Materials & Techniques: mezzotint / Genre: genre subject / Creator: Sayer, Robert, 1725–1794

1. Noon

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Morning

Creator:: Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721–1775
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 × 10 inches (35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Return of the Prodigal Son

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 1/16 inches (24.4 × 35.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

4. Laugh and Grow Fat

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 7/16 inches (36.8 × 26.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. The Departure

Creator:: Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746–1766
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 13 7/8 inches (24 × 35.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. August

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. July

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. June

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 10 7/8 inches (43.2 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

9. September

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 7/8 × 11 inches (42.9 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. October

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. January

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. November

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. December

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 10 7/8 inches (43.2 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

14. Plundering the Tower

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1777
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. The Contemplative Charmer

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 35 3/4 × 10 3/8 inches (90.8 × 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. April

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 10 3/4 inches (43.2 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. March

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. May

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 10 7/8 inches (43.2 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. The Swain's Amusement

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 x 9 3/16 inches (33.7 x 23.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

20. The Full of the Honeymoon

Creator:: Print made by Robert Laurie, 1755?–1836
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 × 19 7/8 inches (66 × 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. The Wane of the Honeymoon

Creator:: Print made by Robert Laurie, 1755?–1836
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 26 1/4 × 20 inches (66.7 × 50.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

22. February

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 × 11 inches (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

23. The Welcome Home

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/8 × 11 inches (41.6 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

24. A Scene in Kensington Gardens

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

25. Sal Dab giving Monsieur a Receipt in Full

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (38.7 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. The Bottle Companions

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 inches (38.7 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. The Sailor's Pleasure

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Damon and Pastora

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 1/2 inches (40.3 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Rigging for a Cruise

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (36.5 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Annette and Lubin

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1788
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint (before all letters) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. The Fair Penitent

Creator:: Print made by unknown artist
Date:: 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 10 inches (33 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. A School Boy (William Elmer)

Creator:: Print made by Butler Clowes, active 1768, died 1782
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.9 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Youth Playing Bagpipes

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 13/16 × 8 7/8 inches (32.6 × 22.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. The Housewife's Employment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (35 x 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. The Scytheman's Refreshment

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: between 1748 and 1756
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 inches (32.9 × 22.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: ca. 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 inches (24.7 x 33.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. A School of Girls

Creator:: Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756
Date:: 1739
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 7/16 inches (27.7 x 39.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. The Curious Maids

Creator:: Print made by John Greenwood, 1727–1792
Date:: 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches (44.2 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. The Unlucky Boy

Creator:: Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1750–ca.1790
Date:: 1772
Materials & Techniques:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, greened white laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 inches (51 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Noon

2. Morning

3. Return of the Prodigal Son

4. Laugh and Grow Fat

5. The Departure

6. August

7. July

8. June

9. September

10. October

11. January

12. November

13. December

14. Plundering the Tower

15. The Contemplative Charmer

16. April

17. March

18. May

19. The Swain's Amusement

20. The Full of the Honeymoon

21. The Wane of the Honeymoon

22. February

23. The Welcome Home

24. A Scene in Kensington Gardens

25. Sal Dab giving Monsieur a Receipt in Full

26. The Bottle Companions

27. The Sailor's Pleasure

28. Damon and Pastora

29. Rigging for a Cruise

30. Annette and Lubin

31. The Fair Penitent

32. A School Boy (William Elmer)

33. Youth Playing Bagpipes

34. The Housewife's Employment

35. The Scytheman's Refreshment

36. A Scene in "The Recruiting Officer"

37. A School of Girls

38. The Curious Maids

39. The Unlucky Boy