Artist: Kate Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
Nationality: British
Movement:
Media: Painting, Illustration
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Biography:
Kate Greenaway is remembered for her illustrations in children’s books. However, she also worked as a painter and a writer. Artists such as Ruskin and Gauguin admired her skilled illustrations. Greenaway frequently illustrated her own books, notably her series of books entitled Kate Greenaway’s Almanacks.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on pag 38 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Frontispiece in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 12 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 15 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 16 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 17 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 18 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 20 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 21 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 11 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 10 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 9 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 8 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 7 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 6 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 5 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 4 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) book with 38 color wood engravings including the frontispiece 1888
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Kate Greenaway Frontispiece (May Day Dance) in the bookThe Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 23 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 25 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 26 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 41 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 44 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 40 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 39 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 47 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 37 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 36 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 35 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 34 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 33 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 32 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 31 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 30 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 28 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 29 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 27 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 42 in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway Title page vignette in the book The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (London and New York: Frederick Warne, [1888]) color wood engraving 1888
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Kate Greenaway The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) Book with 27 pages with color wood engravings ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 30 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 29 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 28 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 15 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 16 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 26 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 23 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 21 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 18 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustrations (2) on page 10 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 11 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 12 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 13 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 14 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 35 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 37 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 39 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 40 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 42 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 52 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 58 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 32 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 56 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 46 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Illustration on page 54 in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway Title page vignette in the book The Queen of the Pirate Isle by Bret Harte (London: Chatto & Windus, undated) color wood engraving ca. late 19th century
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Kate Greenaway - Three Girls 1885 charcoal, pencil Arkansas Arts Center British
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Edmund Evans The Rain Cloud. 19th - 20th century
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Artist: Kate Harris and William Hutton and Sons Title: Presentation Cup Date: 1901 Medium: silver,
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John Greenaway Royal Game -pages 228 & 229,from Harper's Weekly,18 Mar. 1876 Wood Engraving 19th century
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Edmund Evans The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith (London and New York: George Routledge, 1877) book with color wood engravings 1877
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Edmund Evans The Art Album. Sixteen Facsimiles of Water-Colour Drawings (London: W. Kent and Co., 1861) Book with 16 color wood engravings 1861
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Thomas Cartwright Kate of Cymmau's Cottage. 19th century
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George Cruikshank Tom and Jerry, catching Kate and Sue, on the Sly having their Fortunes told. 1821
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron Title: Kate Keown Date: 1866 Medium: albumen print Dimensions: H.2-5/16 x
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Daniel Nicholas Chodowiecki August saves Kate Engraving 1795 - 1796
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Daniel Nicholas Chodowiecki August and Kate in the attic with doves Engraving 1795 - 1796
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Black-topped jar Egyptian Predynastic Period, Nagada II (Gerzean) Period, about 3700-3250 B.C. Egypt Pottery Height:
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Kate Elizabeth Bunce - The Keepsake 1858-1901 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Portia (Kate Dolan), 1886 Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829-1896)Oil on canvas; 49 1/4 x
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Kate Elizabeth Bunce - (Musica) Melody 1890-1902 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Walter Crane Title page in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color letterpress 1876
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Walter Crane Frontispiece and plate 1 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 2 opposite page 27 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 7 opposite page 115 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 6 opposite page 84 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 5 opposite page 60 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 4 opposite page 44 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 8 opposite page 138 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane Plate 3 opposite page 33 in the book The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) color lithograph 1876
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Walter Crane The Quiver of Love, a Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern by various authors (London and Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1876) Book with 8 color lithographs, color letterpress title page, and uncounted wood engravings 1876
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Robert Dighton Necklace stone beads circa 1325 - 1521
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Robert Dighton Necklace stone beads circa 1325 - 1521
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Kate, frontispiece in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 2 Engraving 1807
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Camille & Valentine Collar bobbin lace and embroidery circa 16th century
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Artist: Berenice Abbott Title: 48th Street, Looking Northwest from a Point Between Second and Third
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Worked by Elizabeth Labdon, British, Born in 1824 Sampler Great Britian, 1834 Wool plain weave
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot Title: Portrait of a Lady Date: about 1835 - 1837
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Frederick H. Evans Title: Mr. and Mrs. S. Maudson Grant, Lincoln Date: 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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Powerhouse Museum: Cover Story: celebrating 40 years of Pottery in Australia
Established in 1962, Pottery in Australia has attracted hundreds of articles and submissions from a broad cross-section of the international ceramics community. Starting out as a black and white 26...
Tower Bridge: Standing Stones

'Standing Stones' has already shown in Stockholm as part of the 1998 European Cultural Capital programme and is currently showing in Gothenburg prior to its London venue. In London the exhibition will be the highlight of 'Visions of Norway', t...
Australian Center for Photography: The Syntax of Style: Mark Kimber (SA), Deborah Paauwe (SA), Lyndal Walker (VIC)
Be it the fetishised implication of tailoring and drape, the seductive but disquieting relation of flesh and fabric or the wish-fulfilment of lifestyle advertising, these images articulate the familiar to new ends. The exhibition brings together ...
Los Angeles County Museum: The Fashionable Child of the Nineteenth Century
In conjunction with the exhibition, LACMA has produced a special brochure for children and their families. Using the guide, visitors can explore the museum’s permanent collection and discover the direct relationship between art of the nineteenth ...
Palazzo Ducale: Arti and Architettura: 1900 - 2000
A utopian adventure, encroaching sometimes into “archisculpture”, whose protagonists – artists and architects from Kazimir Malevich to Vladmir Tatlin, from Antonio Sant'Elia to Giuseppe Terragni, from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to Piet Mondrian, f...

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