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1. Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in Isaac Bickerton's "Love in a Village"

Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in Isaac Bickerton's "Love in a Village"
Creator:
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Date:
1767
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
51 1/4 x 65 inches (130.2 x 165.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"

Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"
Creator:
Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753–1794
Date:
between 1773 and 1774
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

3. Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave
Creator:
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
65 1/2 x 52 1/2 inches (166.4 x 133.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. John Quick and John Fawcett in Thomas Moreton's "The Way to Get Married"

John Quick and John Fawcett in Thomas Moreton's "The Way to Get Married"
Creator:
Samuel De Wilde, 1748–1832
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches (73 x 65.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

5. Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte

Scene in a park, with figures from the Commedia dell'Arte
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 1/4 x 34 1/2 inches (92.1 x 87.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
Date:
1764
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 x 14 inches (40.6 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Richard Cumberland Frontispiece

Richard Cumberland Frontispiece
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (12.1 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

8. Richard Cumberland Frontispiece

Richard Cumberland Frontispiece
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches (20 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938

9. La male consequence du celibat

La male consequence du celibat
Creator:
Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 13/16 x 10 1/16 inches (40.2 x 25.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. The Slumbers of Ragotin Interrupted

The Slumbers of Ragotin Interrupted
Creator:
Print made by James Bretherton, ca. 1730–1806
Date:
1773
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 11/16 x 15 1/8 inches (27.1 x 38.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. A Great Actor between Tragedy and Comedy

A Great Actor between Tragedy and Comedy
Creator:
Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/16 x 16 5/16 inches (28.4 x 41.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Griffin and Johnson

Griffin and Johnson
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Date:
1748
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on mount
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8 inches (46.5 x 31.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"

Mr. Foote in the Character of Major Sturgeon in "The Mayor of Garratt"
Creator:
Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704–1767
Date:
1765
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 20 5/8 inches (44.8 x 52.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Comedies

Comedies
Creator:
Print made by John Hall, 1739–1797
Date:
ca. 1776
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 3 9/16 inches (16.9 × 9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker

15. Here Nature List'ning Stood

Here Nature List'ning Stood
Creator:
Print made by Cornelis Apostool, 1762–1844
Date:
1795
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 × 5 15/16 inches (22.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

16. Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 x 15 7/16 inches (53.4 x 39.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection

17. Glaud and Symon

Glaud and Symon
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 15/16 inches (28.3 x 22.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

18. Patie Rebukes Roger

Patie Rebukes Roger
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches (28.3 x 22.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

19. Peggy Advocates a Sweetheart

Peggy Advocates a Sweetheart
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches (28.3 x 22.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960

20. Morgan Offending the Delicate Organs of Captain Wiffle

Morgan Offending the Delicate Organs of Captain Wiffle
Creator:
Samuel Collings, active 1784–1795
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash, brown wash, pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (18.7 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Malvoleo

No cover image available
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 4 9/16 inches (18.9 × 11.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection