
1817-19
90
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Tilt, the black-flagged streets
[1988]
91
Farrer, Julia
A broken delivery of the buisiness [sic]
92
Rolando, Guzman
The modern art of fencing
1822
93
Batey, Jackie
Running a secret society no. 20
2004
94
Novice, George William
Lights in art
1874
95
Prout, J. S. (John Skinner), 1806–1876
Antiquities of York
[1840?]
96
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Studies of cottages and rural scenery
1816
97
Rider, Cardanus
Rider's British merlin
1797
98
Trery, Henry Charles
Sketches in Lowestoft
1852
99
Williams, Charles, active 1797–1830
Characters
ca. 1800?]
100
Jones, Shirley
Soft ground, hard ground & a little light relief with Shirley Jones
[1989]
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