Medium: painting (technique) / Period: 19th century / Subject Terms: gesture

1. The Mountain Torrent

Creator:: Francis Danby, 1793–1861, Irish
Date:: between 1820 and 1830
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 39 5/16 × 61 inches (99.9 × 154.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Chateaux de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy

Creator:: Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Date:: 1802 to 1803
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 x 48 inches (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Virgin and Child

Creator:: William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Date:: 1825
Medium:: Tempera on panel
Dimensions:: 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (28.6 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

Creator:: Maria Hadfield Cosway, 1759–1838, British
Date:: ca. 1801
Medium:: Pen and ink and oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/4 × 11 1/2 inches (37.5 × 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Story of a Life

Creator:: Sir William Quiller Orchardson, 1832–1910, British
Date:: 1866
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 37 x 60 1/4 inches (94 x 153 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. John Eardley Wilmot

Creator:: Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Date:: 1812
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 1/2 x 58 1/4 inches (105.4 x 148 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. The Governess

Creator:: Emily Mary Osborn, 1828–1925, British
Date:: 1860
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (34.9 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Diana at the Bath

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859, British
Date:: 1830
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 30 x 25 1/2 inches (76.2 x 64.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Deserter's Home

Creator:: Richard Redgrave, 1804–1888, British
Date:: 1847
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 40 1/4 inches (76.2 x 102.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

10. Foxhunting Scene

Creator:: Benjamin Marshall, 1768–1835, British
Date:: 1808
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. 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

12. Self-Portrait

Creator:: Richard Redgrave, 1804–1888, British
Date:: ca. 1832
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (23.5 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. The Severe Steward, or Unfortunate Tenant

Creator:: William Redmore Bigg, 1755–1828, British
Date:: between 1800 and 1801
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/4 x 50 1/8 inches (102.2 x 127.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. 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

15. 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

16. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Creator:: John Martin, 1789–1854, British
Date:: ca. 1840
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 7/8 × 24 5/8 inches (47.9 × 62.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Victualling Office, Plymouth

Creator:: Nicholas Condy, 1793–1857, British
Date:: ca. 1835
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/16 x 24 1/8 inches (45.9 x 61.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The Reverend Thomas Levett and Favourite Dogs, Cock-shooting

Creator:: James Ward, 1769–1859, British
Date:: 1811
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 28 1/8 x 36 1/8 inches (71.4 x 91.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Partridge Shooting

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: ca. 1825
Medium:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 9 x 11 inches (22.9 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres

Creator:: Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, 1802–1873, British
Date:: Summer 1846 to March 1847
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 69 1/4 x 94 inches (175.9 x 238.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. The Mountain Torrent

2. Chateaux de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy

3. Virgin and Child

4. The Judgement of Korah, Dathan and Abiram

5. The Story of a Life

6. John Eardley Wilmot

7. The Governess

8. Diana at the Bath

9. The Deserter's Home

10. Foxhunting Scene

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

12. Self-Portrait

13. The Severe Steward, or Unfortunate Tenant

14. Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

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

16. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

17. The Victualling Office, Plymouth

18. The Reverend Thomas Levett and Favourite Dogs, Cock-shooting

19. Partridge Shooting

20. Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres