Robert Smirke
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Vignette honoring William Pattison, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, William Congreve, John Gay and James Thomson, from Bowyer's edition of Hume's "History of England"
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 1986.1180.1947 · Etching and engraving
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Anne Page, Slender and Shallow (Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, Scene 1)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1942 · Accession 42.119.539 · Etching and engraving
Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Sancho Panza and the Duchess
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1900 · Accession N01778 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by H.S. Ashbee 1900
The Afflicted Matron, the Countess Trifaldi, from ‘Don Quixote’
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1900 · Accession N01777 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by H.S. Ashbee 1900
Scene from Bickerstaffe’s Play ‘The Hypocrite’, Adapted from Colly Cibber’s ‘Non Juror’
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession N00765 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
Don Quixote at Home, after the Termination of his Second Sally
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession N00763 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
The Order of Knighthood Conferred on Don Quixote by the Inn Keeper
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession N00762 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession A00863 · Oil paint on wood
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession A00862 · Oil paint on wood
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession A00861 · Oil paint on wood
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession A00860 · Oil paint on wood
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1867 · Accession A00859 · Oil paint on wood
Presented by Capt. Thomas Lambert and Mrs Lambert 1867
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british museum security pavilions conservationists 2742518
The British Museum's proposal to redesign its forecourt with two permanent security pavilions and a Mediterranean-style garden has drawn opposition fr…
policyFeb 4, 2026
Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’
In February 2025, Beirut-born, Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh won the competition to oversee the remodelling of the Western Range of the British M…
peopleOct 24, 2025
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british museum security pavilions conservationists 2742518
Feb 4, 2026
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Lina Ghotmeh: ‘Museums should go beyond conservation to foster exchange, reflection and critical thinking’
Oct 24, 2025
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Robert Smirke dies
Jan 1, 1845
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Robert Smirke born
Jan 1, 1753