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Reference Library 13,759
Rare Books and Manuscripts 845
Prints and Drawings 290
Paintings and Sculpture 2

Creator

Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Selkirk, Neil, born 1947 124
Jay, Bill, 1940–2009 81
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Fraser, Peter, born 1953 46
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 43
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 27
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 25
Bush, Tracey 24
Hockney, David, born 1937 23
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 22
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 21
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 21
Morpeth, Sarah 20
Yale Center for British Art 20
Dilnot, John 19
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 18
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 18
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 18
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 17
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 16
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 16
Roach, Joseph R., 1947– 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Bryant, Julius 14
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 14

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On-site Access

Accessible in the Reference Library 13,759
Accessible in the Study Room 1,135
Not on view 2

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 14,880

Image Available

unavailable 14,880

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 193

Classification

Books 13,977
Photographs 266
Videos 184
Computer Files 137
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 93
Periodicals 84
Prints 32
Drawings & Watercolors 19
Articles & Chapters 15
Maps & Atlas (printed) 12
Dissertations & Theses 11
Postcards 9
Archives & Manuscripts 6
Nonmusical Sound Recordings 3
Musical Sound Recordings 2
Paintings 2
Kits 1
Music (printed) 1
Sculptures 1
Visual Materials 1

Collective Title

Lobbyists 60
Snapshots 53
Nazraeli Monograph 42
Men Like Me 25
Jane Eyre Series 5
Ratcliffe Power Station 4
Between Visible and Invisible 3
Getting Ready for the Ball Triptych 3
The Painter's Pool 3
The Longue Durée 2
100 Years Ago Portfolio 1
High Summer 1
Jane Eyre, The Guardians 1
Portrait of A.D.(Tony) Nuttall 1
Twelve Short Walks 1

Period

21st century 14,880

20th century 173
19th century 23
18th century 5

Materials & Techniques

photographic paper 179
gelatin silver process 129
wove paper 104
ink jet printing 82
chromogenic processes 51
collage 29
mixed media 28
charcoal 10
paper 5
color printing 4
dye coupler processes 4
lithography 4
toning (photography) 4
graphite 3
acrylic paint 2
watercolor (paint) 2
aluminum 1
aquatint 1
artist's proof 1
balsa wood 1
collage (technique) 1
daguerreotype 1
etching (printing process) 1
glass 1
linen (material) 1
oil paint 1
painting (technique) 1
photogravure 1
resin-coated paper 1
spit biting 1

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Work Type

exhibition catalog 796
history 448
artists' book 389
photograph 281
auction catalog 237
catalog 173
criticism, interpretation, etc 172
accordion fold format (binding) 116
biographie 96
exhibition catalogue 92
digital print 89
cut-paper work 77
biography 74
pictorial work 67
art 43
guidebook 39
interview 38
illustrated work 35
catalogues d'exposition 29
wood engraving 29
ephemera 28
periodical 24
map 23
botanical illustration 22
conference papers and proceeding 22
catalogues raisonné 21
livres d'artiste 21
postcard 21
screen print 21
multiple 18

Genre

portrait 184
abstract art 83
still life 40
architectural subject 28
genre subject 26
landscape 18
literary theme 5
cityscape 2
military art 2
figure study 1

Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 638
Rare books -- Catalogs. 460
Great Britain. 389
Art, British -- Catalogs. 376
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 355
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 314
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 309
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 285
Furniture -- Catalogs. 283
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 224
Auction catalogs. 204
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 182
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
England. 154
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 154
Women in natural history. 142
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 121
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 116
Maps -- Catalogs. 110
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Photography, Artistic. 93
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 85
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 85
Art, British. 80
England -- London. 80
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71

Subject Period

20th century 1,958
19th century 1,080
18th century 556
21st century 338
17th century 199
16th century 124
15th century 12
17th-18th centuries 7
Geschichte 4
11th century 2
14th century 1
15th and 16th centuries 1
20th centuy 1
21th century 1
England 1
Great Britain 1
India 1
London 1
New York (State) 1
Republic, 265-30 B.C 1
South America 1
Spain 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,148
England 1,254
London 249
United States 172
London (England) 171
Europe 165
Scotland 155
Ireland 148
Australia 94
India 88
England London 82
Canada 50
France 49
Italy 47
Wales 41
Middle East 32
Connecticut 28
Edinburgh 28
New Haven 27
Germany 26
New York (State) 26
New York 21
Venice (Italy) 18
Jamaica 17
Bristol 16
Thames River (England) 16
Groebritannien 15
Yorkshire 15
Netherlands 14
Axminster 13

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 133
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 74
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 70
Blake, William, 1757–1827 67
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 57
Constable, John, 1776–1837 56
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 48
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 45
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 45
Morris, William, 1834–1896 45
Hockney, David, born 1937 44
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 41
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 41
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 40
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 39
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 37
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 36
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 34
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 28
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 26
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 26
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 25
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 23
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 23
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 23
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 22
Scully, Sean, 1945– 22
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 20
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 19

Exhibition History

"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 27
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 7
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 5
“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) 2
20th Century Works on Paper - Recent Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-11-01 - 2002-03-31) 1
Art in Focus: The Provocation of Conditions (Yale Center for British Art, 2021-06-21 - 2021-08-23) 1
Deluge (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-12-18 - 2019-03-24) 1
George Shaw : A Corner of a Foreign Field (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-10-04 - 2018-12-30) 1
Ori Gersht (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-11-06 - 2007-12-21) 1
Ori Gersht , History Repeating (Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2012-08-28 - 2013-01-06) 1
Recent Acquisitions - Summer 2005 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-05-19 - 2006-08-14) 1

Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 261
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Brigitte Graneau 10
22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960448240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Priseman Seabrook Collection 3
22652020100008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 2
22653420300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Folio Society 2
22826422130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22895859820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22976297410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky 2
22608864390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608878630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608884160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22609014160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609530140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609553280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609920880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610445930008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610675780008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611183140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 1
22611492210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611781280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611801000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611841830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974 1
22612217200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612227190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612256830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612278540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1

Language

English 13,982
French 146
German 111
Italian 59
Spanish 35
Japanese 15
Dutch 14
Multiple languages 9
Chinese 7
Portuguese 6
Russian 5
Undetermined 4
Estonian 3
Swedish 3
Dakota 2
Hungarian 2
Polish 2
Welsh 2
Catalan 1
Croatian 1
Danish 1
Greek, Modern (1453- ) 1
Hebrew 1
Slovak 1
Vietnamese 1

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Wilson, Richard

Creating paradise

c2000
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

The Kendal sketchbook 1763-71
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727-1788)

[2015]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Gainsborough

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough

[2003]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough

2001
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis,... [Read more]

[2013]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, prints 1928-1968

[2007]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2020
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2002
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

c2001
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

An exceptional sporting painting

2015
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

2012
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2019
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2006
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable

[2015]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's clouds

c2000
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's skies

2004
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Edward Lear's nonsense birds

[2013]
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Les écrits de Sir Joshua Reynolds

[2015]
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

The letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The divine comedy, William Blake = William Blake, Die Göttliche Komödie =... [Read more]

c2000
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's modern world

2020
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2020]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner and the elements

c2011
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's Divine comedy illustrations

2008
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2014]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

2014
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake in Sussex

2018
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

The 'Wilson' sketchbook

2020
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2007
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Seen in my visions

2009
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Poems of Thomas Gray

[2013]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2016
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Tours of Durham and Richmondshire

c2006
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's secret sketches

2012
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Genesis

c2012
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

England's eye witness

[2017]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner e l'Italia

[2008]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Libros proféticos

2013-
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's watercolour inventions in illustration of The... [Read more]

2009
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Conversations with Turner

2019
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Venice

2014
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Turner, J. M. W. (James Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

[2000?]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2018
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Selected poetry and prose

c2000
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's last sketchbook

[2024]
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John Kelly, born 1965

After Picasso (jug and saucer)

2000
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Hearld, Mark

[Strawberry plant]

[2009]
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The directory of music foundations

2009-
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Charles Holme

Early English Portrait Miniatures in the collection of the Duke of Buggleugh
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Collections, content, and the Web

[2000]
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Books and readers in early modern England

2002
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Lord, Peter, 1948–

The visual culture of Wales

c2002
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All this is true

[2018]
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Teukolsky, Rachel, 1975–

The literate eye

2009
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Libri e stampe

2006
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Mansel, Philip, 1951–

Dressed to rule

c2005
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Nine abstract artists revisited

2005
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Heller, Robert

Peter Howson

c2003
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Sotheby's (Firm)

Contemporary art, evening auction

[2017]
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In praise of beautiful books

c2013
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National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Tudors to Windsors

[2018]
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Yale University

Yale photographic collections

2011
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Old Master & British paintings

2011
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Empire Windrush

2023
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A room of their own

c2008
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Scottish pictures

2009
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Blake, Peter, Sir, born 1932

Venice fantasies

2009
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McMenemy, Sarah

London

2011
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Griffey, Erin

On display

[2015]
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Lichtenstern, Christa

Henry Moore

c2008
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Horrocks, Chris

Genteel perversion

2014
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Fergusson, John Duncan, 1874–1961

Modern Scottish painting

2015
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Miller, Julia (Conservator)

Books will speak plain

2010
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The diversity of dyes in history and archaeology

2017
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Lord, Peter, 1948–

The meaning of pictures

c2009
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Post-war and contemporary art : Evening sale, Christie's, Tuesday... [Read more]

2009
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Orr, Clarissa Campbell

Mrs Delany

[2019]
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Christie, Manson & Woods

Modern British art

[2018]
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Lemonedes, Heather

British drawings

2013
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Natural Causes (Musical group), composer

Natural causes

[2017]
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Revisualizing visual culture

c2010
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The library of an English bibliophile, Part II

2011
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Morpeth, Sarah

[Postcards and note cards]

[ca. 2011]
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Charles I

[2018]
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Carving & gilding a British Rococo frame
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Selborne, Joanna

William Henry Hunt

[2017]
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Gallery notes

2008
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John Mitchell Fine Paintings (Gallery)

Gallery notes

2017
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Wildman, Stephen

Waking dreams

2004
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Modern British paintings

2003
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Old master paintings

2010
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Treves, Toby

Lucian Freud

2022
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Robinson, Duncan

Paul Mellon: the galloping Anglophile

2007
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Richard Hamilton

2004
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Watkins, Nicholas

A kick in the teeth

[2008]
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Frank Bowling

2019

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