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Introduction

The English Eye

British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
June 21 - September 1, 1991

Selected Objects

Edward Medlycott

Blackjack Tankard, ca. 1740

Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding

Monmouth Bridge at Sunset, late 1700s - mid 1800s
No Image Available

Felix Martin Miller

Enid, ca. 1860
No Image Available

Dora M. Billington

Vase

English, Worcester

Covered Jar, ca. 1770

American

Tankard, late 1700s

Samuel Prout

Frankfurt on the Rhine, before 1833

William Pegg

Porcelain Plaque, ca. 1813

Charles Adam

Caster, 1716-1717
No Image Available

Ronald B. Kitaj, designer

Untitled, 1970
No Image Available

Ronald B. Kitaj, designer

Untitled, 1970
No Image Available

Ronald B. Kitaj, designer

Untitled, 1970

Edward William Godwin, designer

Octagonal Center Table, ca. 1875

English, Liverpool

Pitcher, ca. 1800
No Image Available

British

wine glass, 1850-1900
No Image Available

English, Bow, England

Cover, ca. 1760

English, Bow, England

Vase, ca. 1760

English, Bow, England

Vase, ca. 1760

English, Bow, England

Vase, ca. 1760

English

Vase, ca. 1760
No Image Available

British

drinking glass, 1740-1755
No Image Available

British

Wine Glass, 1700s

Eric Gill

Pencil Sketch:Nude, 1926
No Image Available

English, England

Buffet Stool, 1550-1600
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

British

Flask, mid 1800s

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Third Tableau of Das Rheingold, ca. 1896

English, Staffordshire

Pitcher, 1780-1780
No Image Available

British

champagne glass, early 1800s
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887
No Image Available

Scottish

Souvenir Cup and Saucer, ca. 1880

George Vicat Cole

Fern Landscape, 1800s
No Image Available

British

wine glass, 1850-1900

English

Printing Plate, 1800s

James Henry Bufford, engraver (inciser)

Advertising Fan for Wedgewood Roger Williams pitcher, ca. 1886

Edward Burne-Jones

Four Prophets, mid 1800s-late 1800s

Thomas Webb and Sons, manufacturer

Vase, ca. 1880

Probably England

Cruet Set, ca. 1800
No Image Available

Royal Doulton

Vase, ca. 1900

Arthur Rackham

The Bailiff and his wife floating about in the air where thy'd been kicked by the Young Giant, 1917

Kate Greenaway

Girl Standing with Bouquet, ca. 1880-1890

Kate Greenaway

Girl with Garland of Flowers, ca. 1880-1890

Kate Greenaway

Girl Seated on Grass, ca. 1880-1890

William Pegg

Porcelain Plaque, ca. 1813
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

American

Creamer, early 1800s
No Image Available

English, Chelsea

Pair of Dishes, ca. 1750

Ford Madox Brown

These Are Black Vespers Pageants, 1873

Possibly Daniel Piers

Tea Vase with Ladle, 1753-1754

Possibly Daniel Piers

Tea Vase with Ladle, 1753-1754

Possibly Daniel Piers

Tea Vase with Ladle, 1753-1754
No Image Available

Sean Scully, designer

The Fall, 1983

William Roxby Beverley

Storm Clouds, Mid 1800s
No Image Available

British

drinking glass, ca. 1755

English

Pearlware Mug, late 1700s

Richard Hamilton, designer

A Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, 1970-71

Robert Timbrell

Tankard, 1715-1716

Attributed to John Ruskin

Pass of Faido, St. Gothard, ca. 1845-56

Thomas Stothard

King Lear and Cordelia in Chains, 1748

Frederick Carder

glass, ca. 1884

John Hamilton Mortimer

Saint George, 1757 - 1779
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

English, Derby

Figure of John Wilkes (1727-1797), ca. 1765

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Creamware Chestnut Basket, 1770-1780

Attributed to Charles Meigh

Apostle Teapot, ca. 1851

John Ruskin

Study of Juniper, 1863

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

Plate, ca. 1753

Chelsea Porcelain Factory

Plate, ca. 1753

Samuel Prout

A Martello Tower, late 1700s-mid 1800s

Persian

mat, late 1600s - early 1700s

Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Mountain Gorge, 1836-1840
No Image Available

Owen & Robinson, Ltd., Jewellers, manufacturer

To Commemorate the Opening of the Leeds University by the King and Queen, July 7, 1908.

English, England

Side Chair, ca. 1745

Frank Brangwyn

Venice

John Warwick Smith

Perugia, 1794

English, Worcester England

Chestnut Basket on Stand, ca. 1765
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

English, Battersea

box, 1700s

Samuel Jackson

Chedder High Cliffs, Looking Down, 1800s
No Image Available

French, France

Wallpaper, 1800s

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Wharfedale from the Chevin, 1813-1818

Possibly David Hennell

Creamer, 1748-1749
No Image Available

English, Staffordshire

Jar, ca. 1680

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, manufacturer

Roger Williams Jug, 1886

David Hockney, designer

Celia in a Green Hat, 1984

English, Bow, England

Turkish Man, ca. 1755

William Holman Hunt

Shepherd, 1840-1849
No Image Available

British

Bowl, 1800s
No Image Available

British

Bowl, 1800s
No Image Available

British

Cover, 1800s

Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Landscape with Cottages, Figures, and Cows, ca. 1760 - 1780

Edward Aldridge

Cake Basket, 1752-1753

Joseph Stubbs

Boston State House, ca. 1827

Francis Towne

A Panoramic View of Plymouth, 1810

Camillo Pacetti, modeler

Vase with pedestal, probably ca. 1850

Robert Hennell I

Sauce Tureen
No Image Available

American

Child's Mug

Claude Flight, designer

Policeman Holding Up Traffic, ca. 1927
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

George Fennel Robson

From Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover, Kent, ca. 1813-1832

English, Staffordshire England

Pitcher, ca. 1750

Kate Greenaway

Three Sketches Framed Together, mid 1800s-late 1800s
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887
No Image Available

British

cordial glass, 1750-1800
No Image Available

Stanley William Hayter, designer

L' Escoutay, 1900s
No Image Available

English, Ridgway

Nicholas Nickleby and Mrs. Nickleby, 1839
No Image Available

English, Burslem

Figure of Young Girl, 1700s

Bow Porcelain Factory

Plate, ca. 1757

David Roberts

Bothwell Bridge, Lanarkshire, 1830
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887

Thomas Lawrence

Study for Homer Reciting His Poems to the Greeks
No Image Available

British

drinking glass, 1750-1800

David Cox the Elder

Extensive Landscape, late 1700s- mid 1800s

Worcester Porcelain Company, manufacturer

Mug with portrait of General John Manners, ca. 1760

Henry Moore

Three Standing Draped Figures, 1944

English, Bow, England

Woman in Pseudo-Turkish Dress, ca. 1750
No Image Available

Walter Crane, designer

Flora's Feast, 1889

Unknown artist

Spoon mold

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Portrait of Lady Sophia Dalrymple, ca. 1858-1862
No Image Available

British

Wine Glass, 1700s

Christopher Dresser

Vase, 1887-1890
No Image Available

Jeffrey & Co., manufacturer

Wallpaper, 1800s

Samuel Palmer

Near Underriver, Sevenoaks, Kent, ca. 1843

Paul Sandby

Landscape with Distant Lake, mid 1700s - early 1800s
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887
No Image Available

English, England

armchair, 1600s

Barrington Pottery, manufacturer

Jug, 1900s

Francesco Bartolozzi

The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom, 1764

English

Punch Pot, ca. 1760

American, Bennington Vermont

Snuff-Taker Toby Teapot, mid 1800s

Worcester Porcelain Company, manufacturer

Bough Pot, ca. 1765 - 1770

Worcester Porcelain Company, manufacturer

Bough Pot, ca. 1756-1770

British

Flask, mid 1800s
No Image Available

John Dando Sedding, architect

Design for Pulpit, Holy Trinity Church in Chelsea, late 1800s

David Cox the Elder

Fishing on the Conway, North Wales, late 1700s - mid 1800s

Charles de Sousy Ricketts

The Teacher of Wisdom, July 1894

Claude Flight

Swing-Boats, 1921
No Image Available

Guild of Handicraft, retailer

Pair of Casters, 1913

George Shepherd

Harrow Hill, Middlesex from West Heath, Hampstead, 1800s

British

Glass, ca. 1780

John Martin

A Rocky Pool, ca. 1824 - 1854

Bernard Leach

Jug, ca. 1940

Graham & Wardrop

Baptismal Ewer, ca. 1806

Francesco Bartolozzi

The assassination of Amnon at the Feast of his half-brother, Absalom, 1764
No Image Available

Jeffrey & Co., manufacturer

wallpaper, 1800s

English, England

Desk and Bookcase, 1775-1800

William Blake

St. Paul Preaching at Athens, 1803

Howard Hodgkin, designer

David's Pool, 1985

Kate Greenaway

Lady in Window, ca. 1884
No Image Available

Jeffrey & Co., manufacturer

wallpaper, 1800s

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Lake in Petworth Park, After 1829

American

Pitcher, 1876

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, ca. 1797-98

Lucian Freud

Lord Goodman in His Yellow Pajamas, 1987

German English, London England

Tigerware Jug, 1579-1580

Alfred William Hunt

Mountain Valley, mid 1800s - late 1800s
No Image Available

Henry Mozley & Sons, publisher

HOLY BIBLE, 1833
No Image Available

British

wine glass, 1800s

English, England

Side Chair, ca. 1745

Frederick Sandys

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, mid 1800s - early 1900s

Eliot Thomas Yorke

Landslip, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, 1852

George Chinnery

Sunset on the Ganges, ca. 1808 - 1825
No Image Available

English

coin, 1887
No Image Available

British

goblet, 1850-1899

English, Battersea

dish, 1700s

Attributed to Charles Tiffin

Designs for Ceiling and Wall Decorations, late 1800s

Matthew West

Sauceboat, 1787-1793

Hugh William "Grecian" Williams

St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow, late 1700s - mid 1800s

Thomas Rowlandson

A Meeting of Cognoscenti (After Dinner), ca. 1790-1800

David Hockney, printmaker

Panama Hat, 1972

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