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Exhibition History Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)

Genre portrait

1. A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Cottager

A Lady and Her Children Relieving a Cottager

Creator:: Engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, British
Date:: 1784
Medium:: Mezzotint and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 21 3/4 inches (44 × 55.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. The Benevolent Effects of Abolishing Slavery, or the Planter instructing his Negro

The Benevolent Effects of Abolishing Slavery, or the Planter instructing his Negro

Creator:: Print made by W. Pyott, active late 18th century
Date:: 1792
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches (48.9 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

3. Woman Holding a Mask

Woman Holding a Mask

Creator:: John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, British
Date:: between 1795 and 1800
Medium:: Pastel on medium, moderately textured, wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/2 inches (33.7 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Richard and Maria Cosway, and Ottobah Cugoano

Richard and Maria Cosway, and Ottobah Cugoano

Creator:: Print made by Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British
Date:: 1784
Medium:: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 15 3/8 inches (32 × 39 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Rt. Hon. John Manners, Marquess of Granby, and a Servant

Rt. Hon. John Manners, Marquess of Granby, and a Servant

Creator:: Print made by James Watson, 1740–1790, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (60.3 × 45.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Beauty's Tribute (Elizabeth Cooper)

Beauty's Tribute (Elizabeth Cooper)

Creator:: Print made by William Faithorne the Younger, ca. 1669–1703, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Plate: 13 11/16 × 10 3/16 inches (34.8 × 25.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Lady Elizabeth Keppel and a Servant

Lady Elizabeth Keppel and a Servant

Creator:: Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British
Date:: 1760s
Medium:: Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 24 1/2 × 15 5/8 inches (62.2 × 39.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

8. Portrait of a Young Man

Portrait of a Young Man

Creator:: Attributed to Bernard Lens III, 1682–1740, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor and gouache on vellum
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches (8.6 x 7.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection