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Rare Books and Manuscripts
9,972
Reference Library
1,835
Creator
John Murray (Firm)
130
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
120
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
99
Christie, Manson & Woods
79
Britton, John, 1771–1857
53
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
48
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
47
Phillips, H., -1840
41
Adam and Charles Black (Firm)
30
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
24
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
22
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
22
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
22
Hare, Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert), 1834–1903
22
Morris, William, 1834–1896
22
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Unknown
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
1,835
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Under Certain Circumstances
11,760
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5
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2023-2024
78
Classification
Books
9,884
Archives & Manuscripts
368
Prints
306
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
293
Articles & Chapters
235
Maps & Atlas (printed)
162
Periodicals
111
Music (printed)
101
Drawings & Watercolors
87
Photographs
60
Visual Materials
37
Postcards
5
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
4
Videos
3
Computer Files
1
Paintings
1
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unknown
11,764
female
1
Period
19th century
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20th century
341
18th century
151
17th century
31
21st century
20
16th century
14
15th century
6
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
13
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
ink
4
albumen process
3
engraving (action)
3
graphite (color)
3
silk (textile)
3
watercolor (paint)
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
lithography
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
casting (process)
1
charcoal (material)
1
crayons (drawing material)
1
felt (textile)
1
graphite (mineral)
1
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wood engraving
1,371
lithograph
997
aquatint
841
auction catalog
624
engraving
620
chromolithograph
484
ephemera
335
etching
276
chromoxylograph
216
armorial bookplates (provenance)
193
steel engraving
182
drawing book
181
recreation
160
photograph
157
map
147
memorial card
145
ink drawing
138
publisher's advertisement
135
watercolor
134
catalog
123
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Subject Terms
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
562
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
557
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
479
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
368
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
355
London Institution -- Ownership.
234
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
233
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
229
Drawing -- Technique.
162
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
158
Drawing books -- Specimens.
154
Satire, English.
153
Grief.
148
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
142
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
133
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
129
Voyages and travels.
124
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
118
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
110
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
107
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Subject Period
19th century
1,071
18th century
102
20th century
73
17th century
24
16th century
18
15th century
7
11th 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
To 400
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
2,283
England
1,320
London
782
London (England)
356
Edinburgh (Scotland)
166
Italy
145
Scotland
134
France
127
United States
103
Wales
96
Edinburgh
94
India
91
Europe
90
Ireland
63
Oxford (England)
63
Switzerland
56
Egypt
54
Glasgow (Scotland)
50
Brighton (England)
49
Kent (England)
46
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
51
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
51
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
44
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
35
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
34
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
27
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
26
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
26
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
26
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
22
Britton, John, 1771–1857
18
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Jesus Christ
16
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
15
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
14
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
14
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
13
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
105
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)
51
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
9
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
8
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
8
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
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
3
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
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
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
1
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
1
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 Gloria Scheuer
93
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
90
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
90
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
71
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
34
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, Paul Mellon Fund
24
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
18
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
17
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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 Bert Boyson
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Coleman O. Parsons, Yale PhD 1931
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
11
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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
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Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England
[1888]
4
Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord, 1845–1916
"Bric à brac";
1888
5
Gough, E. W. (Edward W.)
"Centaur," or, The "turn out"
1878
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Ryress, Robert
"Cockey Ryress"
late 19th century
7
Leech, John, 1817–1864
"Coming home"
[1851]
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
11
Liberty & Co.
"Orientals" Swimming Club's annual dinner held at the St. Stephen's Restaurant, Bridge Street, Westminster 7th March 1887
[1887]
12
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Our fathers have told us"
1884
13
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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Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Plain or ringlets?"
1860
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