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1. Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man
Creator:
George Romney, 1734–1802
Date:
between 1758 and 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 1/4 × 22 3/8 inches (64.1 × 56.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

2. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729
Date:
ca. 1709
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
19 x 22 inches (48.3 x 55.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

3. Rehearsal of an opera

Rehearsal of an opera
Creator:
Marco Ricci, 1676–1729
Date:
ca. 1709
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/4 × 22 3/4 inches (46.4 × 57.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

4. Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child

Elihu Yale with Members of his Family and an Enslaved Child
Creator:
Attributed to John Verelst, ca. 1675–1734
Date:
ca. 1719
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
79 1/4 × 92 3/4 inches (201.3 × 235.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Cavendish, eleventh Duke of Devonshire
On View:
Not on view

5. Musical Conversation

Musical Conversation
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Date:
ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 x 30 7/8 inches (66 x 78.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

6. Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii

Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii
Creator:
Charles Hunt, 1803–1877
Date:
1863
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 x 26 inches (45.7 x 66 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:
Not on view

7. The Sense of Hearing

The Sense of Hearing
Creator:
Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760
Date:
1744 to 1747
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
52 x 60 1/2 inches (132.1 x 153.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

8. A Man, Probably a Self-Portrait

A Man, Probably a Self-Portrait
Creator:
Hugh Barron, 1745–1791
Date:
ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 x 24 1/2 inches (73.7 x 62.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:
Not on view

9. "Cytherea's Day..." (Design 45)

"Cytherea's Day..." (Design 45)
Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Humorous Family Scene

Humorous Family Scene
Creator:
Walter Geikie, 1795–1837
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 × 5 1/4 inches (10.2 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

11. Shopping in the Rows, Chester

Shopping in the Rows, Chester
Creator:
Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841
Date:
1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with brown wash and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige card
Dimensions:
Mount: 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (19.1 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Nude Woman playing the Violin

Nude Woman playing the Violin
Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 1/4 inches (11.6 × 5.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

13. Mr. James Derby Playing the Violin

Mr. James Derby Playing the Violin
Creator:
James Ward, 1769–1859
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches (16.8 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Woman playing the Violin

Woman playing the Violin
Creator:
George Augustus Sala, 1828–1895
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with pen and black and ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 9/16 inches (11.6 × 6.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

15. Female Figures and Putti Playing Musical Instruments

Female Figures and Putti Playing Musical Instruments
Creator:
Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches (26.7 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Abel Cary Thomas, Yale BA 1905, transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

16. Venus Holding the Apple of Paris

Venus Holding the Apple of Paris
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743
Date:
1695
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 inches (18.7 × 14.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Plaudit Ave Regina

Plaudit Ave Regina
Creator:
Print made by John Smith, the mezzotinter, 1652–1743
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 1/4 inches (24.6 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Diligence and Dissipation: The Wanton turn'd out of Doors for Misconduct (Plate 5)

Diligence and Dissipation: The Wanton turn'd out of Doors for Misconduct (Plate 5)
Creator:
Thomas Gaugain, 1748–1812
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, open letter proofs
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 x 20 13/16in. (46 x 52.9cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. Zoological Education

Zoological Education
Creator:
Print made by Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 x 12 15/16 inches (45.1 x 32.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Quae Genus on his Journey to London

Quae Genus on his Journey to London
Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Colored aquatint
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6in. (24.1 x 15.2cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Sir William Worthy and Patie

Sir William Worthy and Patie
Creator:
Print made by David Allan, 1744–1796
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and aquatint on moderately thick, slightly 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

22. The Cotillion Dance

The Cotillion Dance
Creator:
Print made by James Caldwall, 1739–1819
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 9/16 inches (25.5 × 34.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Cave of the Golden Calf: Study of Geometric Figures

Cave of the Golden Calf: Study of Geometric Figures
Creator:
Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878–1914
Date:
1912
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick Gore

24. Four Subjects

Four Subjects
Creator:
Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850
Date:
after 1850
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, etching, stipple engraving and color woodcut on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 4 5/16 x 3 1/4 inches (11 x 8.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Double Hairpin Set

Double Hairpin Set
Creator:
Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850
Date:
after 1850
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint, stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 5/16 inches (16.8 × 18.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Mrs. Gautherot

Mrs. Gautherot
Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Date:
1790
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on thin, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 13/16 inches (19.1 x 14.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Caricature Self-Portrait

Caricature Self-Portrait
Creator:
Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 5 3/8 inches (21.9 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Illustration to Tonson's Ovid Metamorphis (four of four)

Illustration to Tonson's Ovid Metamorphis (four of four)
Creator:
unknown artist
Date:
ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 8 3/8 inches (35.6 × 21.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Wandering Musicians

Wandering Musicians
Creator:
Print made by Louis de Fontaine, active 1723–1757
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 9/16 × 4 7/16 inches (14.1 × 11.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Young Man Playing Violin

Young Man Playing Violin
Creator:
Print made by Jan Griffier the Elder, ca. 1645–1718
Date:
1680s
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (24.8 x 19 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Girls Singing

Girls Singing
Creator:
Print made by Pieter van den Berge, active 1689–1737
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 × 10 1/4 inches (35.5 × 26 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Tric-trac Players

Tric-trac Players
Creator:
Print made by Jan van Somer, ca. 1645–after 1699
Date:
1671
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 13 5/8 inches (28.6 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Place des Victoires, Paris

Place des Victoires, Paris
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
ca. 1783
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor in pen and black ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream antique laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 21 inches (34.9 x 53.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon

George Fox in Carlisle Dungeon
Creator:
Print made by Robert Spence, 1871–1964
Date:
between 1890 and 1911
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 5/16 inches (24.7 x 31.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania

35. Sir Roger de Coverly

Sir Roger de Coverly
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 7 inches (20 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

36. Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2

Finding things not exactly what he expected - Plate 2
Creator:
Print made by George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 14 inches (25.3 x 35.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Young Woman playing a Violin

Young Woman playing a Violin
Creator:
Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:
between 1897 and 1898
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (19.7 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. The Ragged Concert

The Ragged Concert
Creator:
Print made by Richard Brookshaw, 1736–1804
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/16 x 10 3/16 inches (35.7 x 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. Elegant Company Dancing

Elegant Company Dancing
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and red-brown, red, and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches (11.4 x 20 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Comforts of Bath: Coaches Arriving

Comforts of Bath: Coaches Arriving
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 5 5/8 x 8 7/16 inches (14.3 x 21.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Comforts of Bath: Private Practice Previous to the Ball

Comforts of Bath: Private Practice Previous to the Ball
Creator:
Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 5 15/16 x 8 1/4 inches (15.1 x 21 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Musician, London

Musician, London
Creator:
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013
Date:
late 1950s to early 1960s
Materials & Techniques:
Gelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 inches (20 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

43. Musician, London

Musician, London
Creator:
Lewis Morley, 1925–2013
Date:
late 1950s to early 1960s
Materials & Techniques:
Gelatin silver print on semigloss photographic paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy

44. Conquering a Chromatic Passage

Conquering a Chromatic Passage
Creator:
Attributed to Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 12 5/8 inches (26.4 × 32.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. The Card Party

The Card Party
Creator:
Francis Hayman, 1707/8–1776
Date:
between late 1720s to early 1730s
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 10 1/8 inches (19.1 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan and Elevations of the Music Hall

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Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, graphite, watercolor and gray wash on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper with flaps of moderately thick, moderately textured cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/8 × 26 7/8 inches (52.4 × 68.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection