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Reference Library
36,236
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Christie, Manson & Woods
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Sotheby's (Firm)
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Sotheby's Belgravia (Firm)
150
Victoria and Albert Museum
144
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
131
Christie & Manson
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Christie, James, 1773–1831
121
John Murray (Firm)
102
Blake, William, 1757–1827
81
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
80
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
70
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
69
Ward, Lock & Co
63
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
54
Britton, John, 1771–1857
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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52,195
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52,186
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24,334
21st century
13,771
19th century
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18th century
2,176
17th century
363
15th century
223
16th century
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wood engraving
1,713
exhibition catalog
1,217
auction catalog
1,096
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952
aquatint
941
lithograph
923
artists' book
726
history
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chromolithograph
447
etching
415
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397
armorial bookplates (provenance)
330
private press books (publishing)
314
woodcut
308
ephemera
299
drawing book
251
chromoxylograph
226
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216
photomechanical print
211
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Painting, European -- Catalogs.
1,073
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
855
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
747
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
680
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
668
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
664
Rare books -- Catalogs.
649
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
600
Great Britain.
536
Art, British -- Catalogs.
490
Furniture -- Catalogs.
428
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
378
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Auction catalogs.
340
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
339
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
328
Art auctions -- Catalogs.
320
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
282
Art, British -- Exhibitions.
257
Drawing -- Technique.
240
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20th century
3,241
19th century
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18th century
1,297
17th century
646
21st century
309
16th century
256
15th century
53
17th-18th centuries
22
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20
11th century
13
12th century
8
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Alfred, 871-899
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Great Britain
7,426
England
5,538
London
1,759
London (England)
927
Scotland
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United States
548
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445
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415
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263
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227
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227
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190
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170
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121
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117
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112
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
398
Blake, William, 1757–1827
331
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
171
Constable, John, 1776–1837
166
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
166
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
153
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
127
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
126
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
123
Morris, William, 1834–1896
120
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
118
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903
112
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974
111
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992
103
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
76
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)
42
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
35
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
26
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
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)
2
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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
36
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
25
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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
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
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
5
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
6
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
7
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c.
1852
8
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Nonsensus
1988
9
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
1978
10
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Teapots and quails
1953
11
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria, &c.
1852
12
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Indian Journal
1953
13
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Views in the seven Ionian islands
December 1st, 1863
14
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Lear in Sicily
1938
15
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense"
[approximately 1908?]
16
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
St. Kiven and the gentle Kathleen
1973
17
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Journals of a landscape painter in Albania, &c.
1851
18
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Edward Lear's journals
1952
19
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense ..
1856]
20
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrated excursions in Italy
MDCCCXLVI [1846]
21
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Book of nonsense
[1846]
22
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[between 1868 and 1871]
23
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
The book of nonsense
[approximately 1916?]
24
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A book of nonsense
[1863]
25
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
1838
26
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
27
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of Mr. Hogarth moralized
[183-?]
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Prints published by W. Hogarth
1762
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath, Esq., R.A.
[1837?]
30
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
31
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake
1965
32
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1833]
33
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth,
[between 1837 and 1848]
34
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1849?]
35
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Hogarth restored
1812
36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The complete works of William Hogarth
[between 1860 and 1870?]
37
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Original and genuine works
1820-1822
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, December 11, 1769
MDCCLXIX [1769]
40
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1842
41
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered at the opening of the Royal Academy, October 16, 1780
M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]
42
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy
1778
43
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]
44
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Delle arti del disegno
1787
45
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]
46
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]
47
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]
48
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Discours prononcés a l'Académie royale de peinture de Londres,
1787
49
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]
50
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds,
1801
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