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1. Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Mrs. Letitia Anne Sage, in a Balloon

Creator:: John Francis Rigaud, 1742–1810, French, active in Britain (from 1771)
Date:: 1785
Medium:: Oil on copper
Dimensions:: 19 x 14 inches (48.3 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Pompeii, A.D. 79

Creator:: Alfred Elmore, 1815–1881, Irish
Date:: 1878
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Departure of the Bucintoro

Creator:: Sir Frank William Brangwyn, 1867–1956, British
Date:: ca. 1910
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 52 x 69 inches (132.1 x 175.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

4. The Great Fire of London

Creator:: Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740–1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771)
Date:: ca. 1797
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 5/8 × 32 inches (60 × 81.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, to Sir David Baird

Creator:: Henry Singleton, 1766–1839, British
Date:: ca. 1800
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

6. The Brahmin Committing his Daughter Coraly to the Care of Blandford

Creator:: Thomas Kirk, 1765–1797, Irish
Date:: ca. 1793
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/8 x 14 1/8 inches (44.8 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift in Appreciation of Paul Mellon

7. The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador

Creator:: Francis Smith, active 1763–1780, British
Date:: ca. 1760
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 5/8 x 26 1/2 inches (49.8 x 67.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Chelsea Pensioners Receiving the Gazette Announcing the Battle of Waterloo

Creator:: Sir David Wilkie, 1785–1841, British
Date:: ca. 1819
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 x 17 inches (26.7 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

Creator:: Unknown artist, sixteenth century
Date:: ca. 1590
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 45 × 71 3/4 inches (114.3 × 182.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. The Bard

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: ca. 1817
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

11. Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison

Creator:: John Downman, 1750–1824, British
Date:: 1779
Medium:: Oil on copper
Dimensions:: 9 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches (23 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Land, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

Creator:: Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:: ca. 1718
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Paetus and Arria

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:: 1766
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 28 inches (91.4 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Cleopatra

Creator:: Benedetto Gennari, 1633–1715, Italian, active in Britain (1674–89)
Date:: between 1674 and 1675
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 49 x 41 1/2 inches (124.5 x 105.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

15. The Death of Chatham

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:: 1778
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 28 1/8 x 36 1/4 inches (71.4 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Professor Jules David Prown

16. Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

Creator:: Unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:: mid-18th century
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

17. The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

Creator:: George Jones, 1786–1869, British
Date:: ca. 1829
Medium:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (26.7 x 47 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

Creator:: Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British
Date:: ca. 1792
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 3/4 x 14 inches (45.1 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Sea, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

Creator:: Attributed to Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734, British
Date:: ca. 1720
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 18 x 21 inches (45.7 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Last of the Mail Coaches at Newcastle upon Tyne

Creator:: James Pollard, 1792–1867, British
Date:: 1848
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 x 27 inches (45.7 x 68.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

Creator:: Unknown artist, seventeenth century
Date:: ca. 1670
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 53 × 43 5/8 inches (134.6 × 110.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Carriage Design: A Rear View Design, Hooper and Company, Coachbuilders

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: undated
Medium:: Pen and ink on board with touches of oil paint and watercolor on thick, smooth, white card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (13.3 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Mrs. Letitia Anne Sage, in a Balloon

2. Pompeii, A.D. 79

3. Departure of the Bucintoro

4. The Great Fire of London

5. The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, to Sir David Baird

6. The Brahmin Committing his Daughter Coraly to the Care of Blandford

7. The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador

8. Chelsea Pensioners Receiving the Gazette Announcing the Battle of Waterloo

9. An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII

10. The Bard

11. Robert, Duke of Normandy, in Prison

12. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Land, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

13. Paetus and Arria

14. Cleopatra

15. The Death of Chatham

16. Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside

17. The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

18. The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

19. Allegory of the Power of Great Britain by Sea, design for a decorative panel for George I's ceremonial coach

20. The Last of the Mail Coaches at Newcastle upon Tyne

21. The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's

22. Carriage Design: A Rear View Design, Hooper and Company, Coachbuilders