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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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10,586
Reference Library
42
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
117
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
93
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
48
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
27
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
24
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
23
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Morris, William, 1834–1896
22
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
21
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
21
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
21
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
20
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
19
Combe, William, 1742–1823
19
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Accessible in the Reference Library
42
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10,586
New Additions
2024-2025
42
Classification
Books
8,811
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
354
Prints
352
Archives & Manuscripts
337
Maps & Atlas (printed)
173
Music (printed)
112
Drawings & Watercolors
93
Periodicals
85
Photographs
60
Visual Materials
38
Articles & Chapters
37
Postcards
5
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
4
Videos
4
Paintings
1
Creator Gender
unknown
10,585
female
1
Period
19th century
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20th century
99
18th century
74
17th century
18
16th century
13
15th century
8
21st century
2
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
18
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
ink
4
silk (textile)
4
albumen process
3
engraving (action)
3
graphite (color)
3
lithography
3
watercolor (paint)
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
ivory (material)
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
carving (processes)
1
casting (process)
1
charcoal (material)
1
crayons (drawing material)
1
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,391
lithograph
1,107
aquatint
880
engraving
658
auction catalog
630
chromolithograph
515
ephemera
344
etching
295
chromoxylograph
219
armorial bookplates (provenance)
199
steel engraving
186
recreation
185
drawing book
182
map
162
panorama
153
photograph
151
memorial card
147
publisher's advertisement
136
watercolor
135
ink drawing
133
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Subject Terms
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
562
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
558
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
484
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
378
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
363
London Institution -- Ownership.
234
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
234
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
229
Drawing -- Technique.
165
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
160
Drawing books -- Specimens.
155
Satire, English.
153
Grief.
150
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
141
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
131
Voyages and travels.
127
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
119
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
108
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
106
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Subject Period
19th century
1,097
18th century
91
20th century
71
17th century
18
16th century
17
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
6th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
[18--]
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
2,125
England
1,159
London
736
London (England)
265
France
175
Edinburgh (Scotland)
164
Italy
121
Scotland
109
United States
105
Edinburgh
93
India
92
Europe
79
Wales
72
Switzerland
58
Oxford (England)
57
Ireland
52
Egypt
51
Paris (France)
50
Brighton (England)
48
Glasgow (Scotland)
48
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Associated People
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
53
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
46
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
28
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
25
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
23
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
22
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
22
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
21
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
21
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
18
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
16
Jesus Christ
15
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
13
Silenus (Mythological character)
13
Franklin, John, 1786–1847
12
Glover, John, 1767–1849
12
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
107
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
67
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
52
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
11
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
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)
7
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
5
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
2
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
2
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
2
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
2
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
2
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
1
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
152
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
99
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
93
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
31
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
19
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, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
17
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 David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Alicia Faxon in memory of Richard B. Faxon, Yale BA 1949
10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
10
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Language
English
9,921
French
267
German
92
Latin
37
Italian
28
No linguistic content
19
Undetermined
13
Spanish
12
Swedish
9
Dutch
8
Russian
5
Efik
3
Multiple languages
3
Scots
3
Danish
2
English, Middle (1100-1500)
2
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
1
Hebrew
1
Japanese
1
Norwegian
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[Metamorphic pictures of a cherub of health and other figures]
[19th century?]
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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?]
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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
4
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
5
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
6
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c.
1852
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
1978
9
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Views in the seven Ionian islands
December 1st, 1863
10
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[between 1868 and 1871]
11
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense
[1846]
12
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense ..
1856]
13
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in Albania, &c.
1851
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrated excursions in Italy
MDCCCXLVI [1846]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[1863]
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