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Prints and Drawings
60
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Barnes, Robert, 1840–1895
21
Claxton, Florence, active 1855–1889
11
Unknown artist
9
Leech, John, 1817–1864
8
Dadd, Richard, 1817–1886
3
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas, 1801–1863
3
Simpson, William, 1823–1899
2
Barry, Charles, Sir, 1795–1860
1
COLLIER, Thomas, 1840–1891
1
Clarke, George Somers, 1825–1882
1
Cox, David, 1783–1859
1
Duncan, Edward, 1803–1882
1
Graham, Thomas Alexander Fergusson, 1840–1906
1
Green, Charles, 1840–1898
1
H. C. B
1
Hodgson, Frances S.
1
Hunt, William Henry, 1790–1864
1
Mole, John Henry, 1814–1886
1
Pasquier, James Abbott, active 1851–1872
1
Stapley, W. B.
1
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1748
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1855
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1827
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1806
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1717
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1767
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1851
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1751
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1779
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1850
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1757
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1759
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1841
29
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
64
Image Use
Free to Use
50
Under Certain Circumstances
14
Image Available
Available
54
Unavailable
10
Classification
Drawings & Watercolors
39
Prints
21
Archives & Manuscripts
3
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
1
Creator Gender
male
48
unknown
13
female
11
Collective Title
Eight Drawings of Hunting and Coaching
8
Sketches for the Passions
1
Period
19th century
63
19th century-20th century
1
Materials & Techniques
watercolor
54
wove paper
51
graphite
28
wood engraving (process)
21
gouache
14
brown ink
13
black ink
7
card
6
gray wash
4
pen
4
gray ink
2
white gouache
2
black chalk
1
brown wash
1
gold
1
gum
1
gum arabic
1
ink
1
scratching out
1
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drawing
39
relief print
21
graphite drawing
2
ink drawing
2
photograph
2
albumen print
1
albums (books)
1
botanical illustration
1
chromolithograph
1
commonplace book
1
engraving
1
illuminated manuscript
1
illumination
1
landscapes (representations)
1
lithograph
1
manuscript magazine
1
medal engraving
1
periodical
1
sketchbook
1
Genre
genre subject
40
landscape
12
sporting art
8
architectural subject
4
cityscape
3
figure study
3
animal art
2
historical subject
2
marine art
2
military art
2
religious and mythological subject
2
botanical subject
1
literary theme
1
still life
1
Subject Terms
genre subject
33
children
16
landscape
11
shoes
11
dress
9
girl
9
girls
7
men
7
ribbon
7
siblings
7
apron
6
playing
6
boy
5
costume
5
hats
5
rocks (landforms)
5
stockings
5
trees
5
women
5
beach
4
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Subject Period
19th century
1
Associated Places
United Kingdom
6
England
4
Europe
4
Asia
2
Ad Daffah al Gharbiyah
1
Alnwick (England)
1
Bolivia
1
Brighton
1
Brighton Pier
1
Cornwall (England : County)
1
Cowley
1
Craig-y-barns
1
Crimean Peninsula
1
Cymru
1
Dunkeld
1
Durham (England : County)
1
East Sussex
1
Gloucestershire
1
Great Britain
1
Hampshire
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Associated People
Abimelech (Judges)
1
Dadd, Richard (1817–1886), painter
1
Hering, H. (Henry), 1814–1893
1
Stapley, W. B
1
Exhibition History
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)
2
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)
2
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)
2
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
Richard Dadd Exhibition (Davis & Langdale Co., Inc., 1994-05-03 - 1994-06-03)
2
Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)
2
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
1
An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
1
Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters, 1730-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2006-10-05 - 2006-12-31)
1
Behold the Sea (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-06-14 - 2003-09-07)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
1
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
1
From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986-10-02 - 1987-01-04)
1
From Merchants to Emperors - British Artists in India 1757-1930 (The Morgan Library & Museum, 1986-05-01 - 1986-07-31)
1
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
46
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
13
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Collection
1
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English
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Thomas Alexander Graham, 1840–1906
Drifting
undated
2
Charles Green, 1840–1898
The Visiting Card - Langham Sketching Club Subject
undated
3
Thomas William Wood, 1855–1872
A Lion
undated
4
George Somers Clarke, 1825–1882
Design for Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire
between 1855 and 1860
5
David Cox, 1783–1859
Penmanmawr
1855
6
Godfrey Thomas Vigne, 1801–1863
Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Bolivia
1855
7
William Simpson, 1823–1899
The Governor-General's and Commander-in-Chief's Camp at Jalandhar, 1 Febuary 1860
ca. 1860
8
John Henry Mole, 1814–1886
View from Craig-y-Barns, Dunkeld, Looking South
1855
9
William Henry Hunt, 1790–1864
Plums and Mulberries
ca. 1860
10
William Simpson, 1823–1899
Sebastopol, Sketched From The Deck of H. M. S. Sidon, Feb. 1855
1855
11
Godfrey Thomas Vigne, 1801–1863
Oruro, Bolivia
1855
12
Godfrey Thomas Vigne, 1801–1863
Mount Washington
between 1855 and 1863
13
Frederick William Woledge, active 1840
Brighton: the front and the chain pier seen in the distance
undated
14
James Abbott Pasquier, active 1851–1872
A Struggle With a Load of Clay
1855
15
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Two Girls Playing
undated
16
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Wallflowers
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17
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Lady with Harp
undated
18
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Frieze in Winchester Cathedral
undated
19
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Miss Mac - Gardening
undated
20
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Gentleman and a Lady
undated
21
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Conversazione
undated
22
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
A Game at Cards
undated
23
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Gentleman with Whiskers
undated
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Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Art Critics
undated
25
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
L'Allegro
undated
26
Florence Claxton, active 1855–1889
Innocence
undated
27
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl at a Window
undated
28
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl Writing
undated
29
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
By the Heath
undated
30
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Two Girls Under an Umbrella
undated
31
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Woman Doing Laundry with Two Girls
undated
32
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl Playing with Coal
undated
33
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl Pinning Flowers on a Hat
undated
34
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl with Pail Beside the Sea
undated
35
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Boy Tying a Girl's Shoe
undated
36
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Baby Girl with Doll, Watching Chick
undated
37
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl Sewing
undated
38
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Boy Sketching a Man with Two Girls Watching
undated
39
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Boy Holding an Apple for a Girl with Two Girls Beyond
undated
40
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Three Men and Two Boys Sitting on a Pier
undated
41
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Two Boys
undated
42
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Elderly Couple on a Park Bench, with Two Men Beyond
undated
43
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Boy Playing by the Sea
undated
44
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Girl Reading a Picture Book
undated
45
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
Two Girls, One Crying
undated
46
Print made by Robert Barnes, 1840–1895
The Grandmother with her Grandchildren
undated
47
Thomas Collier, 1840–1891
Leeds Castle, Kent
undated
48
unknown artist
Pegwell Bay (?)
ca. 1860
49
Edward Duncan, 1803–1882
The Bass Rock at Dawn
1855
50
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Suspense or Expectation
1855
51
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Death of Abimelech at Thebez
1855
52
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
The Music Lesson or the Governess: a Sketch
1855
53
unknown artist
Master George Contemplating Jumping a Stream
ca. 1860
54
unknown artist
Out with the Hounds
ca. 1860
55
unknown artist
Young Northamptonshire
ca. 1860
56
unknown artist
The Contented Mind
ca. 1860
57
unknown artist
Our National Defences
ca. 1860
58
unknown artist
Where There's a Will, There's a Way
ca. 1860
59
unknown artist
Boy with a Donkey and a Horse and a Rider
ca. 1860
60
unknown artist
A Farmer who has Come out to Protect his Fields from Riders
ca. 1860
61
Stapley, W. B.
Album of landscape drawings and compiled by W.B. Stapley
1855-1870
62
Crowquills and goosequills
circa 1855-1857
63
H. C. B
Album and commonplace book
circa 1855
64
Hodgson, Frances S.
The gathered lilies
not after 1857