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Laporte, John, 1761–1839
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Opie, John, 1761–1807
3
Cozens, John Robert, 1752–1797
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Hoare, Mary, 1744–1820
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Allan, David, 1744–1796
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Basire, James, 1730–1802
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Dickinson, William, 1746–1823
1
Downman, John, 1750–1824
1
Gosset, Isaac, 1713–1799
1
Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740–1779
1
Pars, William, 1742–1782
1
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
1
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
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Sandby, Thomas, 1721–1798
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Smith, John, 1749–1831
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
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Swinburne, Henry, 1743–1803
1
Yenn, John, 1750–1821
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1786
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Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
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Prints
4
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
1
Creator Gender
male
19
female
2
Collective Title
Collection of Sketches by Henry Swinburne
1
The Tempest
1
The Tragedy of Macbeth
1
Period
18th century
17
18th century-19th century
4
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
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watercolor
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graphite
9
laid paper
5
black ink
4
gouache
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pen
4
etching (printing process)
3
black chalk
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brown wash
2
gray wash
2
red chalk
2
scraping
2
aquatint
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brown ink
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crayon
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Work Type
drawing
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watercolor
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intaglio print
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Genre
landscape
7
portrait
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architectural subject
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cityscape
3
figure study
3
literary theme
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genre subject
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sporting art
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Subject Terms
Grand Tour
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man
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figure study
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landscape
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portrait
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trees
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architectural subject
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cityscape
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geology
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hills
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rocks (landforms)
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woman
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Classical
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clouds
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coat
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literary theme
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magic
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mountains
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pine
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plays by William Shakespeare
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Associated Places
Europe
4
Italy
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Rome
3
Lazio
2
Alps
1
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
1
Church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti
1
France
1
Martigny-les-Bains
1
Monte Pincio
1
Palazzo del Quirinale
1
Piazza del Popolo
1
Reichenbach
1
Roma
1
Spanish Steps
1
Switzerland
1
Tivoli
1
Associated People
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
3
Ariel (character in The Tempest)
1
Ferdinand (character in The Tempest)
1
Harris, James (1709–1780), philosopher and musical patron
1
Macbeth (character in The Tragedy of Macbeth)
1
Spencer (née Beauclerk), Lady Mary (1743–1812), daughter and heir of 1st Baron Vere; wife of Lord Charles Spencer
1
Stubbs, George (1724–1806), painter, engraver, and anatomist
1
The Three Witches (characters in Macbeth)
1
Wesley [Westley], John (1703–1791), Church of England clergyman and a founder of Methodism
1
Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
3
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
2
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05)
2
The Art of Alexander and John Robert Cozens (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-09-17 - 1980-11-16)
2
Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
1
English Drawings and Watercolors from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
1
English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
1
George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Tate Britain, 1984-10-17 - 1985-01-06)
1
George Stubbs (1724-1806) Tate Gallery (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-02-13 - 1985-04-07)
1
George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2000-02-14 - 2000-05-15)
1
George Stubbs in the Collection of Paul Mellon: a Memorial Exhibition (Yale Center for British Art, 1999-04-30 - 1999-09-05)
1
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (The State Hermitage Museum, 2007-10-23 - 2008-01-13)
1
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2007-07-11 - 2007-09-30)
1
Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-06-09 - 2008-08-17)
1
Stubbs & The Horse (Kimbell Art Museum, 2004-11-14 - 2005-02-06)
1
The Beautiful, The Sublime, and The Picturesque (Washington University Gallery of Art, 1984-02-19 - 1984-04-08)
1
The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
1
The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert B. Simon
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker
1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
1
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George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Study for the Self-portrait in Enamel
ca. 1781
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Henry Swinburne, 1743–1803
Personalized Design
1776
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John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779
Lear, from King Lear, Act III, Scene ii
1776
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John Laporte, 1761–1839
River Landscape with Cattle Watering
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Print made by William Dickinson, 1746–1823
Lady Charles Spencer
1776
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William Pars, 1742–1782
A View of Rome Taken from the Pincio
1776
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John Opie, 1761–1807
Study of a Draped Classical Torso
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John Opie, 1761–1807
Study of a Classical Female Figure
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John Opie, 1761–1807
Standing Classical Male Figure with Spear
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Print made by James Basire, 1730–1802
James Harris
after 1776
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John Laporte, 1761–1839
Morning - River Scene with Figures near a Cottage
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John Laporte, 1761–1839
Night - River Landscape with a Ruined Abbey
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John Laporte, 1761–1839
Evening - Landscape with a Ruined Castle
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John Downman, 1750–1824
Portrait of a Divine Called Reverend John Wesley
ca. 1781
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John Warwick Smith, 1749–1831
A View of Tivoli Looking Towards Rome
ca. 1781
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John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
The Falls of the Reichenbach
1776
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John Robert Cozens, 1752–1797
Between Chamonix and Martigny
1776
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
The Apparition of the Armed Head: Macbeth
ca. 1781
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Mary Hoare, 1744–1820
Ferdinand and Ariel
ca. 1781
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Thomas Sandby, 1721–1798
The Horse Race at Rome During the Carnival
ca. 1781
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John Yenn, 1750–1821
Design for a Doorway
ca. 1781