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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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11,788
Reference Library
42
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
117
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
103
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Britton, John, 1771–1857
56
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
39
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
29
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
25
Morris, William, 1834–1896
25
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
24
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
22
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
22
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
21
Combe, William, 1742–1823
21
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Free to Use
737
Image Available
Unavailable
10,638
Available
1,150
New Additions
2023-2024
90
Classification
Books
9,364
Archives & Manuscripts
542
Prints
521
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
452
Maps & Atlas (printed)
183
Drawings & Watercolors
118
Music (printed)
116
Periodicals
95
Photographs
87
Visual Materials
52
Articles & Chapters
38
Postcards
7
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
6
Videos
5
Paintings
1
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11,786
female
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Period
19th century
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20th century
116
18th century
103
17th century
19
16th century
13
15th century
8
21st century
3
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
17
ceramic (material)
12
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
wood
7
wood engraving (process)
7
albumen process
4
ink
4
silk (textile)
4
watercolor (paint)
4
engraving (action)
3
graphite (color)
3
lithography
3
transfer printing
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
graphite (mineral)
2
ivory (material)
2
sterling silver
2
wove paper.
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,472
lithograph
1,277
aquatint
985
engraving
802
ephemera
687
auction catalog
631
chromolithograph
596
etching
334
recreation
256
advertisement
231
chromoxylograph
230
armorial bookplates (provenance)
223
watercolor
204
drawing book
196
photograph
196
steel engraving
194
ink drawing
189
botanical illustration
184
map
177
panorama
176
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Subject Terms
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
563
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
558
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
485
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
442
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
363
London Institution -- Ownership.
235
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
234
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
230
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
193
Drawing -- Technique.
178
Grief.
175
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
174
Satire, English.
168
Drawing books -- Specimens.
162
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Voyages and travels.
133
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
131
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
124
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
119
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
115
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Subject Period
19th century
1,428
18th century
104
20th century
81
16th century
19
17th century
18
15th century
9
11th century
2
12th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
Alfred, 871-899
2
Silurian
2
To 500
2
13th century
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
19th Century
1
6th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
2,592
England
1,237
London
767
London (England)
322
France
189
Edinburgh (Scotland)
169
India
141
Italy
139
Scotland
126
United States
108
Edinburgh
95
Europe
84
Wales
83
Ireland
65
Switzerland
64
Egypt
61
Oxford (England)
57
Paris (France)
55
Brighton (England)
51
Germany
50
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Associated People
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
69
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
49
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
37
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
32
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
28
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
27
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
24
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
22
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
22
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
22
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
20
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
20
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
19
Britton, John, 1771–1857
17
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
Jesus Christ
15
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
13
Silenus (Mythological character)
13
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
12
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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)
97
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
69
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
37
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
23
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
18
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
14
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
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
12
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
11
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
8
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
7
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
6
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
5
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
4
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
4
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
3
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
155
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
100
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
96
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
74
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
63
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
58
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
32
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
28
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974
19
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Coleman O. Parsons, Yale PhD 1931
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
11
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Language
English
11,060
French
286
German
95
Latin
37
Italian
30
No linguistic content
28
Spanish
14
Undetermined
13
Swedish
9
Dutch
8
Russian
5
Efik
4
Multiple languages
3
Scots
3
Danish
2
English, Middle (1100-1500)
2
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
1
Hebrew
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Japanese
1
Norwegian
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Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
"All the world's a cheese!"
1851
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Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma"
1858
3
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England
[1888]
4
Gough, E. W. (Edward W.)
"Centaur," or, The "turn out"
1878
5
Ryress, Robert
"Cockey Ryress"
late 19th century
6
Leech, John, 1817–1864
"Coming home"
[1851]
7
Atkinson, George Francklin
"Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India
[1859]
8
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Hawbuck Grange," or, The sporting adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.
[1888?]
9
Kent Argus (Ramsgate, England)
"Kent Argus" office specimen types
[approximately 1896]
10
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Modern painters"
1888
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Liberty & Co.
"Orientals" Swimming Club's annual dinner held at the St. Stephen's Restaurant, Bridge Street, Westminster 7th March 1887
[1887]
12
Our Boys Clothing Company
"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book
[ca. 1885?]
13
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Our fathers have told us"
1884
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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
"Our street."
1848
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"Painted work" on papier-maché, wood & cloth, "Munukush-karee" Kashmeeree
circa [1850?]
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