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1. The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
Creator:
Walter Crane, 1845–1915, British
Date:
1862
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (24.1 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. 'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'

'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'
Creator:
William Artaud, 1763–1823, British
Date:
1788 to 1790
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
95 x 80 1/2 inches (241.3 x 204.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia

'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia
Creator:
Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798, British
Date:
1786
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 x 13 3/4 inches (27.9 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. I, Chap. VIII: Dining in the Hayfields' (Surprised by Mr. Thornhill's Chaplain)

'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. I, Chap. VIII: Dining in the Hayfields' (Surprised by Mr. Thornhill's Chaplain)
Creator:
Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798, British
Date:
1786
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
11 x 13 3/4 inches (27.9 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. "The Lady of Shalott"

"The Lady of Shalott"
Creator:
John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836–1893, British
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 × 36 inches (61 × 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Pamela Askew

6. 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, German, active in Britain (from 1760)
Date:
1767
Medium:
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

7. 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, British
Date:
between 1773 and 1774
Medium:
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

8. Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus
Creator:
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Date:
1779
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/16 x 50 1/4 inches (101.8 x 127.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. A Theatrical Incident: "As You Like It"

A Theatrical Incident: "As You Like It"
Creator:
Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942, British, born in Germany
Date:
1938
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 x 36 inches (101.6 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

10. The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew
Creator:
Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942, British, born in Germany
Date:
ca. 1937
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell and Harvard Art Museum

11. Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'

Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'
Creator:
John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815, American, active in Britain (from 1776)
Date:
ca. 1793
Medium:
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

12. Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826

Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826
Creator:
Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835, British
Date:
1826
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
38 x 47 1/2 inches (96.5 x 120.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Gulliver Taking His Final Leave of the Land of the Houyhnhnms

Gulliver Taking His Final Leave of the Land of the Houyhnhnms
Creator:
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British
Date:
1769
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 x 55 inches (104.1 x 139.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms

Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms
Creator:
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British
Date:
1769
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 x 55 inches (104.1 x 139.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Creator:
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Date:
1755
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
84 x 82 inches (213.4 x 208.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. The Cave of Despair

The Cave of Despair
Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:
1772
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page, from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act III, Scene iv

Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page, from "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Act III, Scene iv
Creator:
Charles Robert Leslie, 1794–1859, British
Date:
1825
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 5/8 x 31 1/2 inches (67.6 x 80 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

18. Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene
Creator:
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886, British
Date:
1846
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/4 × 34 inches (102.2 × 86.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i

The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
Creator:
William Hamilton, 1751–1801, British
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
13 1/2 x 17 inches (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Rinaldo and Armida

Rinaldo and Armida
Creator:
Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–81)
Date:
1771
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
51 1/2 × 60 1/4 inches (130.8 × 153 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"
Creator:
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772, British
Date:
1746
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 28 1/2 inches (91.4 x 72.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare

Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare
Creator:
Adrien Carpentiers, active 1739–1778, Flemish, active in Britain (from 1739)
Date:
between 1760 and 1761
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 1/4 x 39 3/4 inches (127.6 x 101 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa"

The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa"
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Date:
between 1745 and 1747
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 1/2 x 30 7/8 inches (64.8 x 78.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Knight and Page (from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” )

A Knight and Page (from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” )
Creator:
Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828, British
Date:
ca. 1826
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 1/4 x 15 inches (46.4 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Jaques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

Jaques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I
Creator:
Landscape by William Hodges, 1744–1797, British
Date:
1790
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches (92.1 x 123.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

26. The Return of Othello, 'Othello,' Act II, Scene II

The Return of Othello, 'Othello,' Act II, Scene II
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1799
Medium:
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 10 inches (21 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

27. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest"
Creator:
unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
27 3/4 x 36 3/8 inches (70.5 x 92.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i

Cordelia Championed by the Earl of Kent, from Shakespeare's "King Lear," I, i
Creator:
unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
between 1770 and 1780
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 1/8 x 50 1/2 inches (104.5 x 128.3 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii
Creator:
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834, British
Date:
ca. 1799
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (21 x 26 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in "Romeo and Juliet", Act V, Scene iii
Creator:
Benjamin Wilson, 1721–1788, British
Date:
1753
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
54 5/8 x 72 1/2 inches (138.7 x 184.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv

Olivia, Maria and Malvolio from "Twelfth Night," Act III, Scene iv
Creator:
Johann Heinrich Ramberg, 1763–1840, German, active in Britain (1781–88)
Date:
1789
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
62 1/8 x 86 7/8 inches (157.8 x 220.7 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. Falstaff and the recruits, from "Henry IV, Part II"

Falstaff and the recruits, from "Henry IV, Part II"
Creator:
John Cawse, 1779–1862, British
Date:
ca. 1818
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25 1/4 x 33 1/4 inches (64.1 x 84.5 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. The First Appearance of William Shakespeare on the Stage of the Globe Theatre

The First Appearance of William Shakespeare on the Stage of the Globe Theatre
Creator:
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878, British
Date:
1864 to 1865
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
27 7/8 x 21 7/8 inches (70.8 x 55.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. 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, British
Date:
1863
Medium:
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

35. Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"

Shylock and Tubal from "The Merchant of Venice"
Creator:
Herbert Stoppelaer, active 1730–1775, Irish
Date:
1767 to 1769
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches (59.7 x 73 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i

Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", IV, i
Creator:
Edward Alcock, active 1750–ca. 1778, British
Date:
ca. 1778
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a Bust of Shakespeare
Creator:
James Northcote, 1746–1831, British
Date:
between 1804 and 1806
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. Shylock and Jessica from the 'Merchant of Venice,' II, ii

Shylock and Jessica from the 'Merchant of Venice,' II, ii
Creator:
Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835, British
Date:
1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
35 x 29 1/2 inches (88.9 x 74.9 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Creator:
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764, Dutch, active in Britain (from 1723)
Date:
ca. 1755
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
15 1/16 x 20 9/16 inches (38.3 x 52.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection