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Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: April 1821Reference: 17924i
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The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 20 October 1810Reference: 10069i
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Lord Nelson's tomb. Line engraving with etching by J. Landseer after R. Smirke, 1809.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1809Reference: 46691i
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Juno (?) holding thunderbolts over a stormy sea presides over a monument adorned with eight portraits of English seamen in roundels. Engraving by A. Smith and J. Newton, 1795, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: April 10 1795Reference: 2870658i
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Proposals for engraving by subscription, five prints: being after a part of a collection of pictures presented to the Corporation of the City of London, by Alderman Boydell. Painted in fresco by J. F. Rigaud, by Rob. Smirke, Esq. R. A. Four of them on the Angles, under the Cupola, in the Common-Council Room, in Guildhall. I. Providence. II. Innocence. III. Wisdom. IV. Happiness. Represented by Allegorical Emblems. V. Conjugal Affection, Or Industry and Prudence. Painting ESQ.R.A. For a further explanation of the whole Collection, see the Catalogue of the Pictures at Guildhall, price sixpence; the profit of which will be appropriated to the servants, who will have an extra trouble in waiting upon the company, and keeping the room in order.
Rigaud, J. F. (John Francis), 1742-1810.Date: 1795]
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17928i
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Christ raising the widow's son. Stipple engraving by J. Godby after R. Smirke, 1808.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 2nd February 1808Reference: 34542i
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An episode in The merry wives of Windsor: Sir John Falstaff is invited to a tryst in Windsor Forest at night, dressed in bizarre clothing: he is attacked by children dressed as fairies and by the merry wives. Stipple engraving by I. Taylor, 1795, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: [1795]Reference: 3162264i
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Mercury (Hermes) god of trade, standing next to a monument adorned with portraits of six English merchants in roundels. Engraving by T. Milton, 1806, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1 Jan.y 1806Reference: 2870657i
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A strange looking man on a stage is being cheered on by his audience. Engraving by C. Grignion after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Feb.18. 1786Reference: 32454i
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King Charles I imprisoned in Carisbrooke castle. Engraving by G. Noble, 1800, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Sept.r 1 1800Reference: 2038520i
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Day dawns at the cave of Belarius: Guiderius and Arviragus follow him out into the daylight; representing morning. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Dec.r 20 1782Reference: 2913420i
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An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1821Reference: 30015i
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A young woman, holding her garment at the shoulder with her left hand. Engraving by James Mitchell after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: [1820?]Reference: 672723i
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Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth night sits by a ruined monastery thinking about her concealed love for Duke Orsino; representing evening. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Dec.r 20 1782Reference: 2913422i
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A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Reference: 17930i
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Review of a battalion of infantry, including the eighteen manœuvres, illustrated by a series of engraved diagrams; to which are added the words of command: With AN Accurate Description Of Each Manoeuvre, Explaining The Duty And Ascertaining The Situation Of The Officers Through The Various Movements Of The Corps: Forming AN Easy Introduction To This Part Of The System Of British Military Discipline.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1799
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Under the patronage of, and dedicated, by permission, to, the honourable the court of directors of the East India Company. Lord Cornwallis receiving as hostages the two sons of Tippoo Sultaun. Proposals for publishing by subscription, a print, taken from the above interesting and splendid event, to be engraved by Mr. W. Sharp, from a picture by Mr. R. Smirke.
Bowyer, Robert, 1758-1834.Date: 1792]
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A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 6 March 1787Reference: 20314i
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A woman personifying architecture, with St Paul's cathedral, London in the background, presides over five portraits of British builders of church buildings in ovals. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1801, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: April 10 1801Reference: 2870432i
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Saint Cecilia. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1790-1799Reference: 4625i
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A vain woman (Lady Pentweazle) sits to a portrait-painter (Carmine) while a servant holds her lapdog. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1832, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: [1832]Reference: 33188i
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King Charles II taking refuge in Boscobel. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy and R. Rhodes, 1800, after J. Farington and R. Smirke.
Date: April 1800Reference: 2042941i
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Thomas Gray, recalled after his death as having often sat at Stoke Poges contemplating the flowing of a stream in the middle of the day; representing noon. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Dec.r 20 1782Reference: 2913421i
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An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1803Reference: 37671i

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Three vignettes: a man rescued from beneath the ice in Hyde Park, a man, apparently drowned, being brought in by boat, a man resuscitated and recovering in bed. Wood engraving, 1821, after R. Smirke.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Lord Nelson's tomb. Line engraving with etching by J. Landseer after R. Smirke, 1809.

Juno (?) holding thunderbolts over a stormy sea presides over a monument adorned with eight portraits of English seamen in roundels. Engraving by A. Smith and J. Newton, 1795, after R. Smirke.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

Christ raising the widow's son. Stipple engraving by J. Godby after R. Smirke, 1808.

An episode in The merry wives of Windsor: Sir John Falstaff is invited to a tryst in Windsor Forest at night, dressed in bizarre clothing: he is attacked by children dressed as fairies and by the merry wives. Stipple engraving by I. Taylor, 1795, after R. Smirke.

Mercury (Hermes) god of trade, standing next to a monument adorned with portraits of six English merchants in roundels. Engraving by T. Milton, 1806, after R. Smirke.

A strange looking man on a stage is being cheered on by his audience. Engraving by C. Grignion after R. Smirke.

King Charles I imprisoned in Carisbrooke castle. Engraving by G. Noble, 1800, after R. Smirke.

Day dawns at the cave of Belarius: Guiderius and Arviragus follow him out into the daylight; representing morning. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.

An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.

A young woman, holding her garment at the shoulder with her left hand. Engraving by James Mitchell after R. Smirke.

Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth night sits by a ruined monastery thinking about her concealed love for Duke Orsino; representing evening. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.

A man recuperating in bed at a receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, after resuscitation by W. Hawes and J.C. Lettsom from near drowning. Watercolour by R. Smirke.

A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.

A woman personifying architecture, with St Paul's cathedral, London in the background, presides over five portraits of British builders of church buildings in ovals. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1801, after R. Smirke.

Saint Cecilia. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after R. Smirke.

A vain woman (Lady Pentweazle) sits to a portrait-painter (Carmine) while a servant holds her lapdog. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1832, after R. Smirke.

King Charles II taking refuge in Boscobel. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy and R. Rhodes, 1800, after J. Farington and R. Smirke.

Thomas Gray, recalled after his death as having often sat at Stoke Poges contemplating the flowing of a stream in the middle of the day; representing noon. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.

An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.