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1. The Brahmin Committing his Daughter Coraly to the Care of Blandford

Creator:: Thomas Kirk, 1765–1797
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/8 x 14 1/8 inches (44.8 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift in Appreciation of Paul Mellon
On View:: Not on view

2. The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador

Creator:: Francis Smith, active 1763–1780
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 5/8 x 26 1/2 inches (49.8 x 67.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1590
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 45 × 71 3/4 inches (114.3 × 182.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, to Sir David Baird

Creator:: Henry Singleton, 1766–1839
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 x 21 inches (43.2 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Departure of the Bucintoro

Creator:: Sir Frank William Brangwyn, 1867–1956
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 52 x 69 inches (132.1 x 175.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948
On View:: Not on view

6. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1670
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 53 × 43 5/8 inches (134.6 × 110.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

Creator:: George Jones, 1786–1869
Date:: ca. 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (26.7 x 47 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Date:: ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 3/4 x 14 inches (45.1 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon

Creator:: John Francis Rigaud, 1742–1810
Date:: 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on copper
Dimensions:: 19 x 14 inches (48.3 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Pompeii, A.D. 79

Creator:: Alfred Elmore, 1815–1881
Date:: 1878
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

11. Paetus and Arria

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1766
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Sea, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

Creator:: Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1720
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Land, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

Creator:: Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Date:: ca. 1718
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Cleopatra

Creator:: Benedetto Gennari, 1633–1715
Date:: between 1674 and 1675
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 49 x 41 1/2 inches (124.5 x 105.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

15. The Last of the Mail Coaches at Newcastle upon Tyne

Creator:: James Pollard, 1792–1867
Date:: 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 x 27 inches (45.7 x 68.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison

Creator:: John Downman, 1750–1824
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on copper
Dimensions:: 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches (23 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

17. The Great Fire of London

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812
Date:: ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. The Death of Chatham

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Date:: 1778
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 28 1/8 x 36 1/4 inches (71.4 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Professor Jules David Prown
On View:: Not on view

19. Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

20. The Bard

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854
Date:: ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. Carriage Design: A Rear View Design, Hooper and Company, Coachbuilders

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and ink on board with touches of oil paint and watercolor on thick, smooth, white card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (13.3 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. The Brahmin Committing his Daughter Coraly to the Care of Blandford

2. The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador

3. An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

4. The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, to Sir David Baird

5. Departure of the Bucintoro

6. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

7. The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

8. The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

9. Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Letitia Anne Sage (née Hoare), in a Balloon

10. Pompeii, A.D. 79

11. Paetus and Arria

12. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Sea, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

13. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Land, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

14. Cleopatra

15. The Last of the Mail Coaches at Newcastle upon Tyne

16. Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison

17. The Great Fire of London

18. The Death of Chatham

19. Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

20. The Bard

21. Carriage Design: A Rear View Design, Hooper and Company, Coachbuilders