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  ———. Sketches of, Leeds City Art Gallery.

  ———. Sketches of, Tate Gallery Archive.

  ———. Sketches of, University of Manchester, John Rylands Library and History of Art Department.

  ———. Sketches of, University of Reading Department of History of Art.

  ———. Sketches of, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

  ———. Sketches and paintings of, Ashmolean Museum.

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  ———. Articles of September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 1888.

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